Naveen Chandra

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'''Naveen Chandra''' is an Indian actor who has appears in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language films. He made his debut as a lead in the Telugu romance film ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' (2012) and won critical acclaim for his performance, before playing leading roles in Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.releaseday.com/features/i-need-to-prove-myself-as-an-actor-first-naveen-chandra/ |title= need to prove myself as an actor first : Naveen Chandra|access-date=8 February 2014 |date=29 January 2014 }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Naveen Chandra was born in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family in [[Bellary]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Pecheti|first=Prakash|title=Meet the real-life Ramakrishna|url=https://telanganatoday.com/meet-the-real-life-ramakrishna|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> His father was a head mechanic in [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]]. Chandra obtained a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked a multimedia animator before he forayed into films.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Chandra made his debut movie in Telugu with the movie "Sambhavami Yuge Yuge" in the year 2005, and later acted in the movie Kalyanam. Chandra made his debut as a hero in ''Agarathi'', a Tamil movie which was a commercial failure. In 2012, he starred in the Telugu movie ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' which garnered him positive responses from viewers and critics for his performance in his role as Surya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/naveen-chandra/naveen-chandra-interview.html |access-date=8 February 2014 |title=ACTOR NAVEEN CHANDRA INTERVIEW|date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

In the bilingual films ''[[Dalam]]'' and ''[[Koottam]]'', Chandra played an ex-naxalite who struggles to return to a normal life. The Telugu version released in 2013, while the Tamil version released in early 2014. For his role in Sathyashiva's ''[[Sivappu]]'', he lived incognito as a labourer in his friend's construction company for two weeks in order to get into his character. The film also released in 2014, as did a third film ''[[Therodum Veedhiyile]]'', which he had shot for in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/variety-of-roles-needed-for-lasting-career-naveen-chandra-news-national-niplEidhjaf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090152/http://www.sify.com/movies/variety-of-roles-needed-for-lasting-career-naveen-chandra-news-national-niplEidhjaf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-07 |title=Variety of roles needed for lasting career: Naveen Chandra |website=Sify.com |access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref> He was also signed as the second lead in the Tamil film ''[[Brahman (film)|Brahman]]''. He next appeared in [[Miss India (film)|''Miss India'']] starring [[Keerthy Suresh]] under the direction of Narendra Nath. He has signed on for the lead role in producer [[C. V. Kumar]]'s ''Sarabam''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta |first=Rinku |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Returning-to-his-Roots/2014/02/12/article2051266.ece |title=Returning to his Roots |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/naveen-chandras-upcoming-starrer-launched/articleshow/64885663.cms |title=Naveen Chandra's upcoming starrer launched|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
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|2005 || ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' || ||rowspan="2"| Telugu ||
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|2006 || ''Kalyanam'' || ||
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|2007 || ''Pazhaniappa Kalloori'' || ||Tamil || credited as Pratheep
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|2012 || ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' || Surya ||rowspan="2"| Telugu ||
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|2013 || ''[[Dalam]]'' || Abhi ||
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|rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Bramman]]'' || Madankumar || Tamil ||
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| ''Naa Rakumarudu'' || Vaishnav || Telugu ||
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| ''[[Koottam]]'' || Abhi || rowspan="3"|Tamil ||
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| ''[[Sarabham]]'' || Vikram ||
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|rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Sivappu]]'' ||Pandian ||
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| ''[[Bham Bolenath]]'' || Krishna || rowspan="9"|Telugu ||
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| ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' || Tripura's husband ||
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|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi]]'' || Naveen ||
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| ''[[Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (2016)|Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelugufilmnagar.com/2016/10/08/naveen-chandra-turns-billionaire/|title=Naveen Chandra Turns Billionaire|first=Team|last=Tfn|date=8 October 2016|website=Telugu Filmnagar}}</ref> || Prashanth ||
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|rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Nenu Local]]'' || [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Siddharth Varma ||
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|''[[Juliet Lover of Idiot]]'' || Vara ||
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|rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]'' || Ajay ||
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|''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]'' || Bala Reddy ||
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|2019|| ''[[Evaru]]''|| [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Ashok Krishna ||
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| rowspan="3" |2020 || ''[[Pattas]]'' || Nilapparai / Nilan || Tamil ||
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| ''[[Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna]]'' || Ramakrishna || rowspan="7" | Telugu ||
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|''[[Miss India (2020 film)|Miss India]]'' || Vijay Anand ||[[Netflix films|Netflix film]]
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|rowspan="5" | 2021 || [[Super Over (film)|''Super Over'']] || Kaasi || [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]] film
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|''[[Mosagallu]]'' ||Sid ||
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|[[Ardha Shathabdham|''Ardha Shathabdham'']]
| Ranjith<ref>{{cite web|url=https://totaltelugu.com/english/ARTICLE/naveen-chandra-as-ranjith-in-ardha-shatabdham-1|title=Naveen Chandra as Ranjith in 'Ardha Shatabdham'|date=December 25, 2020 }}</ref> ||[[Aha (streaming service)|aha]] film
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| ''[[Ghani (2021 film)|Ghani]]'' || {{TBA}} ||
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| ''[[Virata Parvam]]'' || {{TBA}} ||
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5194813}}

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