Noel Sean (born 28 November 1982)^[1] is an Indian rapper and actor working in the Telugu cinema and Telugu music. Well known as the first rapper of in Telugu Music Industry and Tollywood as well as a versatile actor, music producer, television host, Radio Jockey, lyricist and composer. In 2020, he participated in a Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as contestant.^[2][3][4]

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Noel Sean
Noel in 2024
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Born	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 41) Hyderabad, India
Genres	Rapping, Hip hop music, Indie music
Occupation(s)	Rapper Actor Composer Singer Lyricist Television Host Radio Jockey
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2006–present

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Noel was born on 28 November 1982 in Hyderabad to Samuel and Sarah. He has 3 siblings. Noel went on to pursue the Bachelor of Fine arts in SVCFA and became a web designer successfully. He worked for Cognizant as a trainee until he joined the film industry. ^[5]

While he was still studying, Noel had met a famous archery coach Pallela Ravishankar who encouraged and guided him into the film industry where he introduced Noel to Ramanand who worked as the casting director for Teja (film director). It is then that he made his first appearance on screen in the Telugu Film, 'Sambhavami Yuge Yuge' during which he met Krishna (director) who later introduced Noel to the legendary music director M. M. Keeravani who gave him the first break as a Rapping in the Telugu movie 'Vikramarkudu' directed by the ace director S. S. Rajamouli.

This brought Noel huge recognition, thus marking his title as the 'First Telugu Rapper' after which there was no looking back. In 2007, he did his first on screen appearance along with Charmy Kaur in the movie 'Mantra' for the famous number 'Maha Maha'. During the same period, Noel also got into Radio Jockeying for 93.5 Red FM and gained a lot of fan following. He then consecutively appeared in various notable roles in several big projects and established himself as a versatile actor in Telugu filmdom.

It was in 2015, that tables turned around for Noel as an actor, when he was signed for the movie 'Kumari 21F under Director Sukumar's production in which he played the role of Shankar, the antagonist. His performance in the movie was applauded for both by the critics as well as the audience. He soon debuted as a lead actor (Hero) in the film Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends opposite Hebah Patel.^[6] The movie did well and added yet another feather on his hat. In 2020 Sean Participated in the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 hosted by Nagarjuna Akkineni.^[7][8][9]

* All films are in Telugu, otherwise mentioned