Niranjan Sudhindra

Niranjan Sudhindra was born to Sudhindra Kumar B.M. and Veena S.K. He is the nephew of Upendra and Priyanka Upendra. He has a younger brother Nidarshan.^[1]

Niranjan Sudhindra grew up in Bangalore and graduated in Business Administration from PES University.^[2] As a student he was drawn to acting and western dance. He acted in many plays and was part of a theatre troupe Thaksh theatrics. He also took part in dance competitions held in Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore.^[3]

In 2018, Niranjan began his adult acting career with 2nd Half, a crime thriller directed by Yogi Devagange. The film also stars his aunt Priyanka Upendra and Niranjan plays a prominent role.

Niranjan's debut film as a lead was Namma Hudugaru (2022), directed by H.B. Siddu, and he played the lead role opposite Radhya.^[4] A romantic drama set in a village, the movie evoked mixed reviews among the critics. However, Niranjan’s individual performance as Barma, a happy-go-lucky college student, was appreciated.^[5]

Niranjan's next feature film Superstar was directed by Ramesh Venkatesh Babu, and he plays the role of a dancer who becomes a household name. He is paired with social media sensation Zaara Yesmin, who is making her debut in Kannada.^[6] This film has improvised the title of his uncle Upendra’s 2002 hit Super Star, and is said to be a commercial entertainer with lots of song and dance numbers.^[7] Raghavendra V is the music director and Chethan Kumar has penned the lyrics.^[8] Yash will be doing voiceover for the film teaser.^[9] Niranjan’s upcoming projects include Hunter: On Duty, directed by Vinay Krishna. He will be the lead actor and paired with Sowmya Menon.^[10][11] He has also signed a movie Q, an action thriller, directed by Nagashekar.^[12]