Kartikeya Gummakonda


Kartikeya Gummakonda is an Indian film actor who appears in South Indian films. He rose to fame with his acting in RX100 directed by Ajay Bhupathi. He is Known for his performance as an antagonist in Gang Leader.

Personal life

Kartikeya is born to Gummakonda Vittal Reddy & Gummakonda Rajani. His father is the Chairman of Nagarjuna Group of Schools. He finished his schooling in Naagarjuna School at Vanasthalipuram, Ranga Reddy District & continued his 10+2 in Sri Chaitanya Colleges, Vijayawada. Graduating from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, he later chose to continue his career in acting.

Career

Kartikeya made his acting debut with Prematho Mee Karthik, which went unnoticed. His second movie, RX 100, directed by Ajay Bhupathi, was a success at the box office. His performance as a village man who falls for a city girl was praised by critics. His next film was Hippi, directed by Tamil director Krishna and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. Kartikeya worked out in order to achieve authenticity in the role of a kickboxer. The film was released to below average reviews. His second film of 2019 was Guna 369, which received mixed reviews because of its slow-moving and clichéd content. Guna 369 is about a real incident that took place in Ongole. 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". Kartikeya made his first appearance as a villain opposite Nani in Gang Leader. Kartikeya landed the role after the film's director Vikram Kumar liked his acting in RX 100, and he received positive reviews for his portrayal of Dev. His last release of 2019 was 90ML. 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".

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2017Prematho Mee KarthikKarthik
2018RX 100Shiva
2019HippiDevdas Nadimpalli
2019Guna 369Guna
2019Gang LeaderDev
201990MLDevadas
Chaavu Kaburu Challaga Basthi Balaraju
Valimai Tamil Debut film