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{{Short description|Indian actor and documentary filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sai Chand
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Tripuraneni Sai Chand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|6|25}}<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Prema, Sai Chand| date=26 July 2017| title=Fidaa Actor Sai Chand Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brTOFWTmg1U?t=410|medium= [[YouTube]] | time=6m 50sec | publisher=iDream Telugu Movies}}</ref><ref name="Sai Chand: The father figure" />
| birth_place = [[Kurnool]], [[Andhra State]], India
| citizenship =
| alma_mater = New Science College, Hyderabad
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}}
| years_active = 1979—1993;<br>2017—present
| father = [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]]
}}
'''Tripuraneni Sai Chand''' (born 25 June 1956) is an Indian actor and documentary filmmaker who works in [[Telugu cinema]], [[Telugu theatre]], and television.<ref name="Sai Chand: The father figure">{{cite web|last1=Nadadhur|first1=Srivathsan|title=Sai Chand: The father figure|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-sai-chand-interview-the-father-figure/article19408156.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en-IN|date=2 August 2017}}</ref> He is popularly known for his roles in films like ''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'', ''[[Fidaa]]'' and ''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''.

==Early life==
Tripuraneni Sai Chand was born to noted Telugu writer and humanist [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]] and is the grandson of [[Tripuraneni Ramaswamy]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2020-03-21|title='Maa Bhoomi' memories: Telugu actor Saichand completes 40 years in the industry|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/as-saichand-completes-40-years-in-the-industry-he-reminisces-the-making-of-maa-bhoomi/article31126055.ece|access-date=2021-07-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His father died when he was 6 years old.<ref name="Sai Chand: The father figure"/> He completed his primary education from ''Vasavya Vidyalaya'', Vijayawada run by Goparaju Ramachandra Rao. His first screen presence was in a film ''Sati Arundhati'' as a child actor.<ref name="Andhra JyotiInterview with Saichand">{{cite news|last1=Challa|first1=Srinivas|title=Interview with Saichand|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/355626801/Saichand-Fidaa-the-Telugu-movie-Sunday-06-08-2017-Page-13|accessdate=15 February 2018|publisher=Andhra Jyoti|date=6 August 2017}}</ref> He did B.Com. from New Science College, [[Hyderabad]].<ref name="maastars.com"/>

==Career==
''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'' (1980) directed by [[Goutam Ghose]] was Sai Chand's first film as an actor.<ref name="maastars.com">{{cite web|title=Saichand Profile MAA|url=http://www.maastars.com/saichand-profile/|website=maastars.com|publisher=Movie Artists Association|accessdate=15 February 2018}}</ref> His first film was box office hit and went to run for an year. It also received Nandi award, and Film Fare award in the best film category. It was also premiered in several film festivals across the world.<ref name="35years on, still a benchmark">{{cite web|last1=E|first1=Sai Kishore|title=35years on, still a benchmark|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-15/35years-on-still-a-benchmark-137481|website=The Hans India|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
He has acted in more than 35 films throughout his career. Sai Chand is commonly associated with parallel cinema like the films ''[[Maa Bhoomi]], [[Manchu Pallaki]], [[Pelleedu Pillalu]], Ee Charitra Ae Siratho, Ee Desamlo Oka Roju, [[Rangula Kala]], [[Adavalle Aligithe]], Ee Chaduvulu Makkodu, [[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]], [[Ankuram]], [[Fidaa]], [[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''.

As a filmmaker, he made ''Pandita Parameshwara Sastry Veelunaamaa'' as a tele-film. Some of his documentaries are on topics that include: grain storage, dry-land agriculture, rice production technology, and information technology for common man.

Sai Chand has also made documentary films on film-making veterans like [[L. V. Prasad]], [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]], [[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]], Ramana Duo and others.<ref name="From the golden pages">{{cite web|last1=Murthy|first1=Neeraja|title=From the golden pages|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/from-the-golden-pages/article5269774.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en-IN|date=25 October 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1979
|''[[Maa Bhoomi]]''
|Ramaiah
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981 || ''[[Erra Mallelu]]'' || Kistanna || ||
|-
|''Maro Kurukshetram''
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|
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|-
| rowspan="4" |1982
|''[[Maro Malupu]]''
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Manchu Pallaki]]''
|Kumar
|
|
|-
|''[[Pelleedu Pillalu]]''
|Chandram
|
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|-
|''Ee Charitra Ae Saritho''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1983
|''Ee Desamlo Oka Roju''
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|
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|-
|''[[Rangula Kala]]''
|
|
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|-
|''[[Adavalle Aligithe]]''
|
|
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|-
|1984
|''Ee Chaduvulu Makkodu''
|
|
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|-
|1985
|''[[Vande Mataram (1985 film)|Vande Mataram]]''
|Maridaiah
|
|
|-
|1988
|''Sagatu Manishi''
|
|
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''
|Venkat
|
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|-
|1993
|''[[Ankuram]]''
|
|
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|-
|2017
|''[[Fidaa]]''
|Bhanumathi's father
|
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''
|Subbayya
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''[[Uppena]]''
|Jalayya
|
|
|-
|''[[Check (film)|Check]]''
|Satya Narayana
|
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|-
|''[[Konda Polam]]''
| Guravappa
|
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|-
|2022
|''[[Virata Parvam]]''
|Vennela's father
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sai Chand to play Sai Pallavi's father again in Virata Parvam 1992 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/may/29/sai-chand-to-play-sai-pallavis-father-again-in-virata-parvam-1992-11914.html |access-date=2021-02-27 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Virupaksha (film)|''Virupaksha'']]
|Pujari
|
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|-
|2024 || ''[[Maa Nanna Superhero]]'' || Prakash || ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeetha Devi |title=‘Maa Nanna Superhero’ movie review: Sudheer Babu shoulders a patchy relationship drama |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maa-nanna-superhero-movie-review-sudheer-babu-shoulders-a-patchy-relationship-drama/article68735953.ece/ |work=The Hindu |date=11 October 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB name|nm0151282}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chand, Sai}}
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian documentary film directors]]
[[Category:Indian experimental filmmakers]]
[[Category:Male actors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Kurnool]]
[[Category:Telugu male actors]]

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