Sai Kumar

Acting

Sai Kumar

Born 1960-07-27 · Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born July 27, 1960) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and television presenter, widely recognized for his powerful screen presence and resonant baritone voice in Telugu and Kannada cinema. Affectionately referred to as the "Dialogue King", his career spans over five decades across hundreds of films Born to veteran actor and voice artist P. J. Sarma and actress Krishna Jyothi, Sai Kumar entered the film industry at a young age, initially working as a child artist and dubbing talent. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he established himself as South Indian cinema's premier voice artist, famously dubbing for prominent leading men including Suman and Rajasekhar He rose to stardom as a lead hero with the 1996 action drama Police Story, a massive blockbuster across Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil markets that established his trademark fierce police officer persona. He followed this success with several high-voltage action hits such as Agni IPS and A.K. 47 In the mid-2000s, Sai Kumar transitioned seamlessly into pivotal character and antagonist roles. His performances in the political thriller Samanyudu (2006), the critically acclaimed drama Prasthanam (2010), and the mystery thriller RangiTaranga (2015) earned widespread acclaim, winning him multiple Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards South, and SIIMA Awards. His portrayal of Loknath Naidu in Prasthanam is widely cited as one of the standout acting performances in contemporary Telugu cinema. Outside feature films, Sai Kumar has hosted several hit television game shows, including Deal or No Deal and WOW. He belongs to a distinguished film family: his brothers P. Ravi Shankar and Ayyappa P. Sharma, as well as his son Aadi Saikumar, are also well-known actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry

Acting credits

Irumudi poster
7.2

An alcoholic with a violent past—living peacefully with his daughter beside a waterfall—decides to take Ayyappa Deeksha (a 41-day spiritual vow and period of intense austerity) at her request.

Irumudi

2026

Lucky Baskhar poster
7.7

A middle-class bank clerk who longs to trade stability for adventure gets more than he bargained for when he unexpectedly becomes a wealthy man.

Lucky Baskhar

2024

Court: State vs. A Nobody poster
7.6

A determined lawyer takes on a high-stakes case to defend a 19-year-old boy, challenging a system that has already branded him guilty.

Court: State vs. A Nobody

2025

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram poster
6.7

Set in Sokulapalem, bound by a promise to his mother, Surya, an LIC agent leads a normal life on six days, maintains a careful ledger of everyone made him angry,unleashing his anger only on Saturdays, solely for justifiable reasons. A tragic incident pits him on a collision course with the ruthless and borderline-manic cop Daya.

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

2024

Raja the Great poster
5.9

Raja is a blind man who's trained by his head constable mother to use his disability to his advantage. Lucky is the pampered daughter of a police officer and they're each other's whole world. What happens when Lucky's world is shaken by a goon Deva? How does Raja fit into this picture?

Raja the Great

2017

Suyodhana poster
6.0

A young Foley artist has grown up hearing a mysterious voice called Suyodhana and often visualises a figure resembling Duryodhana. Raised by his mother and supported by his childhood friend and partner, his life takes a turn when he is accused of his father’s murder, leading to an investigation that uncovers deeper layers of his past.

Suyodhana

2026

Band Melam poster
5.6

Giri and Raaji grew up together in a small village; their love and bonding also grew, but changing fortunes and misunderstandings drove them and their families apart. While Raaji moves ahead with her studies, Giri searches for his path through music with his village band. Life takes them in completely different directions until circumstances bring them face to face again. What really unfolds between them forms the rest of the story.

Band Melam

2026

Thiruvannamalai poster
5.5

Easwaran (Arjun) is upright and honest youth, who runs a local cable channel in Kumbakonam. He is known to fight for the cause of the society and the common man. He enters into fisticuff with local MLA (Sai Kumar) after he exposes his corrupt and greedy ways through his cable TV channel. Fearing trouble, his mom takes him to a saint in Thiruvannamalai. The Swami resembles Arjun. Sequence of events forces them to swap places. The soft-spoken Swami tries to sort all issues through non-violent means (Gandhian philosophy). Half way thru Karunas dies in the hand of (Vidharth) and (Sai Kumar). In the climax both (Arjun) kills off (Sai Kumar).

