{{short description|Indian actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Anand | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|02|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) | parents = | spouse = {{marriage|Poornima|2002}} | children = 1 | years_active = 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.movies.local.indian/browse_thread/thread/325160ecb408a6ad/bf2a05fc0546286b?pli=1 |title=Google Groups |access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="actoranand.com" />
Anand has been married to actress Poornima since 2002.
==Career== He made his film debut in 1987 with ''Vanna Kanavugal''.<ref name="ar">{{cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Our weekly box office update |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/27box.htm |access-date=2012-05-18 |publisher=Rediff}}</ref><ref name="an">{{cite web |date=2000-06-30 |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jun/30spice.htm |access-date=2012-05-18 |publisher=Rediff}}</ref> 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.<ref name="asiaone">{{cite news |url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20100625-223964.html|title=Jewel of Indian cinema |work=AsiaOne|date=25 June 2010|access-date=19 May 2012|author=Nayar, Parvathi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ramya Kannan |date=9 August 2002 |title=Facts on films |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/08/09/stories/2002080906920200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140926102037/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/08/09/stories/2002080906920200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2014 |work=The Hindu |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
His works as a character actor include hits such as ''1: Nenokkadine'' (2014), ''Ring Master'' (2014), ''Ivan Maryadaraman'' (2015), ''Srimanthudu'' (2015), and '' Gentleman'' (2016).<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Burglars-strike-at-actor-Anands-house/articleshow/3312327.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119090740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-01/chennai/27920283_1_anand-security-guard-burglars-strike |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-19 |title=Burglars strike at actor Anand's house|date=2008-08-01 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2012-05-18}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name="ar" /> The actor made a financial settlement with the victim's family.<ref name="an" /> Later he was acquitted.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
His house in Uthandi, Chennai was burgled in 2008 and the actor cited that it was an "inside job".<ref name="The Times of India" />
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes |- | 1987 || ''Vanna Kanavugal'' || || Tamil || |- | rowspan="6" | 1988 || ''Sathya'' || rowspan="2" | Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran'' || Tamil || |- | ''Anbe En Anbe'' || || Tamil || |- | ''Dharma Teja'' || || Telugu|| |- | ''Annanagar Mudhal Theru'' || Flirty son || Tamil || |- | ''Sudhanthira Naattin Adimaigal'' || || Tamil || |- | rowspan="2" |1989 || ''Apoorva Sagodharargal'' || Vincent || Tamil || |- | ''En Kanavar'' || || Tamil || |- | rowspan="4" | 1990 || ''Nila Penne'' || Krishnamoorthy || Tamil || |- | ''Adhisaya Manithan'' || Vivek || Tamil || |- | ''Kadapa Redamma'' || || Telugu || |- | ''Anjali'' || || Tamil ||Cameo appearance in a song |- | rowspan="4" | 1991 || ''Master Plan'' || Antony || Malayalam || |- | ''En Pottukku Sonthakkaran'' || || Tamil || |- |''Manchi Roju'' || || Telugu || |- | ''Adhikari'' || Sarath || Tamil || |- | rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''Oor Mariyadhai'' || Kannan || Tamil || |- | ''Thalaivasal'' || Sudhakar || Tamil || |- | ''Mudhal Kural'' || Kumaran || Tamil || |- | rowspan="3" | 1993 || ''Chinna Mapillai'' ||Mythili's husband || Tamil || |- | ''Thiruda Thiruda'' || Kadhir || Tamil || |- | ''Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam'' || Anand || Tamil || |- | rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''Muthal Payanam'' || || Tamil || |- | ''Ammayi Kapuram''|| Aravind || Telugu || |- | rowspan="4" | 1995 || ''Kizhakku Malai''|| || Tamil || |- | ''Aunty''|| Anand || Telugu|| |- | ''Street Fighter'' || || Telugu || |- | ''Khaidi Inspector''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=a0NjRSKKYTU |title=Khaidi Inspector Full Length Telugu Movie {{!}}{{!}} Suman, Rambha, Maheshwari {{!}}{{!}} Ganesh Videos |date=2014-11-05 |last=Ganesh Videos |access-date=2024-11-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>|| Kumar|| Telugu || |- | rowspan="6" | 1996 || ''Avathara Purushan'' || Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Merupu'' || Naveen || Telugu || |- | ''Srikaram'' || Chandram || Telugu || |- | ''Akka Bagunnava''|| Mohan || Telugu || |- | ''Amma Nanna Kaavaali''|| || Telugu || |- | ''Pellala Rajyam''|| Gopi || Telugu || |- | 1997 || ''Kurralla Rajyam'' || || Telugu || |- | rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''Kondattam''|| Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Sollamale''|| Riyaz || Tamil || |- | ''Snehithulu''|| Vijay || Telugu || |- | rowspan="5" | 1999 || ''Ninaivirukkum Varai''|| Aravind || Tamil || |- | ''Malabar Police''|| Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Seenu''|| Riyaz || Telugu || |- | ''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal''|| rowspan="5"|Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham''|| Tamil || |- | rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''Vaanathaippola''|| Tamil || |- | ''Maa Annayya'' || Telugu || |- | ''Ennavalle''|| Tamil || |- | rowspan="4" | 2001 || ''Vande Matharam''|| Citizen