Sunil Lahri (born 9 January 1961), also called Sunil Lahiri, is an Indian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He is best known for his portrayal of

Lakshmana Lakshmana ( sa, लक्ष्मण, lit=the fortunate one, translit=Lakṣmaṇa), also spelled as Laxmana, is the younger brother of Rama and his loyalist in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He bears the epithets of Saumitra () and Ramanuja (). ...

in the television show '' Ramayan'' (1987-1988).

Personal life

Lahri was born in

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on 9 January 1961 to Shikar Chandra Lahiri, a professor in a medical college and Tara Lahri. Lahri has two younger brothers. After completing schooling from

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

, Lahri moved to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, where he graduated with a

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degree from Mumbai's Wilson College. In 2012, Lahri donated his father's deceased body to the department of forensics of JK Medical college in

. According to Lahri, his father understood the issues students face in their studies because of absence of accessibility of human anatomy so he wrote in his

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that after his passing his body ought to be given to the medical students in order to help them in their studies. He has a son named Krish. He said during an interview to

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that if he gets a chance to play a role in Ramayana again, he will play the role of Ravana.

Career

His debut film was '' The Naxalites'' (1980), in which he appeared with

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. He was also part of the 1985 film ''Phir Aayi Barsaat'' with

Anuradha Patel Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family. Early life Anuradha was born in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore Kumar. Personal li ...

''. He has done a major role in the 1991 musical '' Baharon Ke Manzil''. He portrayed 2nd Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane in 1990 TV series ''

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''. In 1995, he made an appearance in the film ''Janam Kundali''. He played the role of Ashwani Mehra, Vinod Khanna's son in the movie. In 2017, he had also appeared in a Hindi film ''A Daughter's Tale Pankh''.

Filmography

Films

* '' The Naxalites'' (1980) * ''Phir Aayi Barsaat'' (1985) * ''Jazira'' (1987) * '' Baharon Ke Manzil'' (1991) * ''

Aaja Meri Jaan ''Aaja Meri Jaan'' () is a 1993 Hindi-language romantic thriller film, written by Pawan Sethi and directed by Ketan Anand. It stars Krishan Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Pran, Prem Chopra, and Deven Verma. Plot In the opening scene, a priest is sta ...

'' (1993) * ''

Janam Kundli ''Janam Kundli'' ( ''Birth Chart'') is a 1995 Hindi-language action-drama film, produced by Ibrahim Khan, Hiralal N. Patel under the Uma Productions banner and directed by Tariq Shah and it stars Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy, Anu Agarwal ...

'' (1995) * ''A Daughter’s Tale Pankh''(2017)

Television

* ''

Vikram Aur Betaal ''Vikram Aur Betaal'' is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1985 & re-telecast in 1988 after the hit Series Ramayan. The series contained stories from Indian stories. The concept of the program was based on ''Baital Pac ...

'' (1985) * '' Ramayan'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * ''

Luv Kush : ''For the characters of epic Ramayana, see Lava and Kusha.'' Luv Kush (originally called ''Uttar Ramayan'') is an Indian television series that ran from 1988 to 1989. It was created, written, produced, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is a ...

'' (1988) * ''Sapno Ki Duniya'' (1995-1996) * ''

The Kapil Sharma Show ''The Kapil Sharma Show'', also known as TKSS, is an Television in India, Indian Hindi-language stand-up comedy and talk show broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television. Hosted by Kapil Sharma, the first season of the show had its premiere on ...

'' (2020) - Guest * ''

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, is a sub-series of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, it is a singing competition television series, which airs on Zee TV. Young children participate in this show and are judged on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and ...

'' (2020) - Guest

References

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1961 births Living people Indian male television actors People from Damoh {{India-tv-actor-stub