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{{Short description|Indian anchor and actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deepak Dinkar
| image =
| caption=
| imagesize = 250px
| parents =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|09|15}}
| height=
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Deepak Dinkar
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Television Producer]] & [[Video Jockey|Television Anchor]].
| spouse = {{marriage| Sivaranjani | 2008}}
| children = Agnidh
| othername = Thamizh, Arasu
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| years_active = 1999–present
}}

'''Deepak Dinkar''' is an Indian anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television. He is most known for his role as Tamil in the prime time [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] serial ''[[Thendral (TV series)|Thendral]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=1385723 |title=Trying his luck on Silver Screen |work=Deccan Chronicle|date=13 November 2014 |accessdate=14 November 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is also a television host for various shows notably ''[[Jodi Number One]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Deepaks-rooting-for-Chennai/articleshow/7914752.cms | title=Deepak's rooting for Chennai | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Nandita Ravi | date=9 April 2011 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-starstudded-night/article1418382.ece | title=A star-studded night | work=The Hindu| date=12 June 2008 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> on [[Vijay TV]] and ''[[Dance Jodi Dance]]'' on [[Zee Tamil]]. Currently, Deepak is acting in the soap ''[[Thamizhum Saraswathiyhum]]'' on [[Vijay TV]].<ref>{{cite web|date=13 July 2021|title=There is no exaggeration or crying in our story: Kumaran|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/there-is-no-exaggeration-or-crying-in-our-story-kumaran/amp_articleshow/84374898.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Deepak did his schooling in [[Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School]], Chennai and studied [[Economics]] at [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]. He is married to S. Sivaranjani and has a son named Agnidh.

== Career ==
Deepak started his career in modelling while studying in college. After completing his studies, he became a video jockey. Later he pursued his career as an television actor and is notable for playing both positive roles in serials like ''Anni'', ''Bhandham'' and ''[[Thendral]]'', where he played the male lead, as well as negative roles in ''Manaivi'', ''Malargal'', ''Selvi'' and ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]''. He participated in ''[[Jodi Number One]]'' in the first season and later became a host in the second season in [[STAR Vijay]]. He has acted in films including ''[[Uyarthiru 420]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/article159225.ece | title=Gift of the gab | publisher=New Indian Express | work=Uma Kannan | date=23 November 2009 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/thendral-video-goes-viral-on-youtube-watch-video/1/179564.html | title=Thendral video goes viral on Youtube, watch video | publisher=India Today | date=27 March 2012 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article483493.ece | title=Uyarthiru 420 | publisher=New Indian Express | work=Malini Mannath | date=13 August 2011 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollywoodceleb.info/2013/12/13/deepak-dinkar-profile-biography-wallpaper/ |title=Deepak Dinkar |publisher=bollywoodceleb.info |accessdate=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007012800/http://bollywoodceleb.info/2013/12/13/deepak-dinkar-profile-biography-wallpaper/ |archivedate=7 October 2014}}</ref> He was also the male lead in a film called ''[[Ivanuku Thannila Gandam]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/tv/TV-actor-Deepak-in-Ivanuku-Thannila-Gandam/articleshow/44825302.cms | title=TV actor Deepak in Ivanuku Thannila Gandam | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 October 2014 | accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref>

