The Bhojpuri film industry is also known as Bhojiwood which has many talented people. With the immense hard work, dedication, and talent of actors, actresses, producers, directors, singers, musicians, cameramen, etc, the Bhojpuri film industry is famous all over the world today. This article is designed to highlight the top Bhojpuri actors (Male) taking the Bhojpuri industry to another level of success.
Background:- The journey of the Bhojpuri industry started in 1963 with the film Bhojpuri, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo. By 2001, the Bhojpuri industry was struggling to save its existence.
The industry flew again in 2001 with Saiyan Hamar. Several notable films were produced one after the other such as Pandit Ji Bataai Na Biyaah Kab Hoi, Sasura Bada Paisa Wala, and etc.
All these films received a lot of love from audiences in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and the film became a super-duper hit. Since then hundreds of remarkable Bhojpuri films have been made and many talented Bhojpuri actors have joined this industry that has played a very important role in giving a new dimension to the Bhojpuri industry.
Indian film industry includes many regional film industries such as Bhojpuri Film Industry, Malayalam Film Industry, Marathi Film Industry, Tamil Film Industry, Malayalam Film Industry and etc. Undoubtedly the Bollywood industry plays an important role in strengthening the Indian film industry globally. But there is no less contribution of other regional film industries in boosting the Indian film industry.
| Page Contents | |
| Top 5 Bhojpuri Actors |
|
| List of all Bhojpuri actors with photo |  |
 who are ruling the Bhojpuri Cinema Industry. Find their photo, wife, children, age){kind=link}
List of Top Bhojpuri Actors (Male) (updated 2021): With photos
- Manoj Tiwari
- Ravi Kishan
- Pawan Singh
- Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua
- Khesari Lal Yadav
|Top 5 Bihari Actress|
1Manoj Tiwari
- Age: 48 Years (As in 2021)
- Home Town: Atarwalia, Kaimur District, Bihar
- Spouse: Rani Tiwari (divorced) and Surbhi (Married in 2020)
- Children: 2 (Daughters: Rhiti and Saanvika)
- Debut Bhojiwood Film: Sasura Bada Paisa Wala
Manoj Tiwari is a popular Bhojpuri actor. He is considered to be the one who revives the Bhojpuri cinema industry. He comes from Kaimur in Uttar Bihar. Manoj Tiwari was born on 1 February 1973 in Atarwalia, a village of Kaimur district in Bihar.
He married twice. His first wife was Rani. In 2012, the two got divorced. Manoj Tiwari married Surabhi in 2020 after 8 years of divorce.
Manoj Tiwari started his Bhojpuri film career as a singer and then started acting in the film. His first Bhojpuri film Sasura Bada Paisawala (2004) was a superhit film.
Till now he has worked as a leading male actor in more than 20 Bhojpuri cinema. His popular films include Sasura Bada Paisawala, Daroga Babu, Dharti Kahe Pukar ke, Ganga, Devra Bhail Deewana, etc.
2Ravi Kishan
- Age: 50 Years (As in 2021)
- Home Town: Bisuin(Barain), Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh
- Spouse: Priti
- Children: Four (Three Daughters: Tanishq, Ishita & Saksham and 1 Son: Reva)
- Debut Bhojiwood Film: Saiyaan Hamaar
Bhojpuri industry is incomplete without Ravi Kishan. His family name is Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla. He was born on 17 July 1971 in Mumbai. His hometown is Bisuin village in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Ravi Kishan started his film career in 1992 with the Hindi film Pitamber. In 2003, he starred in the Bhojpuri film Saiyaan Hamaar which was a super hit Bhojpuri film.
Pandit Ji Bataai Na Biyah Kab Hoi, his second Bhojpuri film was also a big hit at that time. Ravi Kishan is believed to be one of the Bhojpuri actors who played an important role in the rise of Bhojpuri cinema.
He acted in more than 50 Bhojpuri films. Saiyaan Hamaar, Pandit Ji Bataai Na Biyah Kab Hoi, Kab Hoi Milanwa Hummer, Dulha Milal Dildar, Sanki Daroga, etc. are some of the popular Bhojpuri films of Ravi Kishan.
There is no doubt that Ravi Kishan is a superstar of Bhojpuri cinema.
3Pawan Singh
- Age: 35 Years (As in 2021)
- Home Town: Arrah, Bihar
- Spouse: First Wife Neelam Singh (Committed suicide) Second Wife Jyoti Singh
- Children: 0
- Debut Bhojiwood Film: Rangli Chunariya Tohre Naam Ki
Like any industry, the Bhojpuri film industry also required many talented people to achieve sustained success. One or two Bhojpuri actors cannot guarantee long-term success.
It is a privilege of this cinema industry that it gets talented actors one after the other.
Pawan Singh can be held largely responsible for the success of Bhojpuri cinema. He started his career as a singer in Bhojpuri. From 1997 to 2007 he worked primarily as a singer in Bhojpuri.
In 2008 his song “Lollipop Lagelu” became a super-duper hit and he became the star of Bhojpuri.
