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Sai Ketan Rao (born 10 July 1994) is an Indian actor. He is known for portraying the lead role of Raghav Rao in StarPlus's Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali. He was last seen in Star Plus's Chashni as Raunaq Babbar (Reddy). He is currently playing the lead role of Agastya Singh Chaudhary in Star Plus' Imlie.
Ketan's television debut began with Agni Sakshi. He also worked in one Hindi web series and a few Telugu web series. His web series include Three Half Bottles (2019) on ZEE5, Love Studio (2020) on YouTube, Lovely (2021) on ShreyasET, and Aham Bhramhasmi (2021) on MX Player and Hungama Digital. He also acted in Tollywood films such as Ajay Passayyadu (2019) and Strangers (2021) on Amazon Prime, and Mounam (2020) on Aha.
Early and personal life
Sai Ketan Rao was born into a middle-class family in Lonavala Maharashtra. His father is an architect from Maharashtra, while his mother is a nutritionist from Hyderabad. He first started his schooling in Solapur, Maharashtra but soon shifted to Pune, Maharashtra and finally settled down in Hyderabad, Telangana. He completed his tenth grade in Hyderabad from Vignan School and pursued B. Tech in Computer Science from Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management. After completing his graduation, he completed his MBA in System Operations from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad Campus.
Apart from acting, Ketan is a state-level boxer.
Career
Rao worked for an Australian company after concluding his education, but he had a strong inclination towards acting since childhood, and joined Ramanaidu Film School. He started his acting career after completing theatre arts and worked on short films and feature films. He has a film production company goes by the name Aurum Motion Pictures.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nene Raju Nene Mantri | Pellikoduku | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Ajay Passayyadu | Vikram | ||
| 2019 | Vykuntapali | Abhi | ||
| 2021 | Strangers | Varun | ||
| 2021 | Most Eligible Bachelor | Harsha's Friend | ||
| 2022 | Pellikuturu Party | Geeky Udey | ||
| Vala | Kabir |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Devil In Disguise | Aryan Mishra | Telugu | Cameo | |
| 2017 | Phasgaya Banda | Antony | Hindi | Supporting | |
| 2018 | Panileni Gang | Telugu | Lead | ||
| Malli Kothaga | |||||
| Vadha | |||||
| 2019 | My Dear Ravana | Lakshman | Villain | ||
| 2020 | Mounam | Guest | |||
| 2022 | aAh! | Amar | Hindi | Cameo | |
| The Final Act | Telugu | Demo |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Agni Sakshi | Pratap | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | Raghav Rao / RR | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Chashni | Raunaq Babbar (Reddy) | ||
| 2023-present | Imlie | Agastya Singh Chaudhary |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Three Half Bottles | Aditya | Hindi | Zee5 | Lead | |
| Beyond Breakup | Telugu | MX Player | Guest | |||
| 2020 | Love Studio | Nishant | YouTube | Lead | ||
| 2021 | Lovely | Rohit | ||||
| Aham Bhramhasmi | Darsh | Amazon Prime, MX Player | ||||
| The Baker and The Beauty | Rohan Kapoor | Aha | Cameo |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Production | Singer | Writer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mashhoor Banegi | AUM Studios | Prateek Gandhi | Ritika Chawla | |
| Ishq Ho Jayega | Aurum Motion Pictures | Ragini Mahajan | |||
| 2023 | Phir Kabhi | Minara Music | Amit Mishra | Shabbir Ahmed & Lovely Singh |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organizer | Category | Show | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21st Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | NominatedTop 20
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| Iconic Gold Awards | Best Debut TV Actor of the Year (Male) | Won | |||
| 14th Gold Awards | Best Onscreen Jodi (with Shivangi Khedkar) | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | Nominated | ||
| Debut in a Lead Role (Male) | Nominated | ||||
| 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - Drama TV | Nominated |