==Television==
===Serials===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Language
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
| 1999 || ''Jenman X'' || ||rowspan="9"| [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || rowspan="3" |[[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''Iniya Illam'' ||
|-
| ''Butterflies'' ||
|-
| ''Anbai Thedi'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2001–2002 || ''Agni Satchi'' || Anand || [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
| 2001–2003 ||''[[Anni (TV series)|Anni]]'' || Babu Ramanathan || [[Jaya TV]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2002 || ''Uravugal Oru Thodar Kathai'' || || [[DD Podhigai]]
|-
| ''[[Geethanjali (TV series)|Geethanjali]]'' || || rowspan="2" |[[Raj TV]]
|-
| ''Inai Kodugal'' ||
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''Gayathri'' || ||[[Telugu (language)|Telugu]] || [[Gemini TV]]
|-
| 2003–2004 || ''Rekkai Kattiya Manasu'' || ||rowspan="20"| [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| [[Raj TV]]
|-
| 2004–2006 || ''Manaivi'' || Arasu || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2004 || ''Thillu Mullu'' || || [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005–2006 || ''Selvi'' || Neela Narayanan/Narayanan || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| ''Ketti Melam'' || Mathiazhagan "Mathi" || [[Jaya TV]]
|-
| 2005–2007 || ''Malargal'' || Ramesh (James) || rowspan="2" |[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2006–2009 || ''Bhandham'' || Selvaganapathi "Selvam/Selva"
|-
| 2006 || ''Saradha'' || Prem || [[Raj TV]]
|-
| 2007–2009 || ''Vairanenjam'' || Anand || [[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007 || ''Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai'' || Johny || [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
| ''Arasi'' || Narayanan || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' || Himself (Special appearance) || [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
| 2008–2010 || ''Thiruppavai'' || Janaki Raman "Janaki"/"Janu"/"Raman"/"Rama" ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Roja Kootam (TV series)|Roja Kootam]]'' || Sunil || [[Star Vijay| Vijay TV]]
|-
| 2009–2012 || ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]'' || Sorimuthu Ayyanar "Cherry" || rowspan="2" |[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2009–2015 || ''[[Thendral]]'' || Thamizharasan "Thamizh"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010 || ''Nila'' || Kannan ||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
| ''Kadhal'' || || [[Captain TV]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]'' || rowspan="2" |Thamizharasan "Thamizh" || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021–present
|''[[Thamizhum Saraswathiyhum]]''
|[[Star Vijay]]
|}

===Shows===
;Reality Shows
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
| ||''Campus''||rowspan="3"|Anchor||rowspan="3"|[[Raj TV]]||
|-
| ||''Pop Bazar''||
|-
| ||''Three Roses Perfect Couple Contest Programme''||
|-
|2006||''[[Jodi Number One]]''||Contestant||rowspan="6"|[[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]||Season 1
|-
|2007–2012||''[[Jodi Number One]]''||Host||Season 2-6
|-
|2008||''Boys vs Girls''||Anchor||Season 1
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009||''Boys vs Girls''||Contestant||Season 2
|-
|''Namma Veetu Kalyanam''||Guest||Along with Sivaranjini
|-
|2011–2012||''Home Sweet Home''||Anchor||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012||''[[Kaiyil Oru Kodi|Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are You Ready?]]''||Contestant||rowspan="4"|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||
|-
|''[[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]''||Host||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013||''Super Kudumbam''||Anchor||Season 1
|-
|''Super Kudumbam''||Contestant||Season 1
|-
|''Namma Veetu Kalyanam''||Guest||[[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]||Along with Sivaranjini
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014||''Super Kudumbam''||Contestant||rowspan="4"|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Season 2
|-
|''[[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]''||rowspan="4"|Host||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015–2016||''[[Super Challenge]]''||Season 2
|-
|''[[UPstarters|7Up Upstarters]]''||
|-
|2016||'' [[Mr & Mrs Khiladis]]''||rowspan="14"|[[Zee Tamil]]||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016–2017||''[[Dance Jodi Dance]]''||Host||
|-
|''[[En Autograph]]''||Producer||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2017||''[[Dancing Khilladies]]''||Host||
|-
|''[[Nanbenda (TV series)|Nanbeda]]''||Guest||Also producer
|-
|''[[Zee Dance League]]''||Host||Season 1
|-
|''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs]]''||Anchor||Season 1
|-
|2017–2018||''[[Dance Jodi Dance (season 2)|Dance Jodi Dance]]''||Host||Season 2
|-
|2018–2019||''Super Mom''||Producer||Season 1 & 2
|-
|2018||''Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal''||rowspan="9"|Host||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019||''Petta Rap''||
|-
|''Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal''||
|-
|2019–2020||''Dance Jodi Dance''||Season 3
|-
|2019||''Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2021||''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]] Reunion''||rowspan="3"|[[Star Vijay]]||
|-
|''Rani Maharani''||
|-
|''Singappenne''||
|-
|2022||''Galatta Nakshathra Awards''||[[Kalaignar TV]]||
|}

