Saurav Lokesh
Saurav Lokesh | |
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 Saurav Lokesh | |
| Born | May 28, 1984 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | National College Jayanagar, Bangalore. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009-Present |
Saurav Lokesh (born 28 May 1984), also known as Bhajarangi Loki, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He rose to the fame with the 2013 blockbuster Bhajarangi.[1][2]
Early life
Saurav was born as youngest son to V. Ramakrishna & L. Rajalakshmi in Srinagar Bangalore district, Karnataka. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He was instantly drawn to acting after watching a play during his Final Year in College. He was employed at HSBC before he resigned and followed his passion for acting and started doing theatre.[3]
Career
Lokesh started his acting journey from theatre in the year 2006. He has worked with most of the amateur & professional theatre groups from 2006 to 2014, which includes more than 30 plays which has been performed over 100+ shows. While he was doing theatre he managed to get into television serials and started doing supporting roles but did not achieve much success.
Saurav Lokesh made his sandalwood debut in the year 2009 with a small role in the movie Savaari directed by Jacob Verghese. He then appeared in small supporting roles in Huli, AK 56, and Shiva, all directed by Om Prakash Rao, between 2010 and 2012. He appeared as minor antagonists in Googly and Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari.
He has appeared in more than 12 movies in small supporting roles before getting his breakthrough performance in Bhajarangi, directed by A. Harsha, which won him many applause and was praised for his role as Rana. The movie was a commercial hit and got him wide recognition as an actor and he became popular as Bhajarangi Loki.[4][5][6] In the year 2015 he appeared Rathaavara as a transgender, which furthered his fame.[7][8] He also played a role of a lawyer in Mahakaali.[9] He also appeared as an antagonist in Sharp Shooter. In 2016, he appeared in the movie Jaguar; a bilingual film in both Kannada and Telugu, this was Lokesh's Telugu debut.[10] In the same year, he also appeared as one of the lead antagonists in Jai Maruthi 800. Saurav appeared in the role of Bhujanga in Raj Vishnu. In Thayige Thakka Maga, Lokesh played an antagonist in the role of Sharath Kale.[11] Later, in 2019, Lokesh played a police officer in the suspense-thriller Striker.[12] In the same year he appeared as Bairaa, an antagonist, in Radhika Kumaraswamy's comeback film Damayanthi, directed by Navarasan.[13] In 2020, he appeared as an antagonist in rom-com fantasy movie Kaanadante Maayavadanu.[14][15]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Savaari | Salman | |
| 2010 | Mathe Mungaru | Fisher Man | |
| Huli | College Student | ||
| 2012 | AK 56 | Local Goon | |
| Narasimha | Local Goon | ||
| Shiva | Police Trainee | ||
| 2013 | Googly | Local Goon | |
| Mangana Kaili Manikya | |||
| Sweety Nanna Jodi | |||
| Bhajarangi | Rana | Nominated for SIIMA in Best Actor in a Negative Role (2014) | |
| 2014 | Sadagara | ||
| Belli | |||
| Ambareesha | |||
| Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari | Ramachari's collegemate | ||
| 2015 | Mahakaali | Lawyer | |
| Just Maduveli | |||
| Sharp Shooter | |||
| Rathaavara | Maadevi | ||
| 2016 | Jai Maruthi 800 | Narasimha | |
| Jaguar | Ajay | Bilingual release in Kannada & Telugu | |
| 2017 | Veera Ranachandi | Lucky | |
| Raj Vishnu | Rupai Bhujanga | ||
| 2018 | Gaanchali | Johnny | [16] |
| Thayige Thakka Maga | SharathKaale | Nominated for Filmibeat best of Kannada negative role 2018 | |
| 2019 | Striker | Purushotham | |
| Ranabhoomi | COP | [17] | |
| Damayanthi | Bhaira | ||
| Margaret | Ramachari | [18] | |
| 2020 | Kaanadante Maayavadanu | Jayanna | |
| 2021 | Bhajarangi 2 | Sudheendra | [19][20] |
| 2022 | |||
| Local Train | Telugu film | ||
| Acharya | Rathod's Brother | Telugu film[21] | |
| Takkar | TBA | Telugu language film | |
Ghoda
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sambashivudu | Post Production | |
| Nachindi girlfriend
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Vikram Roy | Post Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nakutanti | Office Boy | Udaya TV | Directed by Giri Raj |
| 2011 | Mahabharata (Kannada) | Younger Bheeshma | Udaya TV | Produced by Cinevistaas Limited |
| 2012 | Cheluvi | Army Officer | Suvarna TV | |
| 2014 | CID Karnataka | CID | Zee Kannada | |
| 2019 | Raktha Chandana | Psycho Killer | Watchoo Channel | Directed by Giri Raj[22] |
Awards and nominations
| Year[a] | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bhajarangi | SIIMA - 2014 | Best Actor in a Negative role | Nominated | [23] |
| 2018 | Thayige Thakka Maga | 'Filmibeat' Best of 2018 | Best Kannada Negative Role 2018 | Nominated | [24] |
Notes
- ^ Refers to the year in which the award ceremony was held.
References
- ^ "Saurav Lokesh Biography". Nettv4u. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Sourav Lokesh". Chiloka. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Saurav Lokesh Biography". Nettv4u. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bhajarangi Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bhajarangi Loki". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bad Boys on the prowl". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bhajarangi Loki's respect for transgenders increases after acting in Rathaavara". Filmibeat. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Loki in a Mangala Mukhi Avatar in Rathaavara". The New Indian Express. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mahakaali Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Jaguar drives Bhajarangi Loki to Telugu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Thayige Takka Maga review : a mediocre outing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Striker Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "'Bhajarangi' Loki to play antagonist in Radhika Kumaraswamy's 'Damayanthi'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Antagonistic Avatars". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bhajarangi Loki movies". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Gaanchali Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ranabhoomi Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Margaret Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the four towering characters of Bhajarangi 2". Times of India. Retrieved Oct 23, 2021.
- ^ "Check the first look of actor Saurav Lokesh's Bhajarangi 2". The Prime Time.
- ^ The New Indian Express (21 January 2021). "Bhajarangi-fame Loki makes his Telugu debut with Chiranjeevi's 'Acharya'". Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Giriraj's next is "Raktha Chandana"". News Karnataka. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "SIIMA 2014 kannada nominations". IBT. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Best kannada negative role 2018". Filmibeat. Retrieved June 25, 2020.