Vijay Sethupathi to Deepak Dobriyal: 7 Villains to look out for in 2023

Our mainstream heroes get the largest chunk of audience appreciation but then sometimes there are villains who take the entire cake away with their performance, tough looks and acting chops. It is the negative character in films which keeps the story tight and helps the plot in moving to an interesting edgy point. The star becomes 'The Hero' only because of a conniving 'Villain' who keeps the audience hooked, booked and cooked to the movie. 

The anticipation amongst the audience to watch Shahrukh Khan’s Pathaan is at its peak since the film’s first look came out. Recently the makers of the film announced, the powerful villain opposite Shah Rukh Khan will be Vijay Sethupathi and the audiences can’t control their eagerness to watch both Superstars on the silver screen.

Sunny Hinduja grabbed a lot of attention from the masses for his role in ‘Family Man Season 2.’ The actor will now be seen in the role of a villain in Kartik Aaryan’s most-awaited film, Shehzaada.

Nawab Shah is known for his negative roles in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada language films. The actor will be seen next in Anand Pandit’s Pan-India film, Underworld Ka Kabzaa. The film has an ensemble star cast, Nawab Shah will be playing the role of a villain opposite Superstar Upendra in the period drama.

Kota Srinivasa Rao is known for his negative roles in the Hindi Film Industry. The actor will also be seen as a villain in Underworld Ka Kabzaa. The story is based on the biggest Mafia in Indian history, Arkeshwara.

The next big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Kang The Conquerer. Jonathon Majors will be headlining the role of Kang and the audience will witness a massive face-off between Paul Rudd and Jonathon Majors. The film is all set to release in India on 17th February, this year.

Gajraj Rao is known for acing positive roles, loved by all. In Bholaa, Gajraj Rao will also be seen in the role of a villain opposite Ajay Devgn his first look has intrigued the audience to no extent.

Known for his witty humor and making the film even more entertaining with his acting, Deepak Dobriyal was always seen in comic roles before Ajay Devgn’s Bholaa. With Bholaa, Deepak Dobriyal will be playing the role of a villain for the first time ever and his first look was perceived as fierce and extremely dangerous by the audience.