Sonu Sood is a former model and Indian actor who has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films. A participant in Mr. India contest, he has appeared in commercials like Apollo Tyres, Airtel etc. In Tollywood he is best known for his antagonist role in the film Arundhati.

Sonu Sood was born in Moga, Punjab and brought up in Nagpur. He was one of three children with two sisters making up the trio. His father was an entrepreneur while his mother was a teacher. A graduate in engineering, he is married to Sonali and they have a son named Ishan.

His first film in Tamil was Majnu (2001). This film didn’t fetch him any recognition.This model turned actor made his acting debut in Hindi films with ‘Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh’ in 2002 which won critical acclaim for his performance. But he was better noticed as Abhishek Bachchan’s brother in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Yuva’ (2004) and in ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne‘ (2005). Recently, Sonu did some steamy stuff in ‘Sheesha’ (2005) and ‘Siskiyaan’ (2005).
In Tollywood, With the release of Super in 2005, he got good recognition. In this film, his co-star was Nagarjuna as a hi-tech thief, but the film didn’t perform as expected. His next film was Athadu which was a super-hit, but didn’t help in building his image. In 2006 he again portrayed the antagonist in Ashok. It was an average grosser, but by now he became popular in Telugu films.
It was Arundhati, that took him to the greatest unimagined heights in a non-local industry. He played the role of a Aghora. This film turned out to be the biggest hit of that year.
In 2009, he played the role of Gangster Bada in Anjaneyulu opposite Ravi Teja, but the role held less scope for his acting chops. In the later half of 2009, he acted in another Telugu film, Ek Niranjan, in which he again played as the antagonist. The film received mixed reviews, but Sood was praised critically for his portrayal of a sadistic villain. His histrionics and slang of mixing English dialogues with Telugu in this film proved to be sensational.
In 2010, he played the lead antagonist in Abhinav Kashyap’s Dabangg, co-starring with Salman Khan.

Films Done By Sonu Sood

1999 Kallazhagar Soumya Narayanan (Priest) Tamil
1999 Nenjinile Gangster Tamil
2000 Hands Up! Tuglak Telugu
2000 Sandhitha Velai Sandeep Tamil
2001 Majunu Heena’s brother Tamil
2002 Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Hindi
2002 Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai Muraad Hindi
2002 Raja Bhavani Tamil
2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu Rakesh Telugu
2003 Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi Rajiv Mathur Tamil
2003 Kahan Ho Tum Karan Hindi
2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Lt. Col Shah Nawaz Khan Hindi
2004 Mission Mumbai Capt. Rajeev Singh Hindi
2004 Yuva Gopal Singh Hindi
2005 Sheesha Raj Hindi
2005 Chandramukhi Oomayan Tamil
2005 Super Sonu Telugu
2005 Athadu Malli Telugu
2005 Aashiq Banaya Aapne Karan Oberoi Hindi
2005 Siskiyaan Dr. Vishwas Hindi
2005 Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife Siddharth Joshi Hindi
2006 Ashok K K Telugu
2006 Rockin’ Meera Prince English
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Prince Sujamal Hindi Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2008 Mr Medhavi Siddharth Telugu
2008 Singh Is Kinng Lakhan ‘Lucky’ Singh Hindi
2008 Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi Prem Ajmera Hindi
2009 Arundhati Pasupathi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Villain Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)
2009 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Aryan Hindi
2009 Anjaneyulu Bada Telugu
2009 Bangaru Babu Rajendra Telugu
2009 Ek Niranjan Johnny Bhai Telugu
2009 City of Life Basu/Peter Patel English
2010 Dabangg Chhedi Singh Hindi Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2011 Shakti Mukthar Telugu
2011 Theenmaar Sudhir Telugu
2011 Bbuddah… Hoga Tera Baap ACP Karan Malhotra Hindi
2011 Kandireega Bhavani Telugu
2011 Dookudu Nayak Telugu Best Actor in a Negative Role
2011 Vishnuvardhana Adhishesha Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada Nominated, Sandalwood Star Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
2011 Osthe Boxer Daniel Tamil
2012 Maximum Inspector Pratap Pandit Hindi
2012 Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara Phanindra Bhupathi Telugu
2012 Julai Bittu Telugu Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu
2013 Madha Gaja Raja Tamil Unreleased
2013 Shootout at Wadala Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar Hindi
2013 Ramaiya Vastavaiya Raghuveer
2013 Bhai James Telugu
2013 R… Rajkumar Shivraj Gurjar Hindi
2014 Entertainment Arjun
2014 Aagadu Damodar Telugu
2014 Happy New Year Jagmohan Prakash (Jag) Hindi
2015 Gabbar Is Back Balbir Singh
2016 Saagasam Bittu Tamil
2016 Xuanzang Harsha Mandarin
2016 Ishq Positive Himself Urdu Pakistani Film
2016 Cameo appearance
2016 Devi Raj Khanna Tamil
2016 Abhinetri Telugu
2016 Tutak Tutiya Hindi Also producer
2017 Kung Fu Yoga Randall Mandarin
2018 Paltan Maj. Bishen Singh Hindi
2018 Simmba Durva Ranade Hindi
2019 Kurukshetra Arjuna Kannada
2019 Devi 2 Raj Khanna Tamil Cameo Appearance
2019 Abhinetri 2 Telugu
2019 Sita Basavaraju Telugu
2020 Alludu Adhurs Adinarayana Telugu Filming
2020 Prithviraj TBA Hindi Filming
2020 Thamilarasan TBA Tamil Filming

Dubbing Done By Sonu Sood

The Legend of Hercules Kellan Lutz Hercules/Alcides Hindi English 2014