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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{for|the producer|Abhimanyu Singh (producer)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhimanyu Singh
| image = Abhimanyu Singh (Indian Actor) rgvzoomin.jpg
| caption = Singh in ''[[Thalaivaa]]''
| birth_name = Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]], [[Bihar]], India
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater =
| spouse = {{marriage|Sargam Singh|2008}}
| yearsactive = 1995{{ndash}}present
| father =
| relatives =
}}

'''Abhimanyu Singh''' is an Indian actor who predominantly works in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] , [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Actor Abhimanyu Singh (Sampat) reveals darkness of Bollywood life, recalls Akshay Kumar's advice: 'Hard work accounts for only…' And he is not the brother of Actor Chandrachur Singh.|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bachchhan-paandey-actor-abhimanyu-singh(sampat)-darkness-of-bollywood-akshay-kumar-advice-7845714/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is notably known for his roles in the political films ''[[Gulaal (film)|Gulaal]]'' (2009) and ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010), ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013) and ''[[L2: Empuraan]]'' (2025).

==Career==
Abhimanyu Singh made his debut with the film ''[[Aks (2001 film)|Aks]]'', directed by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]. His first major role was in the 2009 film [[Gulaal (film)|''Gulaal'']], directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]].<ref>{{cite news |title=My wife suggested I consult a psychiatrist |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/bollywood/My-wife-suggested-I-consult-a-psychiatrist/Article1-608610.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222095057/http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/bollywood/My-wife-suggested-I-consult-a-psychiatrist/Article1-608610.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2010 |access-date=2 May 2011 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> His performance in the film won him the 2010 [[Stardust Awards|Stardust Award]] for best breakthrough performance.

His performance in the 2010 gangster film ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'', directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]], earned him critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Kumar Raviraj |date=2019-11-10 |title=Abhimanyu Singh: 'I am not a social person' |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/interview/abhimanyu-singh-i-am-not-a-social-person |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref> He also received praise for his performance as a corrupt police officer in director [[Onir]]'s critically acclaimed anthology film [[I Am (2010 Indian film)|''I Am'']].

In 2017, he starred alongside [[Sridevi]] in the film [[Mom (2017 film)|''Mom'']].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thatipalli |first=Mallik |date=2017-08-01 |title=Abhimanyu Singh: The baddie with a soft heart |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/abhimanyu-singh-the-baddie-with-a-soft-heart/article19401818.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Singh worked with director [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] for the film [[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|''Genius'']] (2018) where he portrayed a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer.

