Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, editor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in 2017 with the film Vellipomakey. He made his debut as a director in 2019 with the film Falaknuma Das. His notable works are Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (2022), Ori Devuda (2022), Gaami (2024) and his second directorial, Das Ka Dhamki (2023).
Early life
Vishwak Sen was born as Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995 in Hyderabad, India. He changed his name to Vishwak Sen prior to entering the film industry, as per numerology, on the suggestion of his father, who believed he would never achieve success with his birth name.
Career Vishwak Sen made his acting debut with Bangaru Babu (2009) and his lead acting debut with Vellipomakey (2017). The latter was released to above-average reviews, and a reviewer from The Times of India stated that "Vishwak Sen does a good job at playing Chandu and is a natural". In 2018, he starred in Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi, directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam of Pelli Choopulu fame. The film received positive reviews upon release and was a success at the box office. Sen made his directorial debut with Falaknuma Das (2019), a remake of Angamaly Diaries. The film was released to mixed reviews, but the depiction of Old City, Hyderabad, was praised. His next film was HIT: The First Case (2020), produced by actor Nani. HIT was released to positive reviews from critics. In 2021 he starred in Paagal alongside Nivetha Pethuraj, which received mixed reviews from critics. In May 2022, he starred in Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam. In October 2022, he starred in Ori Devuda along with Mithila Palkar and Asha Bhat. It is a remake of the Tamil film Oh My Kadavule. The film garnered decent to mixed reviews from critics praising the performances and storyline of the film. In March 2023, his second directorial film Das Ka Dhamki, starring himself in a dual role, was released to mixed reviews from critics with praise towards Vishwak Sen's performance, music, action sequences, and cinematography. He was next seen in Boo, which premiered on JioCinema. In 2024, he starred in Gaami as an Aghora and the film opened up to positive reviews.
Filmography
All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
+ List of Vishwak Sen film credits Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bangaru Babu Smoking boy Child actor 2017 Vellipomakey Chandrasekhar "Chandu" Debut as lead actor 2018 Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi Vivek 2019 Falaknuma Das Das Also director, writer, and co-producer 2020 HIT: The First Case Inspector Vikram Rudraraju 2021 Paagal Prem 2022 Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Arjun Kumar Allam Ori DevudaArjun Durgaraju Mukhachitram Advocate Viswamitra Extended cameo appearance 2023Das Ka DhamkiKrishna Das and Dr. Sanjay Rudra Dual role; also director, writer and producerBooAakash Simultaneously shot in Tamil2024 Gaami Shankar Gangs of GodavariLankala Ratnakar alias "Tiger" RatnaMechanic RockyNagumomu Rakesh "Rocky" and Nagireddeppa Dual role2025 LailaSonu Model (Laila)2026FunkyKomalFilming VivekFilmingTBAFilming
Accolades +List of Vishwak Sen awards and nominations Year Title Award Category Result 2018Vellipomakey7th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Male Debut – Telugu2019Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi17th Santosham Film AwardsBest Debut Actor2021 Falaknuma Das20th Santosham Film AwardsBest Debut Director 9th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Director – Telugu2023Das Ka Dhamki22nd Santosham Film AwardsBest Villain
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