Rajesh Kava
| Rajesh Kava राजेश काव | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 March 1979[1] Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Spouse(s) | Dimple Kava |
Rajesh Kava (Hindi: राजेश काव, Rājēśa Kāva ?; born 18 March 1979) is an Indian voice actor, fluent in Hindi as well as Urdu and English.
He is best known for being the third, permanent and final Hindi dub-over voice artist for Daniel Radcliffe's role as Harry Potter, in the last three Harry Potter films, after it was passed on from Ami Trivedi's brother, Karan Trivedi.[2]
He also has done Hindi voice-overs for many foreign Cartoons, Anime, and live action television programs and films. Nowadays, he is busy in the dubbing of new shows like Go for glory, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, etc. He is the voice of Jaggu, a monkey from the series "Chhota Bheem". He performed in Hindi and Urdu voices in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" as the character of Riz Ahmed. He has voiced many animals in ads, movies, and serials. He is the voice of all the mice in the serial "Mahadev", which airs on Life OK channel.
He also dubbed Tamil actors Vijay and Dhanush in several of their films.
He has also given his voice for South Indian actor N. Santhanam in the movie "I" alongside the main lead Vikram who dubbed for his own character. He reprises his job in Rajinikanth's Lingaa for the same character.
Others
Mr.Kava has done a variety of shows for radio station Fever 104 FM. Some notable examples: Ram's brother Bharat in "Ramayana",Jignesh Patel in "Friends in a metro" and various characters in "Kya wo sach tha". Other than that,his voice can be heard in 9X Jalwa's "Kauwaaa Kauwaa".
He is also making his acting debut as the main lead in the upcoming Suspense-drama movie "Wrinkled Pages",written,produced and directed by Aniket Dhok. As of now,the film is in the post production phase.
Filmography
Voice Roles
Television Animation
| Program title | Character | Language | Number of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun - Prince of Bali | Khojo and Sehdev Varma | Hindi | Unknown |
| Chhota Bheem | Jaggu | Hindi | 120 |
| The Adventures of King Vikram | King Vikram | Hindi | Unknown |
Animated films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali[3] | Jaggu Bandar | Hindi |
Dubbing Roles
Live action television
| Program title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman | Nirbhay Wadhwa | Lord Hanuman | Hindi | Hindi | 4 May 2015 – Present | |||
| Power Rangers | Unknown | Unknown | Hindi | English | ||||
| Stan Lee's Superhumans | Daniel Browning Smith | Himself | Hindi | English | 15 | 8/5/2010-Current | Television Documentary. | |
| The Works | Daniel H. Wilson | Himself | Hindi | English | 10 | 7/10/2008-9/25/2008 | Television Documentary. | |
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben 10: Alien Force | Alexander Polinsky | Argit | Hindi | English | ||||
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Argit, Eon | Hindi | English | |||||
| Ben 10 Omniverse | Alexander Polinsky | Argit | Hindi | English | ||||
| Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch | Salem Saberhagen, Harvey Kinkle,Professor Geist | Hindi | English | |||||
| Horrid Henry | Dad, Rude Ralph | Hindi | English | |||||
| The Flintstones | Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble | Hindi | English | ||||
| The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy[4] | Richard Steven Horvitz | Billy | Hindi | English | 71 | 6/13/2003- 10/12/2008 | Known as: Billy Mandy Aur Life Mein Haddi. (बिली मैंडी और लाइफ में हड्डी). Sonal Kaushal voiced Mandy and Sanjay Keni voiced Grim in the Hindi dub. An Indian English re-dub was later made where Rajesh Shukla voiced this character. | |
| Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Adrian Petriw | Anthony "Tony" Stark / Iron Man | Hindi | English | 52 | 4/24/2009- 25 July 2012 | Yudhvir Dahiya and Sanket Mhatre voiced this character in some episodes. | |
| Redakai: Conquer the Kairu | Cory Doran | Mookee | Hindi | English | 16 | 7/9/2011- Unknown | 5/1/2014- Current | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Freddy Rodriguez | Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 | Hindi | English | ||||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) | Roger Craig Smith | Timothy/ Pulverizer/Mutagen Man | Hindi | English | 82+ | 9/29/2012-Ongoing | May 2013-Ongoing | |
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyblade | Aya Hisakawa | Ray Kon (AKA Rei Kon) (First dub) | Hindi | 1/8/2001- 12/24/2001 | First Dub 6/3/2005-2006 Second Dub 3/13/2015-Current | ||
| Beyblade Metal Fusion | Satoshi Hino | Kyoya Tategami | Hindi | 4/4/2009- 3/28/2010 | |||
| Beyblade: Metal Masters | Satoshi Hino Shō Hayami Hiroki Takahashi Yoshimasa Hosoya | Kyoya Tategami Gingka's dad Chao-Xin Wales | Hindi | 4/4/2010- 3/27/2011 | |||
| Beyblade: Metal Fury[5] | – | – | Hindi | 4/10/2011- 4/1/2012 | His nephew Ketan Kava voiced a protagonist in the series. | ||
| Dragon Ball Z | Jinzōningen Jū Nana | Android 17 | Hindi | 4/26/1989-1/31/1996 | 2001-2008 | ||
| Dragon Ball Z | Burorī | Broly | Hindi | 4/26/1989-1/31/1996 | 2001-2008 | ||
| Inazuma Eleven | Hirofumi Nojima | Axel Blaze Hurley Cane | Hindi | 10/5/2008- 4/27/2011 | |||
| Ninja Hattori-kun (TV Series) | Eiko Yamada | Keo | Hindi | 9/28/1981- 12/25/1987 |
Live Action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velayudham | Joseph Vijay | velu | Hindi | Tamil | 2011 | 2013 | Hindi Title as 'Super Hero Shahenshah' |
| Thirumalai | Joseph Vijay | Thirumalai | Hindi | Tamil | 2003 | - | - |
| Sullan | Dhanush | - | Hindi | Tamil | 2004 | 2008 | Hindi Title as 'Tezaab-The Terror' |
| Enthiran | Santhanam | siva | Hindi | Tamil | 2010 | 2010 | Hindi Title as 'Robot' |
| Kuruvi | Joseph Vijay | vetrivel | Hindi | Tamil | 2008 | 2013 | Hindi Title as 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Baazigar' |
| Venghai | Dhanush | Selvam | Hindi | Tamil | 2011 | 2012 | Hindi Title as 'Meri Taqat Mera Faisla' |
| Aata | Siddharth Narayan | Srikrishna | Hindi | Telugu | 2007 | 2014 | Hindi Title as 'Aaj Ka Great Gambler' |
| Kismat Love Paisa Dilli | – | Dog character | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Singam II | Santhanam | Susai | Hindi | Tamil | 2013 | 2013 | Hindi Title as 'Main Hoo Surya Singham2 |
| Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[6] | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Unknown | Unknown | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0. |
| The Bounty Hunter | Jason Sudeikis | Stewart | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Riz Ahmed | Changez Khan | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| The Legend of Hercules | Liam McIntyre | Sotiris | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Lingaa | N. Santhanam | Lingaa's sidekick | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Ant-Man (film) | David Dastmalchian | Kurt | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | Performed alongside Sahil Vaid who voice Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man in Hindi. |
| Goosebumps | Dylan Minnette | Zach Cooper | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Deadpool (film) | Karan Soni | Dopinder | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Jesse Eisenberg | Lex Luthor | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
Animated films
| Film | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Movie | Unknown | Unknown | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Big Hero 6 | Daniel Henney | Tadashi Hamada | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2016 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Meet the voices behind Chhota Bheem – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Hitlist, The (12 July 2011). "Rajesh Kava voice of Potter bids the franchise an adieu". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ Meet the voices behind Chhota Bheem – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (2 May 2013).
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – The Tribune Lifestyle". Tribuneindia.com. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rajesh Kava i am giving my voice to the negative character and my nephew Ketan Kava is giving his voice to the positive character". Facebook.com. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – The Tribune Lifestyle". Tribuneindia.com. 10 July 1956. Retrieved 23 December 2012.