Pradeep completed his master's degree in Business Administration from VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Anna University and then worked in Bangalore for an insurance company before entering into movies.
[1] Pradeep made his acting debut in 2007 with director Major Ravi’s Mission 90 Days, where he played the role of a commando along with Mammooty, the top investigating officer.
After this he appeared in multiple movies like Kurukshetra, Kandahar, Ividam Swargamanu, Lokpal, Geethaanjali, Loham, Oppam, Drishyam, 12th Man.
Pradeep has also acted in a Sanskrit movie Madhurasmitham മധുരസ്മിതം[3] as an IAS Officer where he can be seen encouraging school students on life lessons.
In January 2020, he entered as a contestant in the Malayalam reality TV show Bigg Boss Season 2.