rights council member || Kannada|| |- | ''Deevinchandi''|| || Telugu || |- | ''Love Channel''|| Anand || Tamil || |- | ''Sri Manjunatha'' || Manjunatha's friend || Kannada || |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''Red''|| Radha krishnan || Tamil || |- | ''Raajjiyam''|| Kiran Kumar || Tamil || |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''Naaga''|| || Telugu || |- | ''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'' || rowspan="2" | Sridhar's brother-in-law || Tamil || rowspan="2"|Bilingual film; guest appearance |- | ''Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu''|| Telugu |- | 2004 || ''Swetha Naagu'' || Tribal man || Telugu<br />Kannada || |- | rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''The Tiger'' || Sudev Sachidanand IPS — Musafir || Malayalam || |- | ''Thommanum Makkalum'' || Kaliyappan || Malayalam || |- | ''Alaiyadikkuthu'' || || Tamil || |- | ''Udayananu Tharam '' ||Dinesh || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="4" | 2006 || ''Yes Your Honour'' ||DFO Sarath Shetty || Malayalam || |- | ''Vargam'' ||Sheriff || Malayalam || |- | ''Chacko Randaaman'' || Kaalan Madhavan || Malayalam || |- | ''Oruvan'' ||SI Madhavan || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="4" | 2007 || ''Payum Puli'' || Ravishankar|| Malayalam || |- | ''July 4''||Vincent|| Malayalam|| |- | ''Inspector Garud'' || Saravanan || Malayalam || |- | ''Ali Bhai'' ||Bhaskaran || Malayalam|| |- | 2008 || ''Aandavan'' ||Sadashivan || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''Josh'' ||Sathya's father || Telugu || |- | ''Muthirai'' || Azhagar Thondaiman|| Tamil || |- | rowspan="5" | 2010 || ''Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'' || Johnykutty|| Malayalam || |- | ''Advocate Lakshman Ladies Only'' || Haridas||Malayalam|| |- | ''Thanthonni'' || || Malayalam || |- | ''The Thriller'' || City Police Commissioner Manmohan|| Malayalam || |- | ''Andari Bandhuvaya'' || || Telugu|| |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''Arjunan Sakshi'' || Rajan Thomas || Malayalam || |- | ''Christian Brothers'' || Renjith || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="5" | 2012 || ''Etho Seithai Ennai'' || Nambi || Tamil || |- | ''Kunjaliyan'' || Suresh Varma || Malayalam || |- | ''Ajantha'' || Singer || Kannada<br />Malayalam || |- | ''My Boss'' || Mathew Abraham || Malayalam || |- | ''MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum'' || Ananthan || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''Crocodile Love Story'' ||DFO||Malayalam|| |- | ''Careebeyans'' || Shiva Subramaniyam || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''1: Nenokkadine'' ||Chandrasekhar || Telugu || |- | ''Ring Master'' ||Raju || Malayalam|| |- | rowspan="3" | 2015|| ''Ivan Maryadaraman'' || Indrasimhan || Malayalam || |- | ''Srimanthudu'' || Meghana's father || Telugu || |- |''365 Days''|| Chandrasekhar || Telugu || |- | rowspan="4" | 2016|| ''Kalyana Vaibhogame'' || Divya's father ||Telugu|| |- | '' Gentleman'' || Ram Prakash || Telugu || |- | ''Aatadukundam Raa'' || Anand Rao || Telugu || |- | '' Oozham'' || Karthikeyan ||Malayalam|| |- | rowspan="5" | 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|| |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 ||''Savyasachi'' || Mahalakshmi's husband || Telugu || |- |''Juvva'' || Sivakrishna Hegde || Telugu || |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 ||''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy''|| Kumara Mallareddy || Telugu || |- |''Maharshi''|| Ramavaram District Collector || Telugu || |- |''Dear Comrade'' || Bobby's father || Telugu || |- | rowspan="2" |2020 || ''IIT Krishnamurthy'' || Srinivasa Rao || Telugu || |- |''Joshua'' || || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="2" |2021 || ''Cold Case'' || Aadhavan Padmanabhan || Malayalam || |- |''Varudu Kaavalenu'' || Karthik's father || Telugu || |- | rowspan="2" |2023 || ''Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku'' || || Tamil || |- |''Kolai'' || DCP Tilak Varma || Tamil || |- |2024 || ''Siddharth Roy'' || || Telugu || |- |rowspan="2" |2025 || ''Dilruba'' || || Telugu || |- |''Arjun Son of Vyjayanthi'' || Vishwanath || Telugu || |- | 2026 || ''Parasakthi'' || MP Bhaskar Rao || Tamil || |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title ! Network !Language |- |1998 |''Peyarai Solla Vaa'' |Sun TV |Tamil |- |2000 |''Nippulanti Nijam'' |ETV |Telugu |- | rowspan="2" |2001 ||''Sigaram'' || rowspan="2" |Sun TV || rowspan="2" |Tamil |- |''Soolam'' |- |2004||''Aalipazham''||Surya TV|| rowspan="4" |Malayalam |- |2005||''Kadamattathu Kathanar''|| rowspan="3" |Asianet |- |2006||''Ezham Kadalinakkare'' |- |2007||''Swami Ayyappan'' |- |2010–2012||''Idhayam''||Sun TV||Tamil |- | rowspan="2" |2011||''Devimahatmyam'' | rowspan="2" |Asianet|| rowspan="7" |Malayalam |- |''Sabarimala Shridharma Shastha'' |- | rowspan="2" |2012||''Veera Marthandavarma''||Surya TV |- |''Dost''||Kairali TV |- | rowspan="2" |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''|| rowspan="2" |Sun TV|| rowspan="2" |Tamil |- | rowspan="2" |2021||''Kannana Kanne'' |- |''Rudramadevi''||Star Maa||Telugu |- |2025||''Teacheramma''||Asianet||Malayalam |- |2026–Present||''Podarillu''||Star Maa||Telugu |}
=== Other work === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Title !Language !Notes |- | ''Kassu Panam Thuttu Money Money'' || Malayalam || short film; as director and producer<ref name="actoranand.com">{{cite web|url=http://actoranand.com/about-anand/|title=Actor Anand - official website|work=actoranand.com|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205621/http://actoranand.com/about-anand/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |}
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