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{{Short description|Indian actor and director, born 1985}}
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{{Infobox person
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| other_names = Dileep Kumar<ref name="S"/>
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| years_active = 1994-2006<br />2012-present
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'''Dilip Kumar Salvadi''' (born 30 April 1985) is an Indian actor, director, and editor who works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.

== Career ==
He started his career as a child artist between the early 1990s and 2000s starting with ''[[Number One (1994 film)|Number One]]'' (1994).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/diksoochi-movie-audio-in-markets/articleshow/67791021.cms|title=Diksoochi movie audio in markets|date=1 February 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> As a child artist, he has performed in more than 20 films, and is most noted for playing the younger version of [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]] in ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]'' (2002) and its [[Jayam (2003 film)|Tamil remake]].<ref name="S">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-seenucoanu.html|title=Audio Function - Seenu c/o Anu|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=18 March 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/title-change-for-a-reason/articleshow/19864477.cms|title=Title change for a reason|author=V. Lakshmi|date=4 May 2013|work=The Times of India}}</ref> He began his career as a lead protagonist in the movie ''Seenu c/o Anu'' (2005).<ref name="S"/> He continued for a decade for several films in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil. He collaborated with director Arjunaraja for three films: ''Maiyam Konden'', ''Kovalanin Kadhali'' and ''Thiru-pugaz''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilonline.com/thendral/article.aspx?aid=8296|title=கோவலனின் காதலி|last=Arvind|date=December 2012|work=Thendral|lang=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-thiru-pugazh-soothing-strains/article4705906.ece|title=Audio Beat: Thiru Pugazh - Soothing strains|date=11 May 2013|url-access=subscription|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302061512/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-thiru-pugazh-soothing-strains/article4705906.ece|archive-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> He starred in [[Sasi Shanker]]'s ''[[Pagadai Pagadai]]'' (2014) in dual roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2014 |title=Perazhagan director's next film titled Pagadai Pagadai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/perazhagan-directors-next-film-titled-pagadai-pagadai/articleshow/34978069.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/12/06141130/Pagadai-Pagadai.vpf|title=Pagadai Pagadai|date=6 December 2014|work=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612174907/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/12/06141130/Pagadai-Pagadai.vpf|archive-date=12 June 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, he worked as a director for the period film ''[[Diksoochi]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/120319/from-being-a-child-artiste-to-a-director.html|title=From being a child artiste to a director|date=11 March 2019|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/diksoochi-trailer-dilip-kumar-salvadis-film-looks-like-a-promising-devotional-mystery-thriller/articleshow/68353844.cms|title='Diksoochi' Trailer: Dilip Kumar Salvadi's film looks like a promising devotional mystery thriller|date=11 March 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/dilip-kumar-salvadis-diksoochi-to-release-on-april-26/articleshow/69026978.cms|title=Dilip Kumar Salvadi's Diksoochi to release on April 26|date=24 April 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Regarding his performance in the film, a critic wrote that "Dileep Kumar played multiple roles for the film, as an actor, as a director, and as an editor. He played his part very well in the movie. As a story-teller, he is brilliant and at the same time, as an actor, he is good. He scored good marks in the debut".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/movie-reviews/diksoochi-movie-review-rating-524621|title=Diksoochi Movie Review & Rating {2.75}|last=Vyas|date=27 April 2019|work=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
;Child Artist
*''Note: all films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Filmography
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" |1994 || ''[[Number One (1994 film)|Number One]]'' || Young Vijay's brother
|
|-
| ''Thodi Kodallu'' || Boy at funeral ||
|-
| ''Bhale Mammayya'' || Chinni ||
|-
|''[[Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam]]''
|Young Bangaraiah's son
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995 || ''[[Pokiri Raja]]'' || CM's son ||
|-
|''[[Mounam]]''
|Kiran's son
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996 || ''[[Dharma Chakram]]'' || Newspaper boy ||
|-
|''College Student''
|Hero's Neighbour
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
| ''[[Bavagaru Bagunnara]]''
| Boy in celebration
| Uncredited role
|-
|''[[Manasichi Choodu (film)|Manasichi Choodu]]''
|Boy on cycle
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1999
| ''[[Sneham Kosam]]''
| Young Simhadri
|
|-
|''Manikyam''
|Meenakshi's brother
|
|-
|''[[Anaganaga Oka Ammai]]''
|Tea shop boy
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2000 || ''[[Annayya (2000 film)|Annayya]]'' || Young Rajaram ||
|-
|''[[Manasichanu]]''
|Heroine's friend
|
|-
| ''[[Maa Annayya]]'' || Young Madhu ||
|-
|2001
|''[[Daddy (2001 film)|Daddy]]''
|Car accident boy
|
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]'' || Young Raghu ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' || Young Raghu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bhagmati (2005 film)|Bhagmati]]'' || Youngster|| [[Hindi]] film
|}

;Lead Actor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Filmography
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role!! Language
!Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''Seenu c/o Anu'' || Seenu || rowspan="2" | Telugu
|
|-
| 2006 || ''Venkat Tho Alivelu''|| Venkat
|
|-
| 2012 || ''Steps'' || || [[Malayalam]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2013 || ''Maiyam Konden'' || || Tamil
|
|-
| ''Oke Oka Chance''|| || Telugu
|
|-
| ''Thiru-pugaz''|| Pugal || Tamil
|
|-
| ''Na Sami Ranga'' || Seenu || Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014 || ''Kovalanin Kadhali'' || Pandian || rowspan="2" | Tamil
|
|-
| ''[[Pagadai Pagadai]]'' || Saravanan,<Br /> Karthik Kameshwaran
|dual roles
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Diksoochi]]''|| Dileep
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|Also director, writer and editor
|-
| 2026 || ''Shambhala'' || {{TBA}}
|Also director and writer
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television roles
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role!! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''Vandemataram'' || || rowspan="7" | Telugu || rowspan="7" |Child artist
|-
| 1996-97 || ''Punarapi Jananam'' ||
|-
| 1996-97 || ''Drusthi'' ||
|-
| 1996-97 || ''Dongala Bandi'' ||
|-
| 1996-97 || ''Srimath Virat Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitha'' || Veera Brahma Swami
|-
| 1997{{endash}}2001 || ''[[Ruthuragalu]]'' || Vardhan
|-
| ||''Malle Pandhiri''||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[She (TV series)|She]]''|| Chinnanna || Hindi || [[Netflix]] series; season 2 episode "The Test"
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|10711926}}

[[Category:Actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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Bikram Rout at 02:23, 12 January 2026