Anand (actor)

Indian actor

Anand

Born|  (1968-02-21) 21 February 1968 (age 57)

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1988–present
Spouse|

Poornima

(m. 2009)​

Children| 1

Anand is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu 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, 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]

## Early and personal life

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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.[2][3]

Anand is married to actress Poornima since 2009.

## Career

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He made his film debut in 1987 with Vanna Kanavugal.[4][5] 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).[6][7]

Anand also produced and directed a Malayalam short film "Kassu Panam Thuttu Money Money".[2][3] 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]

## Legal issues

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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 died due to his injuries and the actor faced a murder charge.[4] The actor made a financial settlement with the victim's family.[5] Later he was acquitted, and was found innocent.[citation needed]

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

## Filmography

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Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes

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1987 | Vanna Kanavugal |  | Tamil |
1988 | Sathya |  | Tamil |
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran |  | Tamil |
Anbe En Anbe |  | Tamil |
Dharma Teja |  | Telugu |
Annanagar Mudhal Theru |  | Tamil |
Sudhanthira Nattin Adimaigal |  | Tamil |
1989  | Apoorva Sagodharargal |  | Tamil |
En Kanavar |  | Tamil |
1990 | Nila Penne |  | Tamil |
Adhisaya Manithan |  | Tamil |
Kadapa Redamma |  | Telugu |
Anjali |  | 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 |  | Telugu |
1995 | Kizhakku Malai |  | Tamil |
Aunty |  | Telugu |
Street Fighter |  | Telugu |
Khaidi Inspector[9] | Kumar | Telugu |
1996 | Avathara Purushan | Anand | Tamil |
Merupu |  | Telugu |
Srikaram | Chandram | Telugu |
Akka Bagunnava | Chandu | Telugu |
Amma Nanna Kaavaali |  | Telugu |
Pellaala Rajyam | Gopi | 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 | Anand | Tamil |
2000 | Vaanathaippola |  | Tamil |
Ennavale | Anand | Tamil |
2001 | Vande Matharam |  | Kannada |
Deevinchandi |  | Telugu |
Love Channel | Anand | Tamil |
Sri Manjunatha |  | Kannada |
Sri Manjunatha |  | Telugu  |
2002 | Red | Radha krishnan | Tamil |
Raajjiyam |  | Tamil |
2003 | Naaga |  | Telugu |
Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu | Sridhar's brother-in-law | Telugu |
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Sridhar's brother-in-law | Tamil |
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 Randaman |  | 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 |  | Malayalam |
Christian Brothers | Renjith | Malayalam |
2012 | Etho Seithai Ennai | Nambi | Tamil |
Kunjaliyan | Suresh Varma | Malayalam |
Ajantha |  | Kannada
Malayalam |
My Boss | Mathew Abraham | Malayalam |
MLA Mani Patham Classum Ghusthiyum |  | Malayalam |
2013 | Caribbean | Shiva Subramaniyam | Malayalam |
Crocodile Love Story | DFO | Malayalam |
2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Chandrasekhar | Telugu |
Ring Master | Raju | Malayalam |
2015 | Ivan Maryadaraman | Indrasimhan
Sooryasimhan | Malayalam |
Srimanthudu | Meghna's father | Telugu |
365 Days |  | 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 |  | Telugu |
Juvva |  | 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 |  | Telugu  |
2023  | Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku |  | Tamil  |
Kolai | DCP Tilak Varma  | Tamil  |
2024  | Siddharth Roy |  | Telugu  |

### Television

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year  | Title  | Network  | Language

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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 | Malayalam
2020–2023 | Anbe Vaa | Sun TV | Tamil
2021 | Kannana Kanne
Rudramadevi | Star Maa | Telugu

## References

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1. ^ "Google Groups". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
2. ^ a b "Actor Anand - official website". actoranand.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
3. ^ a b "Anand". IMDB. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
4. ^ a b "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Our weekly box office update". Rediff. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
5. ^ a b "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
6. ^ Nayar, Parvathi (25 June 2010). "Jewel of Indian cinema". AsiaOne. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
7. ^ Ramya Kannan (9 August 2002). "Facts on films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
8. ^ a b "Burglars strike at actor Anand's house". The Times of India. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
9. ^ Ganesh Videos (5 November 2014). Khaidi Inspector Full Length Telugu Movie || Suman, Rambha, Maheshwari || Ganesh Videos. Retrieved 24 November 2024 - via YouTube.

## External links

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*[m.]: married