Vinod Kulkarni

Indian voice actor

Vinod Kulkarni

Education| Industrial Electronics Engineer
Occupation(s)| Actor
voice artist
Years active| 1984–Current

Vinod Kulkarni (Vinōda Kulakarṇī) is an Indian actor, director, voicing artiste and voice co-ordinator, who specialises in dubbing International productions into the Hindi language. He can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. He has voiced over 20,000 commercials. His son Sahil Kulkarni is also voice actor.[1]

## Career

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He is an actor of Hindi and Marathi stage, films and serials, as well.

He is a Voicing Artist for Movies from Hollywood, Bollywood, Korean, Japanese, Chinese & South-Indian Industries; Web-Serials on different OTT Platforms like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon, Voot, Etc. He has rendered his voice for 20,000+ Commercials, Documentaries, AVs on all mediums like TV, Radio, Theatre & Digital in around 45 Languages.

## Filmography

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### Live action films

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Year | Film title | Role | Language(s) | Note

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1976  | Kalicharan | Comedian  | Hindi  |
1994  | Vazir | Journalist Vichare  | Marathi  |
1998  | Purani Qabar | Pahalaram, Doojaram, Teejaram  | Hindi  | Triple role
Main Phir Aaoongi | Inspector  | Hindi  |
1999 | Split Wide Open | Gangster 1 | Hindi,
English |
| Sanyasi mera naam | Pandit  | Hindi  |
2000 | Aaj Ka Ravan | Subhash | Hindi |
Billa No 786 | Tukaram  | Hindi  |
2001  | Ramgarh ki Ramkali | Villain  | Hindi  |
Jungle Hero | Jyotshi  | Hindi  |
2003  | Sabse badi Ganga ki Saugandh | Constable Badbola  | Hindi  |
2004  | Navara Maaza Navasacha | Inspector  | Marathi  | Friendly appearance
2010  | Ideachi Kalpana | Watchman  | Marathi  | Cameo
Lafangey Parindey | Inspector Pawar  | Hindi  |
Toonpur Ka Superrhero | Professor Homi, Putch, Ostrich, Rubdoot  | Hindi  | Voice Role in live-action film
2014  | Guru Pournima | Bank Manager  | Marathi  |
2017  | Meri Pyari Bindu | Bathroom Man  | Hindi  |

### Animated series

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2010–present | Roll No 21 | Kans | Hindi |  | Cartoon Network |
2009 | Little Krishna | Aghasura | Hindi | 13 | Nickelodeon India | [2]
2017 | Baahubali: The Lost Legends | Pradhan Guru | Hindi
English | 13 | Amazon Prime Video |
2018 present  | Rudra: Boom Chik Chik Boom | Shakaal  | Hindi  |  | Nickelodeon India |

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2007 | Return of Hanuman | Scientish Jwalamukhi | Hindi |
2012 | Krishna Aur Kans[3] | Trinavert | Hindi |
2018  | Rudra: Dawn of The Dangerous Dongreela.  | Shakal  | Hindi  |
2019  | Rudra: The Magical Painting.  | Shakal  | Hindi  |
2020  | Rudra: Trapped in Mirror World.  | Shakal  | Hindi  |
2020  | Rudra: School Admission Conspiracy.  | Shakal  | Hindi  |

## Dubbing career

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Vinod Kulkarni started his career in 1986, when he dubbed for International productions such as Popeye. At the time, there were few contenders for such work and recognition came far easier. "We were all stars then," he recalls. "But unlike me, others would feel awkward when asked to audition for voices or imitate animals. So not many came forward," he said.[4] He also mostly dubbed for Telugu comic actor Brahmanandam in Hindi.

## Dubbing roles

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### Live action television series

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Title | Actor | Role | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes

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Pawn Stars | Richard Benjamin "The Old Man" Harrison | Himself | Hindi | English |  |  |  |
Duck Dynasty | Phil Robertson | Himself | Hindi | English | 68 | 3/21/2012-Current | 2013-current |
Goosebumps | Annick Obonsawin

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Cal Dodd | Slappy the Dummy
(voice) | Hindi | English | 74 | 10/27/1995-
11/16/1998 | 5/15/2006-2009 | Aired on Jetix India which is now known as Disney XD India.
Sacred Games | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Ganesh Gaitonde | English | Hindi | 16 |  |  |
Titans | Reed Birney | Dr. Adamson | Hindi | English |  | 2018-Current | 2019-current |
Lucifer | Patrick Fabian | Reese Getty | Hindi | English |  | 25/1/2016–
present |  |

### Animated series

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Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes

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DuckTales | Beck Bennett | Launchpad McQuack | Hindi | English | 24 | 2017–present | 2018–present |
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Joe Alaskey | Sylvester the Cat | Hindi | English | 52 | 9/9/1995-12/18/2002 |  |
The Powerpuff Girls | Tom Kane

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Chuck McCann

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Tom Kenny | Professor Utonium

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Bossman

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Mayor | Hindi | English | 78 | 11/18/1998-
3/25/2005 | 2000-2005 | Vinod voiced three characters in the Hindi dub. Aired on Cartoon Network India.
Courage the Cowardly Dog | Howard Hoffman (pilot)
Marty Grabstein (series) | Courage the Cowardly Dog
Narrator | Hindi | English | 52 | 11/12/1999-11/22/2002 | 2000-2003 |
Ed Edd n Eddy | Tony Sampson | Eddy | Hindi | English | 130 | 4/11/1999-11/8/2009 | 2001-2009 | Aired on Cartoon Network India
Batman: The Animated Series | Mark Hamill | The Joker | Hindi | English | 95 | 9/5/1992-
9/15/1995 | 9/9/2000-
7/8/2005 | Aired on Cartoon Network India much later after the original airing. Season 1(65 episodes) is streaming on Netflix India.
CatDog | Jim Cummings | Cat | Hindi | English | 68 | 4/4/1998-
6/15/2005 | Unknown |
SpongeBob SquarePants | Mr. Lawrence | Plankton | Hindi | English | 194 | 5/1/1999-Current | Unknown |
Dragon Tales | Eli Gabay | Quetzal | Hindi | English | 96 | 9/6/1999-11/25/2005 | 2005 | Aired on Cartoon Network India.
Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Masaru Ikeda | Alexander / Sikandar | Hindi | Japanese | 52 | 10/2/1989–10 October 1990 | 1993–1994[5] | The Hindi dub title of the series was just called: "The Jungle Book" and the name "Alexander" was known as "Sikandar" (or "Sikander" as the alternative spelling). It has aired on Doordarshan[6] and on DD National.
Batman: Caped Crusader | Dan Donohue | Basil Karlo / Clayface | Hindi | English | 10 (dubbed 1) | August 1, 2024 | August 1, 2024 | Episode: "...And Be a Villain". Season 1 is airing on Amazon Prime Video

### Live action films

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#### Hollywood films

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Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes

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Jaws | Roy Scheider | Chief Martin Brody | Hindi | English | 1975 | Unknown |
Space Jam | Bill Farmer | Sylvester
the Cat
(voice) | Hindi | English | 1996 | Unknown | Live Action/Animated hybrid film.
Stuart Little | Nathan Lane | Snowbell (voice) | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 |
Stuart Little 2 | Nathan Lane | Snowbell (voice) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 |
Daredevil | Ben Affleck | Matt Murdock / Daredevil | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 |
Planet of the Apes | Tim Roth | General Thade | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Toby Jones | Dobby (voice) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Toby Jones | Dobby (voice) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Ken Stott | Trufflehunter
(voice) | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | Vinod's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film.[7]
2012 | Woody Harrelson | Charlie Frost | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 |
Robocop | Patrick Garrow | Antonie Wallon | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 |
Inception | Michael Caine | Professor Stephen Miles | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2013 |
The Mask of Zorro | Anthony Hopkins | Diego De
La Vega | Hindi | English | 1998 |  | Aired by UTV Action.
The Last Samurai | Timothy Spall | Simon Graham | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 |
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Simon McBurney | Attlee | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 |
Batman | Jack Nicholson | Jack
Napier / The Joker | Hindi | English | 1989 |  | Aired by UTV Action.
Batman Forever | Jim Carrey | Edward Nygma /
The Riddler | Hindi | English | 1995 | 1995 |
Goosebumps | Jack Black | Slappy the Dummy
(voice) | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 |
The Legend of Hercules | Scott Adkins | King Amphitryon | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 |
Spider-Man | Bruce Campbell | Ring Announcer
(cameo) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 |
Avengers: Infinity War | Tom Vaughan-Lawlor | Ebony Maw | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 |
Flubber | Robin Williams | Professor Philip Brainard | Hindi | English | 1997 |  |