He has never looked back since then. Given the growing popularity, Pawan Singh wanted to try his luck in acting. Fortunately, his acting in his first Bhojpuri film ” Rangli Chunariya Tohre Naam Ki” was well received by the audience. Since then, he has worked as an actor in more than 80 Bhojpuri films.
Bhojpuri audiences eagerly await the release of Pawan Singh’s film. He has twice been awarded the International Bhojpuri Film Award for his immense contribution to Bhojpuri cinema.
Pawan Singh was born on 5 January 1986 in Arrah, Bihar. He was married to Neelam Singh but Neelam committed suicide in March 2015. He has a second wife Jyoti whom he married in the year 2018.
4Dinesh Lal Yadav (Nirahua)
- Age: 42 Years (As in 2021)
- Home Town: Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
- Spouse: Mansha Devi
- Children: 3 ( 2 Sons: Aditya Yadav and Amit Yadav, 1 Daughter: Aditi)
- Debut Bhojiwood Film: Humka Aisa Waisa Na Samjha
Dinesh Lal Yadav aka Nirahua is one of the top actors of Bhojpuri. He holds the record for giving 5 consecutive super-hit Bhojpuri movies to his name.
He was born on 2 February 1979 in Ghazipur but grew up in Agarpara, Kolkata. Her father worked in a factory in Belghoria, Agarpara.
Overnight, he became a superstar of the Bhojpuri industry with his best acting in “Nirhua Rickshawala”. Although Nirhua started his film career in 2005 with the Bhojpuri film ” Humka Aisa Waisa Na Samjha “, he got recognition in 2008 from the blockbuster film Nirhua Rickshawala.
In the same year of 2008, he gave back-to-back 5 hit Bhojpuri films and became a Jubilee star. Nirhua is the most successful Bhojpuri actor to date.
The Uttar Pradesh government honored him with the Yash Bharti Samman Award, the state’s top award for contribution to Bhojpuri cinema. Jubilee star Nirhua has played the lead role in more than 40 films so far.
Surprisingly in 2012, when he was at the peak of his career, he participated in one of India’s most-watched reality shows, Bigg Boss. That reality show helped his fans to know his personal life and lifestyle. It is believed that his involvement in Bollywood has made him a more popular Bhojpuri actor worldwide.
Some of his most popular Bhojpuri films are Nirhua Rickshawala, Nirhua Hindustani, Nirhua Chalal Sasural, Patna to Pakistan, etc.
5Khesari Lal Yadav
- Age: 35 Years (As in 2021)
- Home Town: Chapra, Bihar
- Spouse: Chanda Devi
- Children: 2
- Debut Bhojiwood Film: Saajan Chale Sasural
Another popular Bhojpuri actor is none other than Khesari Lal Yadav, who hails from Bihar.
He was born on 15 March 1986. He has been a folk singer and has danced in Bhojpuri since the beginning.
Khesari Lal Yadav’s first success “Mal Bhetai Mela” came from the Bhojpuri album. But in 2012 he became the popular star of Bhojpuri with the superhit Bhojpuri film Saajan Chale Sasural.
His amazing acting talent led him to work with prominent Bhojpuri actors such as Manoj Tiwari, Ravi Kishan, and Nirhua, etc. He performed well in the film and started ruling over the Bhojpuri audience.
The truth is that today Khesari Lal Yadav is one of the best stars of Bhojpuri. He acted in more than 60 Bhojpuri films. He gave many Bhojpuri film hits.
6Ritesh Pandey
7Pradeep Pandey “Chintu”
8Pravesh Lal Yadav
9Rakesh Mishra
10Arvind Kumar Akela “Kallu”
List of All Bhojpuri Actors (Male) With Photo
| Bhojpuri Actor Name | Photo |
| Pramod Premi Yadav |  |
| Avinash Diwedi |  |
| Raj Yadav |  |
| Vishal Singh |  |
| Aditya Ojha |  |
| Gaurav Jha |  |
| Kunal Singh |  |
| Bipin Singh |  |
| Vijay Lal Yadav |  |
| Sushil Singh |  |
| Vikram Singh Rajput |  |
| Dev Singh |  |
| Anjani Singh |  |
| Sanjeev Mishra |  |
| Ayaz Khan |  |
| Padam Singh |  |
| Gunjan Singh |  |
| Anand Mohan |  |
| Aditya Mohan |  |
| Brijesh Tripathi |  |
| Anoop Arora |  |
| Vinay Anand |  |
| Sudip Pandey |  |
| Sudesh Kaul |  |
| Raj Kapoor Shahi |  |
| Yash Kumar Mishra |  |
| Biraj Bhatt |  |
| Manoj Tiger |  |
| Manoj R Pandey |  |
| Baleshwar Singh |  |
| Awdesh Mishra |  |
Conclusion:- We hope you liked this article about Bhojpuri actors. If you know any Bhojpuri hero, Bhojpuri villain, supporting actors, etc. who are not named here, then let us know that we will add it immediately to this list of Bhojpuri actors.