Kartikeya Gummakonda
Facts
- Kartikeya Gummakonda was born on September 21, 1992, in Hyderabad, India.
- His parents own a school in the neighborhood of Vanasthalipuram called the Nagarjuna group of schools.
- He graduated from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal.
- Despite his engineering background, he chose to pursue a career in acting.
- Kartikeya made his acting debut in 2017 with the film “Prematho Mee Karthik”.
- However, he gained widespread recognition for his performance in the 2018 romantic action film “RX100” directed by Ajay Bhupathi. The film was a commercial success and established him as a notable actor.
- In subsequent years, he appeared in several films, including “Hippi,” “Guna 369,” “Nani’s Gang Leader,” and "90ML".
- His portrayal of the kickboxer in “Hippi” and the antagonist role in “Nani’s Gang Leader” received positive reviews.
- In 2021, he played the lead role of Basti Balaraju in “Chaavu Kaburu Challaga,” where he portrayed a hearse driver who falls in love with a widow.
- Kartikeya also starred in “Raja Vikramarka” as an NIA officer and played the antagonist in Ajith’s Tamil film "Valimai".
- In August 2021, Kartikeya got engaged to his college sweetheart, Lohitha Reddy, whom he had met during their college days in 2010. The couple tied the knot on November 21, 20211.
- Kartikeya stands at 6 feet tall and weighs around 75 kilograms.