Rushiraj Pawar

Rushiraj Pawar (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television. Pawar earned recognition with his portrayals of Chandragupta Maurya in Chandragupta Maurya, Kartikeya in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Patta in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Ayan in RadhaKrishn and Meghnada in Shrimad Ramayan.

Personal life
Pawar was born on 15 October 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Marathi family.

Career
Pawar made his acting debut with the Marathi film, Manyaa The Wonder Boy, playing the young Manya. He then made his television debut the same year, playing the young Chandragupta Maurya in Chandragupta Maurya. For his performance, he won the ITA Award for Best Child Artist.

From 2012 to 2014, Pawar played Kartikeya / Murugan in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev. Also in 2013, he played Suryakant "Surya" Shastri (younger version of Akshay Kumar) in Boss.

In 2015, Pawar first played Parijaat in Maharakshak: Devi. That same year Pawar played, Patta Chundawat in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.

In 2016, he played Sona Nanda in Chandra Nandini. Then, he played Young Malhar Rao Holkar in Peshwa Bajirao, in 2017. From 2017 to 2018, he played Shani in Chakradhari Ajay Krishna.

From 2018 to 2020, Pawar played Ayan in RadhaKrishn. For his performance, he received the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role nomination. In 2023, Pawar played Udmi Ram in an episode of Swaraj. In the same year, he also played Banasura in Tulsidham Ke Laddu Gopal.

Since February 2024, Pawar is seen portraying Meghanada in Shrimad Ramayan.