Anand (actor)

Anand is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films along with a few Kannada productions. He has also acted in several Malayalam TV serials.

Anand
Born
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1988 – present
Spouse(s)Poornima
Children1

The actor's biggest film till date is Mani Ratnam's black comedy film Thiruda Thiruda, but unlike his co-stars of that film, it failed to give him a breakthrough. He has also played second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including Kamal Haasan's Sathya and Vijayakanth's Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran.[1]

Career

He made his film debut in 1987 with Vanna Kanavugal.[2][3] 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), Thiruda Thiruda (1993), screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003).[4][5]

Anand also produced and directed a Malayalam short film "Kassu Panam Thuttu Money Money".[6][7] His recent works as a character actor include hits such as 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Ring Master (2014), Ivan Maryadaraman (2015), Srimanthudu (2015), and Gentleman (2016).[8]

Early 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.[6] [7]

Personal life

Anand is married to actress Poornima since 2009 & have a son Bharathi.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1987Vanna KanavugalTamil
1988SathyaTamil
1988Poonthotta KaavalkaaranTamil
1988Anbe En AnbeTamil
1988Annanagar Mudhal TheruTamil
1988Sudhanthira Nattin AdimaigalTamil
1989Apoorva SagodharargalTamil
1989En KanavarTamil
1989Dharma TejaTelugu
1990Nila PenneTamil
1990Adhisaya ManithanTamil
1990Kadapa RedammaTelugu
1990AnjaliTamil
1991Master PlanAntonyMalayalam
1991En Pottukku SonthakkaranTamil
1991AdhikariSarathTamil
1992Oor MariyadhaiKannanTamil
1992ThalaivasalSudhakarTamil
1992Mudhal KuralTamil
1993Chinna MapillaiMythili's husbandTamil
1993Thiruda ThirudaKadhirTamil
1993Naan Pesa NinaipathellamAnandTamil
1994Muthal PayanamTamil
1995Kizhakku MalaiTamil
1995AuntyTelugu
1995Ammayi KapuramTelugu
1995Street FighterTelugu
1996Avathara PurushanAnandTamil
1996MerupuTelugu
1996SrikaramChandramTelugu
1996Akka BagunnavaTelugu
1996Amma Nanna KaavaaliTelugu
1996Pellaala RajyamGopiTelugu
1998KondattamAnandTamil
1998SollamaleRiyazTamil
1998SnehituluTelugu
1999Ninaivirukkum VaraiAravindTamil
1999Malabar PoliceAnandTamil
1999SeenuRiyazTelugu
1999Unnaruge Naan IrundhalAnandTamil
1999Aasaiyil Oru KadithamAnandTamil
2000VaanathaippolaTamil
2000EnnavaleAnandTamil
2001DeevinchandiTelugu
2001Love ChannelAnandTamil
2001Sri ManjunathaTelugu
Kannada
2002RedRadha krishnanTamil
2002RaajjiyamTamil
2003NaagaTelugu
2003Nee Manasu Naaku TelusuSridhar's brother-in-lawTelugu
2003Enakku 20 Unakku 18Sridhar's brother-in-lawTamil
2004Shweta NaguTelugu
2005The TigerSudev Sachidanand IPS — MusafirMalayalam
2005Thommanum MakkalumKaliyappanMalayalam
2005Udayananu Tharam DineshMalayalam
2006Yes Your HonourDFO Sarath ShettyMalayalam
2006VargamSheriffMalayalam
2006Chacko RandamanMalayalam
2006OruvanSI MadhavanMalayalam
2007Payum PuliRavishankarMalayalam
2007July 4VincentMalayalam
2007Inspector GarudSaravananMalayalam
2007Ali BhaiBhaskaranMalayalam
2008AandavanSadashivanMalayalam
2009JoshSathya's fatherTelugu
2009MuthiraiAzhagar ThondaimanTamil
2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduJohnykuttyMalayalam
2010Advocate Lakshman Ladies OnlyHaridasMalayalam
2010ThanthonniMalayalam
2010The ThrillerCity Police Commissioner ManmohanMalayalam
2010Andari BandhuvayaTelugu
2011Arjunan SakshiMalayalam
2011Christian BrothersRenjithMalayalam
2012Etho Seithai EnnaiNambiTamil
2012KunjaliyanSuresh VarmaMalayalam
2012AjanthaMalayalam
2012My BossMathew AbrahamMalayalam
2012MLA Mani Patham Classum GhusthiyumMalayalam
2013CaribbeanShiva SubramaniyamMalayalam
2013Crocodile Love StoryDFOMalayalam
20141: NenokkadineChandrasekharTelugu
2014Ring MasterRajuMalayalam
2015Ivan MaryadaramanIndrasimhanMalayalam
2015SrimanthuduMeghna's fatherTelugu
2016Kalyana VaibhogameDivya's fatherTelugu
2016 GentlemanRam PrakashTelugu
2016Aatadukundam RaaAnand RaoTelugu
2016 OozhamKarthikeyanMalayalam
2017MisterChai's fatherTelugu
2017ThikkaMadan MohanTelugu
2017RangoonDRI Officer Syed NawazuddinTamil
2017Vunnadhi Okate ZindagiAbhi's fatherTelugu
2017VillainDinesh TharakanMalayalam
2017Yuddham SharanamTelugu
2018SavyasachiTelugu
2018JuvvaTelugu
2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyKumara MallareddyTelugu
2019MaharshiRamavaram District CollectorTelugu
2019Dear ComradeBobby’s fatherTelugu
2020 IIT Krishnamurthy Srinivasa Rao Telugu

Television serials
year Serial Language Channel Notes
2000 Nippulanti Nijam Telugu ETV
2001Sigaram TamilSun TV
2001Soolam Tamil Sun TV
2004AalipazhamMalayalamSurya TV
2005Kadamattathu KathanarMalayalamAsianet
2006Ezham KadalinakkareMalayalamAsianet
2007Swami AyyappanMalayalamAsianet
2010–2012IdhayamTamilSun TV
2011DevimahatmyamMalayalamAsianet
2012Veera MarthandavarmaMalayalamSurya TV
2012DostMalayalamKairali TV
2015 SpandanamMalayalamSurya TV
2015 7 RaatrikalMalayalamAsianet
2016–2017Kayamkulam Kochunniyude MakanMalayalamSurya TV
2018Lahiri Lahiri LahiriloTeluguETV
2020-PresentAmmayariyatheMalayalamAsianet
2020-PresentAnbe VaaTamilSun TV
2021-PresentRudramadevi TeluguStar Maa

In 2000, the actor was involved in drunk driving hit and run case, where he hit a police officer who had tried to stop him. The police officer, Ramachandran, subsequently succumbed to his injuries and the actor faced a murder charge.[2] The actor made a financial settlement with the victim's family.[3] Later he was acquitted, and was found innocent.

His house in Uthandi, Chennai was burgled in 2008 and the actor cited that it was an "inside job".[8]

References
  1. "Google Groups". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Our weekly box office update". Rediff. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. Nayar, Parvathi (25 June 2010). "Jewel of Indian cinema". AsiaOne. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. Ramya Kannan (9 August 2002). "Facts on films". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. "Actor Anand - official website". actoranand.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. "Anand". IMDB. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. "Burglars strike at actor Anand's house". The Times of India. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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