1. He was born on March 8, 1966 in Tumkur, Karnataka

2. He is married to Nandini Patwardhan

3. He is known for his roles in the K.G.F film series, Kantara (2022), and Lucia (2013)

4. He has also appeared in Beautiful Manasugalu (2017), Chalo (2018), Adithya Varma (2019), Soorarai Pottru (2019), and Yuvarathnaa (2021)

5. He has received SIIMA Award nominations for his roles in Chalo (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter One (2018)

6. He has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Josh (2010), Lucia (2014), and Beautiful Manasugalu (2018)

7. He has also acted in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and other films

8. He has said that he doesn't have a barometer to determine what genre works for him