Sumanth Shailendra (born 7 September 1988) is an Indian actor working in Kannada and Telugu language films.
His portrayal of Rahul as the male lead opposite Vibha Natarajan, was not received well among the critics who found the film's plot and his performance to be disappointing.
[3] Following this negative response, Sumanth underwent a rigorous training in acting at the Kishore Namith School of Acting and signed his second venture titled Dilwala starring opposite Radhika Pandit.
[4] The film received positive reviews from critics with his performance being lauded and citing that a new star to be born in Kannada cinema.
Following this, Sumanth starred in a comedy entertainer Tirupathi Express (2014) alongside actress Kriti Kharbanda.