;Corporate Shows
* ''Nokia'' (Annual day)
* ''Pride Hotels'' (New Year)
* ''Jennys Club'' – Coimbatore (New Year)
* ''eBay PayPal'' (Annual day)
* ''Promotion of Surya Kathir Magazine''
* ''Annual event of Tamil Nadu Arya Vaishya Mahila Sabha''
* ''Round Table 107'' (Pondicherry) – Annual Event
* ''Tamil Sangam of Chicago Illinois''

==Filmography==
===Actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|2002||''[[Kadhal Virus]]''||Deepak's friend||
|-
|2003||''Ilasu Pudhusu Ravusu''||Deepak||<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/BBHg0_ycZjI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209191746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBHg0_ycZjI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBHg0_ycZjI&index=64&list=PLgBTZoGv3EseL873Y3HG0Fmtuomef-KEi| title = Tamil Full Movie {{!}} Ilassu Puthussu Ravassu {{!}} HD Movie {{!}} Ft. Vadivelu | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|2005|| ''[[Thaka Thimi Tha]]''||Krishna's friend||
|-
|2008 ||''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]''||Himself||Special appearance
|-
|2010 ||''[[Mundhinam Paartheney]]''||Rajeev||
|-
|2011||''[[Uyarthiru 420]]''||Thamizh's friend||
|-
|2015||''[[Ivanuku Thannila Gandam]]''||Saravana Perumal "Saravanan"||
|-
|2020||''Mighty Mahi''|| ||Short Film
|-
|2020 ||''Knock Knock''|| ||Short Film
|-
|2021 || ''[[Vinodhaya Sitham]]'' || Arun||
|}

===Dubbing Artist===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| For Whom
|-
|2002||''[[Album (2002 film)|Album]]''||[[Aryan Rajesh]]
|-
|2003||''[[Naam (2003 film)|Naam]]'' ||Sundar
|-
|2004||''[[Vishwa Thulasi]]''||Mohith
|-
|2012||''Uyir Ezhuthu''||
|}

==Awards and honors==
===Awards===
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="blue"
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Year
!style="width:150pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Awards
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Category
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Series
!style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Role
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Result
!style="width:50pt; background:LightSteelBlue;"| Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Variety Awards]]''
| Best Villain Actor
| ''Manaivi''
| Arasu
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Variety Awards''
| Best Male Supporting Actor
| ''Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai''
| Johny
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Tamil Nadu State Television Awards]]''
| Best Actor
| ''[[Thendral]]''
| Thamizharasu
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Mylapore Academy Awards''
| Best Actor
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]''
| Best Jodi
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu & Thulasi
| {{Won}}
| Shared it with [[Shruthi Raj]]
|-
| Best Actor
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| Best Son-in-Law
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]''
| Best Jodi
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu & Thulasi
| {{Won}}
| Shared it with [[Shruthi Raj]]
|-
| Best Actor
| ''Thendral''
| Thamizharasu
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2015
| [[Edison Awards (India)|''Edison Awards'']]
| Best Debut Actor
| ''[[Ivanuku Thannila Gandam]]''
| Saravana Perumal
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| rowpan="1" | ''Galatta Nakshathra TV & Film Awards''
| Best Host Male
| ''[[Dance Jodi Dance (season 2)|Dance Jodi Dance 2.0]]''
|
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Zee TamilKudumbam ViruthuKal]]''
| Best Anchor Male
| ''[[Dance Jodi Dance]]'',<br>''[[Mr & Mrs Khiladis]]''
|
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Favourite Anchor
| ''[[Dance Jodi Dance]]'',<br>''[[Mr & Mrs Khiladis]]''
|
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| Best Duo Anchor
| ''[[Dance Jodi Dance]]'' Grand Finale,<br>''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs]]'' Grand Finale
|
| {{Nominated}}
| Nominated with ''[[Archana Chandhoke]]''
|-
|2022
|''7th Annual [[Vijay Television Awards]]''
|Favorite On-Screen Pair
|''[[Thamizhum Saraswathiyhum]]''
|Thamizh
|{{Won}}
|Shared it with [[Nakshathra Nagesh|''Nakshathra'' ''Nagesh'']]
|}

===Honors===
Recognized by The Punjab Association as the "Jewel in the Crown of Adarsh"

==References==
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[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]
[[Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil television presenters]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chennai]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants]]

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