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and as Darkie in the Disney+ Hotstar series

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Career

Dancing

He made his dance debut on a Marathi reality show, ''Dance Maharashtra Dance'', in 2012 at the age of 15 and was one of the finalists. He appeared in ''

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'' in 2013, where he reached the finals, finishing as 3rd runner-up.

Acting

Mudgalkar made his acting debut in

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’s '' Dil Dosti Dance'', a dance-based youth show where he portrayed the role of Raghavendra "Raghav" Pratap Singh. Then he became known for portraying the main antagonist Yuvraj Sushim in the Indian historical drama '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. Sumedh next moved to the Marathi film industry with a cameo in the 2016 film ''

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'' as Karan. He then appeared in ''

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'', which was his first film as a main antagonist as well as lead actor, in which he portrayed the role of a psychopath named Vicky. In 2018, he played the role of Salil in ''

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''. Recently, he has also been shooting for the Marathi film ''Mann Yedyagat Zaala''. Since 2018, he has been playing the role of

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and Lord Rama in Swastik Productions' television series ''

'' which started on 1 October on Star Bharat opposite

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. In 2018, he featured in the Marathi music video ''Bekhabar Kashi Tu'' opposite Sanskruti Balgude. In 2021, he reprised his role of

along with

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's prequel series ''

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'' which also aired on Star Bharat and ended in July 2022. In 2022 he featured as Darkie in Disney+ Hotstar's web series ''Escaype Live'' produced by

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under Swastik Productions.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Media image

He was ranked in ''

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'''s "Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra" at No. 17 in 2018, at No.15 in 2019, and at No. 6 in 2020.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudgalkar, Sumedh Living people 1996 births Male actors from Pune Indian male dancers Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Marathi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors