Navdeep

Prominent in the television industry, finishing as a finalist in the first season of reality TV show Bigg Boss. He hosted the game shows Super and Tollywood Squares and was a judge on the comedy show Adhirindi.

• Name — Navdeep • Birth Name — Navdeep Pallapolu • Born — 26 January 1986 • Birthplace — Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (present-day Telangana) • Occupation — * Actor • television personality • Years Active — 2004–present

Navdeep has hosted the Fear Factor adaptation in Telugu, Super, along with a few film festivals. His most notable appearance in Television was as a wildcard contestant in popular reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu, in which he gained large praise and exposure due to his charm and wit. He finished in 4th place. He then appeared in Yupp TV's rom-com Mana Mugguri Love Story, in which he played a wealthy, successful, and suave young businessman. The show also starred Tejaswi Madivada and Adith Arun in lead roles, and was received well. In 2018, he started hosting his own game show Tollywood Squares on Star Maa, and many celebrities came to participate. The show had 26 episodes in the first season.

• Year — Title — Role — Language — Notes • 2004 — Jai — K. Jairam — Telugu • 2005 — Manasu Maata Vinadhu — Venu • Arinthum Ariyamalum — Sathya — Tamil • Modati Cinema — Sreeram — Telugu • Goutham SSC — Goutham • 2006 — Premante Inte — Veeru • Seethakoka Chiluka — Cheenu • Nenjil — Anand — Tamil • 2007 — Poramboku — Karthik — Telugu • Chandamama — Kishore • 2008 — Ready — Swapna's Boyfriend — Guest appearance • Keka — Dubbing artist for Raja — Voice role • Aegan — Narain — Tamil • 2009 — A Aa E Ee — Akash • Ride — Telugu — Cameo appearance • Solla Solla Inikkum — Sathya — Tamil • Arya 2 — Ajay — Telugu • 2010 — Om Shanti — Anand • Yagam — Santosh • 2011 — Mugguru — Pavan • Aakasame Haddu — Karthik • Oh My Friend — Uday • 2012 — Mythri — Deepu • 2013 — Baadshah — Aadi IPS • Vasool Raja — Raja • 2014 — Bangaru Kodipetta — Vamsi • Ice Cream — Vishal • Anukshanam — Ajit — Cameo appearance • Poga — Shiva • 2015 — Bham Bolenath — Vivek • Dongaata — Himself — Special appearance in "Break Up Antu" • Idhu Enna Maayam — Santosh — Tamil — Cameo appearance • 2016 — Azhar — Meera's boyfriend — Hindi — Cameo appearance • Dhruva — Gowtham IPS — Telugu • 2017 — Nene Raju Nene Mantri — Siva • 2018 — Next Enti — Krish • 2020 — Ala Vaikunthapurramloo — Shekhar • Seeru — Ashok Mithran — Tamil • Run — Sandeep Reddy — Telugu • 2021 — Mosagallu — Vijay • 2024 — Eagle — Jai • Operation Valentine — Wing Commander Kabir — Telugu Hindi — Cameo appearance • Love Mouli — Mouli — Telugu • Yevam — Producer • 2025 — Dhandoraa — Sarpanch • TBA — Purushan — TBA — Tamil

• Year — Title — Role — Network — Notes • 2011–2016 — Super — Host — ETV — 2 seasons • 2017 — Bigg Boss 1 — Contestant — Star Maa — Finalist • Mana Mugguri Love Story — Surya — Yupp TV • 2018 — Tollywood Squares — Host — Star Maa • Gangstars — Vishwa — Amazon Prime Video • 2019–2020 — Ragini MMS: Returns 2 — Rajeev — ZEE5 — Hindi series • 2020 — Adhirindi — Judge — Zee Telugu • Masti's — Pranav — aha • 2021 — Ramyug — Vibheeshana — MX Player • 2023 — Newsense — Shiva — aha • Maya Bazaar For Sale — Abhijeet — ZEE5 • 2025 — Touch Me Not — Raghav — JioHotstar

On October 11, 2023, Navdeep was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for over eight hours in connection with a drug case. The ED recorded his statement as part of an ongoing investigation. The Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau had previously interrogated Navdeep in relation to a case involving alleged contact with Nigerian drug peddlers. He had been granted anticipatory bail by the Telangana high court but was served a notice under Section 41A of the CrPC. The ED is investigating the money laundering angle in a 2017 drug scandal based on chargesheets filed by the excise department in multiple drug cases. Several other Tollywood actors, including Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Charmee Kaur, Mumaith Khan, Tanish, Nandu, and Tarun have also been questioned by the ED in connection with this case, which primarily revolves around key accused Calvin Mascarenhas and others involved in the drug trade.