Anand (actor)
Indian actor
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::summary Indian actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anand |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| spouse(s) | |
| children | 1 |
| yearsactive | 1988–present |
| occupation | Actor |
| :: |
| name = Anand | image = | birth_date = | birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) | parents = | spouse(s) = | children = 1 | yearsactive = 1988–present | occupation = Actor | alma_mater = Anand is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films along with a few Kannada films. He has also acted in several Malayalam TV shows.
The actor's biggest film till date is Mani Ratnam's black comedy film Thiruda Thiruda (1993), but unlike his co-stars of that film, it failed to translate into a breakthrough for him. He has also played second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including Kamal Haasan's Sathyaa and Vijayakanth's Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran.
Early and personal life
Anand was born in Hyderabad as the youngest of four sons. His father V. S. Bharathi, worked for Brooke Bond India Ltd, and his mother Rajalakshmi is a house wife. His brothers are B. Ramesh, a Vice President of Finance with Times of India, Dr. B. Suresh, a teacher at English Vivekananda College, and Bharat Arun, a former Indian cricketer and now bowling coach for Indian cricket team. Anand also owns a restaurant named Zenzerro in Thiruvananthapuram.
Anand has been married to actress Poornima since 2002.
Career
He made his film debut in 1987 with Vanna Kanavugal. He is best known for his works in films such as Sathya (1988), Anbe En Anbe (1988), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Oor Mariyadhai (1992), Thalaivasal (1992), and Thiruda Thiruda (1993), screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
His works as a character actor include hits such as 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Ring Master (2014), Ivan Maryadaraman (2015), Srimanthudu (2015), and * Gentleman* (2016).
Legal issues
In 2000, the actor was involved in a drunk driving hit-and-run case, where he hit a police officer who had tried to stop him. The police officer, Ramachandran, subsequently died due to his injuries and the actor faced a murder charge. The actor made a financial settlement with the victim's family. Later he was acquitted.
His house in Uthandi, Chennai was burgled in 2008 and the actor cited that it was an "inside job".
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Vanna Kanavugal | Tamil | ||
| 1988 | Sathya | Anand | Tamil | |
| Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran | Anand | Tamil | ||
| Anbe En Anbe | Tamil | |||
| Dharma Teja | Telugu | |||
| Annanagar Mudhal Theru | Flirty son | Tamil | ||
| Sudhanthira Naattin Adimaigal | Tamil | |||
| 1989 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Vincent | Tamil | |
| En Kanavar | Tamil | |||
| 1990 | Nila Penne | Krishnamoorthy | Tamil | |
| Adhisaya Manithan | Vivek | Tamil | ||
| Kadapa Redamma | Telugu | |||
| Anjali | Cameo in a song | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Master Plan | Antony | Malayalam | |
| En Pottukku Sonthakkaran | Tamil | |||
| Manchi Roju | Telugu | |||
| Adhikari | Sarath | Tamil | ||
| 1992 | Oor Mariyadhai | Kannan | Tamil | |
| Thalaivasal | Sudhakar | Tamil | ||
| Mudhal Kural | Kumaran | Tamil | ||
| 1993 | Chinna Mapillai | Mythili's husband | Tamil | |
| Thiruda Thiruda | Kadhir | Tamil | ||
| Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam | Anand | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Muthal Payanam | Tamil | ||
| Ammayi Kapuram | Aravind | Telugu | ||
| 1995 | Kizhakku Malai | Tamil | ||
| Aunty | Anand | Telugu | ||
| Street Fighter | Telugu | |||
| Khaidi Inspector | Kumar | Telugu | ||
| 1996 | Avathara Purushan | Anand | Tamil | |
| Merupu | Naveen | Telugu | ||
| Srikaram | Chandram | Telugu | ||
| Akka Bagunnava | Chandu | Telugu | ||
| Amma Nanna Kaavaali | Telugu | |||
| Pellaala Rajyam | Gopi | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Kurralla Rajyam | Telugu | ||
| 1998 | Kondattam | Anand | Tamil | |
| Sollamale | Riyaz | Tamil | ||
| Snehithulu | Vijay | Telugu | ||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Aravind | Tamil | |
| Malabar Police | Anand | Tamil | ||
| Seenu | Riyaz | Telugu | ||
| Unnaruge Naan Irundhal | Anand | Tamil | ||
| Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham | Tamil | |||
| 2000 | Vaanathaippola | Tamil | ||
| Maa Annayya | Telugu | |||
| Ennavalle | Tamil | |||
| 2001 | Vande Matharam | Citizen rights council member | Kannada | |
| Deevinchandi | Telugu | |||
| Love Channel | Anand | Tamil | ||
| Sri Manjunatha | Manjunatha's friend | Kannada | ||
| 2002 | Red | Radha krishnan | Tamil | |
| Raajjiyam | Kiran Kumar | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Naaga | Telugu | ||
| Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Sridhar's brother-in-law | Tamil | ||
| Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu | Sridhar's brother-in-law | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Shweta Nagu | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | The Tiger | Sudev Sachidanand IPS — Musafir | Malayalam | |
| Thommanum Makkalum | Kaliyappan | Malayalam | ||
| Alaiyadikkuthu | Tamil | |||
| *Udayananu Tharam * | Dinesh | Malayalam | ||
| 2006 | Yes Your Honour | DFO Sarath Shetty | Malayalam | |
| Vargam | Sheriff | Malayalam | ||
| Chacko Randaaman | Kaalan Madhavan | Malayalam | ||
| Oruvan | SI Madhavan | Malayalam | ||
| 2007 | Payum Puli | Ravishankar | Malayalam | |
| July 4 | Vincent | Malayalam | ||
| Inspector Garud | Saravanan | Malayalam | ||
| Ali Bhai | Bhaskaran | Malayalam | ||
| 2008 | Aandavan | Sadashivan | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Josh | Sathya's father | Telugu | |
| Muthirai | Azhagar Thondaiman | Tamil | ||
| 2010 | Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | Johnykutty | Malayalam | |
| Advocate Lakshman Ladies Only | Haridas | Malayalam | ||
| Thanthonni | Malayalam | |||
| The Thriller | City Police Commissioner Manmohan | Malayalam | ||
| Andari Bandhuvaya | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Arjunan Sakshi | Rajan Thomas | Malayalam | |
| Christian Brothers | Renjith | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Etho Seithai Ennai | Nambi | Tamil | |
| Kunjaliyan | Suresh Varma | Malayalam | ||
| Ajantha | Singer | Kannada | ||
| Malayalam | ||||
| My Boss | Mathew Abraham | Malayalam | ||
| MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum | Ananthan | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Caribbean | Shiva Subramaniyam | Malayalam | |
| Crocodile Love Story | DFO | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Chandrasekhar | Telugu | |
| Ring Master | Raju | Malayalam | ||
| 2015 | Ivan Maryadaraman | Indrasimhan | Malayalam | |
| Srimanthudu | Meghna's father | Telugu | ||
| 365 Days | Chandrasekhar | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame | Divya's father | Telugu | |
| * Gentleman* | Ram Prakash | Telugu | ||
| Aatadukundam Raa | Anand Rao | Telugu | ||
| * Oozham* | Karthikeyan | Malayalam | ||
| 2017 | Mister | Chai's father | Telugu | |
| Thikka | Madan Mohan | Telugu | ||
| Rangoon | DRI Officer Syed Nawazuddin | Tamil | ||
| Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi | Abhi's father | Telugu | ||
| Villain | Dinesh Tharakan | Malayalam | ||
| Yuddham Sharanam | Telugu | |||
| 2018 | Savyasachi | Mahalakshmi's husband | Telugu | |
| Juvva | Sivakrishna Hegde | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Kumara Mallareddy | Telugu | |
| Maharshi | Ramavaram District Collector | Telugu | ||
| Dear Comrade | Bobby's father | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | IIT Krishnamurthy | Srinivasa Rao | Telugu | |
| Joshua | Malayalam | |||
| 2021 | Cold Case | Aadhavan Padmanabhan | Malayalam | |
| Varudu Kaavalenu | Karthik's father | Telugu | ||
| 2023 | Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku | Tamil | ||
| Kolai | DCP Tilak Varma | Tamil | ||
| 2024 | Siddharth Roy | Telugu | ||
| 2025 | Dilruba | Telugu | ||
| Arjun Son of Vyjayanthi | Vishwanath | Telugu | ||
| :: |
Television
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| Year | Title | Network | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Peyarai Solla Vaa | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2000 | Nippulanti Nijam | ETV | Telugu |
| 2001 | Sigaram | Sun TV | Tamil |
| Soolam | |||
| 2004 | Aalipazham | Surya TV | Malayalam |
| 2005 | Kadamattathu Kathanar | Asianet | |
| 2006 | Ezham Kadalinakkare | ||
| 2007 | Swami Ayyappan | ||
| 2010–2012 | Idhayam | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2011 | Devimahatmyam | Asianet | Malayalam |
| Sabarimala Shridharma Shastha | |||
| 2012 | Veera Marthandavarma | Surya TV | |
| Dost | Kairali TV | ||
| 2015 | Spandanam | Surya TV | |
| 7 Raatrikal | Asianet | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Makan | Surya TV | |
| 2018 | Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | ETV | Telugu |
| 2020–2021 | Ammayariyathe | Asianet | |
| 2020–2023 | Anbe Vaa | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2021 | Kannana Kanne | ||
| Rudramadevi | Star Maa | Telugu | |
| 2025- present | Teacher Amma | Asianet | Malayalam |
| :: |
Other work
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| Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kassu Panam Thuttu Money Money | Malayalam | url=http://actoranand.com/about-anand/ |
| :: |
References
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- Ramya Kannan. (9 August 2002). "Facts on films". [[The Hindu]].
- (2008-08-01). "Burglars strike at actor Anand's house". [[The Times of India]].
- Ganesh Videos. (2014-11-05). "Khaidi Inspector Full Length Telugu Movie {{!}}{{!}} Suman, Rambha, Maheshwari {{!}}{{!}} Ganesh Videos".
- "Actor Anand - official website". actoranand.com.
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