Thiruvannamalai

2008

Anbarivu poster
6.5

Separated twins, Anbu and Arivu have been brought up in two worlds, one which is filled with blood stain and revenge and the other is filled with Wisdom and Peace. Anbu and Arivu are forced to switch from their worlds to reunite their estranged family.

Anbarivu

2022

Subramanyapuram poster
4.5

Karthik, who researches about temples, goes onto investigate the mystery behind the Subramanyapuram temple. He is an atheist who visits the village with his love interest and friends for a festival. Caught between the belief of villagers and facts about the mysterious deaths surrounding the temple, Karthik seeks to find the truth.

Subramanyapuram

2018

Pandaga Chesko poster
5.4

Karthik, a money minded businessman, gets engaged to another money-minded girl Anushka. When his factory gets shut down by an environment activist Divya, he goes back to India only to fall in love with her.

Pandaga Chesko

2015

Om Namo Venkatesaya poster
4.5

Raama, who is a devotee of Lord Venkateswara, denounces worldly pleasures including his soon-to-be-bride and maradalu Bhavani and ends up at Tirumala. He decides to change the face of Tirumala by turning it into ‘Kaliyuga Vaikuntham’ both for pilgrims and the deity with the help of Krishnamma. His endeavours to do so, the hurdles and his encounters with the Lord himself is the story.

Om Namo Venkatesaya

2017

Raja Vikramarka poster
6.5

Vikram is a newly recruit N.I.A. Officer who is getting accustomed with the nuances of his new job, has to handle his first major case due to ironic circumstances, during the course of which his life takes a drastic turn in all aspects.

Raja Vikramarka

2021

Yevadu poster
6.0

Satya is given a different face after he suffers burn-related injuries. After being released from the hospital, he deals with the murderer of his lover Deepti. But his new face has given him new foes.

Yevadu

2014

12A Railway Colony poster
5.0

When easygoing Karthik falls head over heels for his charming neighbour, he thinks love is simple. But the closer he gets, the more tangled his world becomes, full of hidden truths, shocking lies, and unexpected twists

12A Railway Colony

2025

Sarrainodu poster
6.1

Ghana, a jobless young man who left military to bring justice to the society, whiling away timing beating up goons. Life takes a turn when he brushes the shady Vairam Dhanush the wrong way.

Sarrainodu

2016

Maharshi poster
6.6

Rishi Kumar is a billionaire and the CEO of Origins, someone who has always strived for the success he now owns. His friend Ravi needs help, how will he come through?

Maharshi

2019

Vaathi poster
6.8

An assistant maths teacher takes up a tedious task of transforming underprivileged students despite the politics around education in the 90s.

Vaathi

2023

Vijayadasami poster
NR

A welder must confront his evil brother who ruined his life in childhood.

Vijayadasami

2007

SR Kalyanamandapam poster
6.5

The plot revolves around a family that owns SR Kalyanamandapam, where marriages are conducted from ages. Dharma (the father) fails to take care of the business. Unknown Conflicts occur between the father and the son. Kalyan comes to restore his family’s pride, falls in love with Sindhu. How does Kalyan settle the issues and solve the conflicts?

SR Kalyanamandapam

2021

Autonagar Surya poster
4.4

Surya, a juvenile offender, completes his education in prison and upon release embarks on his dream project. However, he has to overcome numerous obstacles to turn his dream into a reality.

Autonagar Surya

2014

No artwork available
NR

Highway is the first film for Manoj in tollywood. It's a racy and engrossing entertainer.

Highway

2007

Diesel poster
4.0

During the 1980s, Manoharan was a leader in the city's crude oil smuggling business. Manohar opposed Patanis dream of setting up a private port that would become a hub for the black market oil trade. He looted a large quantity of oil from the pipeline to blackmail the government into fulfilling his dream. Finally, the Vasu finds the missing oil.

Diesel

2025

Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India poster
5.8

Despite having serious anger management issues, Surya, an Indian Army officer is a brilliant officer but when anger takes control of him he is impossible to subdue. In spite of this issue, he achieves his goal of serving the country by overcoming the hurdles.

Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India

2018