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Kartikeya Gummakonda (born 21 September 1992) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut in 2017 with Prematho Mee Karthik and is noted for his performance in the 2018 romantic action film RX100.

Kartikeya Gummakonda
Gummakonda in 2019
Born	(1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 30)[1] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Alma mater	NIT Warangal
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present
Spouse	Lohitha Reddy ​ (m. 2021)​

He then appeared in films such as Hippi, Guna 369, Nani's Gang Leader and Valimai.

Early and personal life

Kartikeya Gummakonda was born and brought up in Hyderabad. His parents own a school in the neighbourhood of Vanasthalipuram.[2] After graduating from National Institute of Technology, Warangal,then he choose to pursue a career in acting.[3]

In August 2021, Gummakonda got engaged to his girlfriend Lohitha Reddy whom he met during college days in 2010.[4]

Career

Gummakonda made his debut with Prematho Mee Karthik (2017), and he starred in a few films, none of which ever got theatrically released.[5] He became noted with RX 100 (2018) directed by Ajay Bhupathi.[6] The film was a commercial success which earned him recognition.[7][8][9] In the consecutive year, he appeared in films such as Hippi, Guna 369, Nani's Gang Leader and 90ML, with all four releasing in 2019.[10][11] Gummakonda worked out in order to achieve authenticity in the role of a kickboxer for Hippi.[9] Guna 369 is about a real incident that took place in Ongole.[12][13] In a review of the film by The Times of India, the reviewer wrote that "Karthikeya does his best to pour life into the titular character".[14]

Gummakonda made his first appearance as a villain opposite Nani in Gang Leader.[15][16] He landed the role after the film's director Vikram Kumar liked his acting in RX 100,[15] and he received positive reviews for his portrayal of Dev.[17] Despite enjoying the craze, his intent to evolve as a performer was clearly seen in his antagonist role from Nani's Gang Leader. Post the success of it, he's signed to play an interesting lead role in 90ML.[18][19] In a review of the film by The Times of India, the reviewer wrote that "Kartikeya gets a role that requires him to dance like a dream and fight like a pro for the most part and he aces it completely."[20] In 2021, he played Basti Balaraju in Chaavu Kaburu Challaga, a hearse driver who falls in love with a widow. Reviewing his performance, a critic from The Indian Express stated: "Kartikeya wins applauds for his depiction of Basthi Balaraju."[21]

In 2021, he starred in Raja Vikramarka where he plays the role of an NIA officer.[22] Gummakonda played the antagonist in the Ajith-starrer Valimai, which marks his debut in Tamil cinema.[23]

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu, unless listed otherwise.

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Prematho Mee Karthik	Karthik		[3]
2018	RX 100	Shiva		[8]
2019	Hippi	Devdas Nadimpalli (Hippi)		[10]
	Guna 369	Guna		[24]
	Nani's Gang Leader	Dev		[16]
	90ML	Deva Das		[25]
2021	Chaavu Kaburu Challaga	Basthi Balaraju		[26]
	Raja Vikramarka	Raja Vikramarka		[22]
2022	Valimai	Naren / Wolfranga	Tamil film	[27][28]
	#Kartikeya 8	TBA	Filming	[29]

Television

Year	Series / Show	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2020	Bigg Boss S4	Guest / Performer (Dance)	Star Maa	Episode 49	[30]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2018	Zee Cine Awards Telugu	Best Find of the Year - Male	RX 100	Won
2019	17th Santosham Film Awards	Best Actor		Won[31]
2021	9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu	Nani's Gang Leader	Won

References

External links

• Kartikeya Gummakonda at IMDb

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