#### South Indian films

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Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes

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King | Brahmanandam | Jayasurya  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2008  | 2010  | The Hindi dub was titled: King No. 1.
Pokiri | Brahmanandam | Software Engineer Brahmi  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2006  | 2010  | The Hindi dub was titled: Tapori Wanted.
Arya 2 | Brahmanandam | Dasavatharam  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2009  | 2010  | The Hindi dub was titled: Arya: Ek Deewana.
Kedi | Sayaji Shinde | Mumbai Police Commissioner Shekhar Ranawat Shinde  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2010  | 2011  | The Hindi dub was titled: Gambler No. 1.
Khatarnak | Ali | Sathi Pandu (Shaana Pandu in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2006 | 2012 | The Hindi dub was titled: Main Hoon Khatarnak.
Baadshah | Brahmanandam | Padmanabha Simha (Prem Pratap in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2013 | 2013 | The Hindi dub was titled: Rowdy Baadshah.
Balupu | Brahmanandam | Crazy Mohan (Steve Yadav in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2013 | 2014 | The Hindi dub was titled: Jani Dushman.
Racha | Brahmanandam | Dr. Rangeela | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2014 | The Hindi dub was titled: Betting Raja.
Rebel | Brahmanandam | Narasa Raju (Birju in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2014 | The Hindi dub was titled: The Return Of Rebel.
Naayak | Brahmanandam | Jilebi  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2013  | 2014  | The Hindi dub was titled: Double Attack.
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Brahmanandam | Rampam (Rangasthala Pandit)  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2012  | 2014  | The Hindi dub was titled: Krishna Ka Badla.
Power | Brahmanandam | Animutyam  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2014  | 2014  | The Hindi dub was titled: Power Unlimited.
Denikaina Ready | Brahmanandam | Bangaraju | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2015 | The Hindi dub was titled: Sabse Badi Hera Pheri 2.
Mirchi | Brahmanandam | Veera Pratap | Hindi | Telugu | 2013 | 2015 | The Hindi dub was titled: Khatarnak Khiladi.
Yevadu | Brahmanandam | Satya's illegal tenant | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2015 |
Kandireega | Brahmanandam | Special appearance | Hindi | Telugu | 2011 | 2015 | The Hindi dub was titled: Dangerous Khiladi 4.
Rabhasa | Brahmanandam | Raju | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2015 | The Hindi dub was titled: The Super Khiladi 2.
Happy | Brahmanandam | Appala Naidu (Gaurav Naidu in Hindi version)  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2006  | 2015  | The Hindi dub was titled: Dum.
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Brahmanandam | Bobby  | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2012  | 2016  | The Hindi dub was titled: Mera Target.
Endukante... Premanta! | Brahmanandam | Pandu Ranga Rao | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2016 | The Hindi dub was titled: Dangerous Khiladi 5.
Heart Attack | Brahmanandam | ISKCON Ramana | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2016 |
Anjaan | Brahmanandam | Guru Shastri | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2016 | The Hindi dub was titled: Khatarnak Khiladi 2.
Son of Satyamurthy | Brahmanandam | Koda Rambabu (Sunil Shastri aka Baburao in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2016 |
Sudigadu | Brahmanandam | Jaffa Reddy (Kanchana Reddy in Hindi version) / CBI officer Jaffa Rai | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2016 | The Hindi dub was titled: Hero No. Zero.
Akhil: The Power Of Jua | Brahmanandam | Johnson and Johnson | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2017 |
Sarrainodu | Brahmanandam | Linga Hariharan | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 |
Theri | Rajendran | P. Rajendran | Hindi | Tamil | 2016 | 2017 |
Janatha Garage | Sachin Khedekar | Mukesh | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled: Janta Garage.
Doosukeltha | Brahmanandam | Veera Brahmam | Hindi | Telugu | 2013 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled: Dangerous Khiladi 6.
Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda | Brahmanandam | Pichakuntla Paidithalli (Rabindranath Ludhianvi in Hindi version) (Bapure) | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled: Sabse Badi Hera Pheri 3.
Saagasam | M. S. Bhaskar | Sadanandam  | Hindi  | Tamil  | 2016  | 2017  | The Hindi dub was titled: Jeene Nahi Doonga 2.
Nenu Local | Sachin Khedekar | Satyanarayana Murthy | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled: Super Khiladi 4.
Gopala Gopala | Mithun Chakraborty
(voice in original version dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar) | Leeladhara Swamy | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2018 |
Dora | Thambi Ramaiah | Vairakannu (Vivek Khanna in Hindi version) | Hindi | Tamil | 2017 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled: Kanchana: The Wonder Car.
Sketch | Jeeva Ravi | Police Officer | Hindi | Tamil | 2018 | 2018 |
Agnyaathavaasi | Boman Irani
(voice in original version dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar) | Govind Bhargav Vinda | Hindi | Telugu | 2018 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled: Yevadu 3.
Achari America Yatra | Brahmanandam | Appalacharya | Hindi | Telugu | 2018 | 2019 | The Hindi dub was titled: Thugs Of America.
3 | Prabhu | Ram's father | Hindi | Tamil | 2012 | 2020 |
Malligadu Marriage Bureau | Brahmanandam | Chotu Bhai | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2020 | The Hindi dub was titled: Marriage Bureau.
Soorarai Pottru | Paresh Rawal | Paresh Goswami | Hindi | Tamil | 2020 | 2021 | The Hindi dub was titled: Udaan.
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Sachin Khedekar
(voice in original version dubbed by Subhalekha Sudhakar) | Ananth Ramakrishna ARK | Hindi  | Telugu  | 2020  | 2022  |

