Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Navdeep
Navdeep movies: 34 Telugu films on file (33 as actor, 1 as producer), 2004–2025. Earliest on file: Jai (2004). Latest release: Dhandoraa (25 December 2025).
- Films on file
- 34 (33 as actor, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 2004–2025
- Born
- 25 January 1985 · January birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Arya 2, Ala Vaikunthapurramloo, Next Enti
- Record
- Q6982203 on Wikidata
Navdeep (born Navdeep Pallapolu, 26 January 1986) is an Indian actor and television personality who works mainly in Telugu films. He debuted in the sports drama Jai (2004), had his biggest break with Chandamama (2007), and is known for films such as Arya 2 (2009), Ice Cream (2014) and Dhandoraa (2025). On television he was a finalist on the first season of Bigg Boss Telugu.
Debut
In his first film, Jai, a success, he played an Indian boxer who fights terrorists. In the Tamil film Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) he played the estranged son of a don played by Prakash Raj, but several of his next films failed.
Breakthrough
Chandamama (2007), with Kajal Aggarwal, was one of the year’s biggest blockbusters, and his flirtatious young hero was praised. In Sukumar‘s Arya 2 (2009) he played a grey-shaded role alongside Allu Arjun and Kajal, and stood out in the box office hit.
Baadshah and Ice Cream
After a series of unsuccessful films, he played the antagonist opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the blockbuster Baadshah (2013). He led the hit horror film Ice Cream (2014) and appeared opposite Swathi Reddy in Bangaru Kodipetta.
Later films
He later had supporting parts in Ram Charan‘s Dhruva (2016), Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017) and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), and led the romantic comedy Next Enti (2018).
Television and streaming
Navdeep entered Bigg Boss Telugu as a wildcard and finished fourth, winning praise for his charm and wit. He has hosted the Telugu Fear Factor adaptation Super, the game show Tollywood Squares on Star Maa, the 3rd SIIMA awards and the first IIFA Utsavam, and judged the comedy show Adhirindi. He starred in the crime web series Gangstars (2018), with Jagapathi Babu, and the Yupp TV series Mana Mugguri Love Story.
Career on file
Navdeep has 34 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2004 to 2025: 33 films as actor and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Jai (2004), and the most recent release is Dhandoraa (2025). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Arya 2 (2009), Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020) and Next Enti (2018). Other recent releases on file are Yevam (2024), Love Mouli (2024) and Operation Valentine (2024).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing ten films with Navdeep, followed by Kajal Aggarwal (6) and Tanikella Bharani (4). Among directors, Teja cast Navdeep most often, in four films; next are V. N. Aditya (2) and P. A. Arun Prasad (2). Music on four of them is by Anoop Rubens, with Devi Sri Prasad (2) and Kalyan Malik (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 25 different directors, 28 music directors and 83 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 17 of them; they average 142 minutes, and the longest is Ready at 175 minutes. 12 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (12), 2010s (15) and 2020s (7). 2024 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.