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2001
|[[Aks (2001 film)|''Aks'']]
|Inspector Srivastava
| rowspan="9" |[[Hindi]]
|
|-
|2004
|[[Lakshya (2004 film)|''Lakshya'']]
|Lieutenant Pratap Singh
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|[[Dhol (film)|''Dhol'']]
|Rahul Tripathi
|
|-
|''[[It's Breaking News]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|[[Jannat (2008 film)|''Jannat'']]
|Shakeel
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|[[Gulaal (film)|''Gulaal'']]
|Rananjay Singh
|
|-
|''[[Accident on Hill Road]]''
|Sid
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
|''[[The Film Emotional Atyachar]]''
|Bosco
|
|-
|[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|''I Am'']]
|Police Officer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Rakta Charitra]]''
| rowspan="2" |Bukka Reddy
|Hindi
| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
|-
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''[[Nenu Naa Rakshasi]]''
|Gangster Ratna
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Velayudham]]''
|Musafir Ibrahim
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|-
|[[Bejawada (film)|''Bejawada'']]
|Shankar Prasad
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|[[Gabbar Singh (film)|''Gabbar Singh'']]
|Siddhappa Naidu
|
|-
|[[Department (film)|''Department'']]
|DK
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|[[Aalaap (film)|''Aalaap'']]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2013
|''[[Thalaivaa]]''
|Bhima Bhai
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Dalam]]''
| rowspan="2" |Ladda
|Telugu
|
|-
|Tamil
|
|-
|[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!|''Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!'']]
|ACP Ashish Sawant
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]''
|Meghji Bhai
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Mukunda]]''
|Ranga
| rowspan="3" |Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2015
|[[Mosagallaku Mosagadu (2015 film)|''Mosagallaku Mosagadu'']]
|Rudra
|
|-
|''[[Pandaga Chesko]]''
|Shankar
|
|-
|''[[Premji: Rise of a Warrior]]''
|Meghji
|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|
|-
|[[Shivam (2015 Telugu film)|''Shivam'']]
|Abhi
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Jazbaa]]''
|Abbas Yusuf
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[10 Endrathukulla]]''
|Pooran Singh
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2016
|''[[Global Baba]]''
|Chillam Pehlawan / Global Baba
|Hindi
|
|-
|[[Attack (2016 film)|''Attack'']]
|Sattu
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam]]''
|Gaja
|
|-
|[[Chakravyuha (2016 film)|''Chakravyuha'']]
|Sadashivayya
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Chuttalabbai]]''
|ACP Gautam Krishna
|Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|[[Mom (film)|''Mom'']]
|Jagan Singh
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Jai Lava Kusa]]''
|Rudhra Tiwari
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru]]''
|Omveer Singh
|Tamil
|
|-
|[[Oxygen (2017 film)|''Oxygen'']]
|Chalapathi
|Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|[[Genius (2018 film)|''Genius'']]
|Mr.Praveen Joshi
|Hindi
|
|-
|[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2018 film)|''Amar Akbar Anthony'']]
|Balwant Khagre
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
|
|-
|2019
|[[Sita (2019 film)|''Sita'']]
|CI Mukesh Murari
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Taish]]''
|Kujinder Brar
| rowspan="3" |Hindi
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|''[[State of Siege: Temple Attack]]''
|Abu Hamza
|
|-
|[[Bhavai (film)|''Bhavai'']]
|Bhawai
|
|-
|''[[Annaatthe]]''
|Manoj Parekar
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Sooryavanshi]]''
|Riyaz Hafeez
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022
|''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]''
|Pendulum
|
|-
|[[Home Minister (film)|''Home Minister'']]
|
|[[Kannada]]
|
|-
|''[[Nikamma]]''
|MLA Vikramjeet Bisht
| rowspan="5" |Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Ladki: Dragon Girl]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2023
|''[[Selfiee]]''
|Suraj Diwan
|
|-
|''[[Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan]]''
|Tyagi
|
|-
|''[[Aazam]]''
|Kadar
|
|-
|[[Takkar (2023 film)|''Takkar'']]
|Raaz
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Rules Ranjann]]''
|Kadar
|Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Luv You Shankar]]''
|Siddheshwar
|Hindi
|Voiceover
|-
| ''[[Devara: Part 1]]''
| Tulasi
| Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2025
| ''[[L2: Empuraan]]''
|Balraj Patel / Baba Bajrangi
|[[Malayalam]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhimanyu Singh on L2: Empuraan controversy - 'We work in a flow, didn't expect repercussion' |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/abhimanyu-singh-on-l2-empuraan-controversy-we-work-in-flow-didnt-expect-repercussion/1de5d29a3d503 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Suryapet Junction''
|Narasimha
|Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-20 |title=Suryapet Junction To Hit Theatres on April 25 |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/news/movies/suryapet-junction-hit-theatres-april-25-399646 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Interrogation (2025 film)|Interrogation]]''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[They Call Him OG]]''
|Inspector Tawde
|Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Diksha |date=2023-11-21 |title='Excited to work with Pawan Kalyan again,' says Abhimanyu Singh |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2023/Nov/21/excited-to-work-withpawan-kalyan-again-says-abhimanyu-singh-2634705.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Laila (2025 film)|Laila]]''
|Rustum
|Telugu
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2026
|''[[One Two Cha Cha Chaa]]''
|Bhura Singh
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-07 |title=One Two Cha Cha Chaa: Bollywood's Funniest Film of the Festive Season |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/one-two-cha-cha-chaa-the-ultimate-bollywood-comedy-this-festive-season/articleshow/123744700.cms |access-date=2025-10-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Lahore 1947]]''
|Yaqoob Pehalwan
|Hindi
|
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" sortable
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]''
| Neeraj / Sekhar
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|-
| 1995{{Ndash}}1998
| ''[[Swabhimaan]]''
| Ronnie Banerjee
|[[DD National]]
|-
|1996{{Ndash}}1997
| ''[[Yug (TV series)|Yug]]''
| Commissioner Sahib
|[[DD National]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997{{Ndash}}1999
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Saturday Suspense]]''
| Sukhdev Pawar
| rowspan="5" | [[Zee TV]]
|-
| Inspector
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Saturday Suspense]]''
| Shreekant Gokhale
|-
| 1999
| ''Suspense Hour''
| Dharmesh
|-
|1999
|''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
| episodic appearance
| [[Star Plus]]
|-
| 2000
| ''Thriller At 10 - Chor Pe Mor''
| Professor Ravi Desai
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]''
| Vishal Malhotra
| [[Star Plus]]
|-
| 2002{{Ndash}}2003
| '' [[Kkusum]]''
| Ajay Maliya
| [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]''
| Aditya
| rowspan="2" | [[Star Plus]]
|-
| ''[[Saara Akaash]]''
| Air Force Officer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008{{Ndash}}2009
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai]]''
| Partho
| rowspan="2" |[[STAR One]]
|-
| Inspector Jhujjar Singh
|-
| 2012{{Ndash}}2013
| ''[[Upanishad Ganga]]''
| Sutradhar
| [[DD Bharati]]
|-
|2018{{Ndash}}2024
|''[[Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare|Chacha Vidhyayak Hain Humare]]''
|Chachaji aka Ashwini Pathak
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|2020{{Ndash}}present
|[[Bhaukaal (web series)|''Bhaukaal'']]
|Shaukeen
|[[MX Player]]
|-
|2022
|''[[Khakee: The Bihar Chapter]]''
| Ranjan Kumar
|[[Netflix]]
|-
|2023
|''[[Inspector Avinash]]''
|Devi
|[[JioCinema]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008713/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_Abhimanyu%2520Singh Abhimanyu Singh] at [[IMDb]]
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Republic Bangla at 11:46, 17 March 2026