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Beauty and the Beast | Rex Everhart | Maurice | Hindi | English | 1991 | 2009 | Aired on Television.
Cars | Larry the Cable Guy | Mater | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 |
Cars 2 | Larry the Cable Guy | Mater | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 |
Cars 3 | Larry the Cable Guy | Mater | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 |
Kung Fu Panda | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 |
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 |
The Boss Baby | Steve Buscemi | Francis E. Francis | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 |
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Mark Hamill | Joker | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2000 | Aired on Cartoon Network India on 25 November 2000.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Mark Hamill | Joker | Hindi | English | 2000 |  |
The Adventures of Tintin | Simon Pegg | Thompson | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 |

## See also

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* Dubbing (filmmaking)
* List of Indian dubbing artists

## References

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1. ^ "Meri awaaz suno – Entertainment – DNA". DNAIndia.com. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
2. ^ "Little Krishna to debut on Nick India – May 11". Folknet.in. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
3. ^ "Krishna Aur Kans (2012) Full Cast and credits". IMDB.com. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
4. ^ "Daffy speaks Hindi". Times Crest. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
5. ^ "Indian TV Serials – The Jungle Book – Hindi Movie". Indianmoviesfree.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
6. ^ "A romp through The Jungle Book". TheHindu.com. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
7. ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (Hindi Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

## External links

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* Vinod Kulkarni at IMDb