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{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjeev Venkat
| image =
| caption = Sanjeev after winning [[Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards]] for The Most Entertaining Actor of Television for [[Thirumathi Selvam]] - 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|9|28}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Sanjeev Venkatasubramanian
| occupation = Actor, [[Video Jockey|TV host]]
| years_active = 1989 – present
| spouse = {{marriage | Preethi Srinivasan |2009}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] (sister)<br>[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] (aunt)
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
}}
'''Sanjeev''' (born 28 September 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[List of serials aired on Sun TV (India)|drama]] [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] titled ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]'' (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite [[Abitha]]. The serial telecasted for almost 6 years with Sanjeev gaining huge recognition and appreciation. He has acted in many other serials, notably ''[[Metti Oli]], [[Anandham]], Annamalai, [[Aval (TV series)|Aval]],'' [[Yaaradi Nee Mohini (TV series)|''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'']] and [[Kanmani (TV series)|''Kanman''i]]; he has played the role of both protagonist and antagonists spanning a career for over 17 years.

== Personal life ==
Sanjeev is a close friend of Tamil actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-06-26|title=New Face Sanjeev!|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-10-98/vijayaka.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626130641/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-10-98/vijayaka.htm|archive-date=2004-06-26|access-date=|website=dinakaran.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/oct/05/vijays-friends-sanjeev-sriman-and-srinath-join-thalpathy-64-14716.html|title=Vijay's friends Sanjeev, Sriman and Srinath join Thalpathy 64|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Both of them studied visual communications at [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]. He is the nephew of late actress [[Manjula Vijayakumar]]. Sanjeev married leading television actress Preethi Srinivasan in 2009. His only sister [[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] has done few films as a heroine and later acted in many successful serials like ''[[Metti Oli]]'', ''[[Penn (2006 TV series)|Penn]]'', ''Anandham'' and so on. His sister Sindhu died in 2005 and Sanjeev took full responsibility for his sister's daughter (who was only 9 years old at the time of her mother's death). Sanjeev and his wife Preethi had conducted her wedding in 2017, as her parents. His close friends in the television industry are [[Deepak Dinkar]] and [[Shreekumar]]. Sanjeev has two children: Laya, who was born in May 2010, and Adhav, who was born in April 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sanjeev's family -wife, daughter and son |date= 24 January 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUEuJo_kTWA}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sanjeev started his career doing supporting roles playing [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]'s friend in most of the movies. He entered the television industry with the serial ''[[Metti Oli]]'' in which he played a negative role in 2002. After doing a number of negative and supporting characters, he got his break with ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]'' (2007-2013) in which he played the main lead for the first time. The serial led to his popularity among the Tamil audience, and his performance in the show was well appreciated and received. Sanjeev is known to Tamil families as Selvam, the character he portrayed in the serial. Awards he received for this include a Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Television Actor in 2008 and Sun Kudumbam Award for Best Actor 2010.

==Filmography==
===Television soaps===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title !! Role !! References!! Channel
|-
|2002-2003
|''[[Metti Oli]]''|| Ilango ||Debut series<ref>{{Cite web|title='I don't want to give up TV shows'|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/21/tv-sanjeev-on-manada-mayilada.htm|url-status=live|website=Rediff.com}}</ref>||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2002-2003
|''Nambikkai''|| Sanjay || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2003
|''Panam''|| Sundar || || [[DD Podhigai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESpVr4f2m1I |title=Panam - Episode 1 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1up2YFYmTs&list=PLPL3Of-zqbgsZkg4UIIwp0HlHcBJL92FK&index=8 |title=Panam - Episode 8 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=10 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2003-2005
|''[[Annamalai (2002 TV series)|Annamalai]]''|| Vinayagam "Vinay" || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2003-2007
|''Avargal''|| Ravindran || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2003-2007
|''Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha''||Gokula Krishnan || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2003-2009
|''[[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]]''|| Arjun || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2004-2006
|''[[Ahalya (TV series)|Ahalya]]''|| Siddharth || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2004-2006
|''Manaivi''|| Madhan/Nandhakumar || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2005-2007
|''Veppilaikkari''|| Muthu Raghupathy "Raghupathy"|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2004 - 2007
|''My Dear Bootham''|| Vijay || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2006
|''Super Boy''<ref>{{Citation|last=Saregama TVShows|title=Super Boy {{!}} Telugu Sci-Fi Serial {{!}} Epi 1|date=2014-11-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWEQb9SSPS4|accessdate=2018-06-10}}</ref>|| Telugu || ||
|-
| 2006-2007
|''[[Kasthuri (TV series)|Kasthuri]]''||Raghav || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2006-2007
|''Saradha''|| Suriya || ||[[Raj TV]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Penn (2006 TV series)|Penn]]''|| Solaiyappan "Solai" || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2007-2013
|''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]''|| Selvam || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2008-2010
|''[[Rekha IPS]]''|| Prasanna || ||[[Kalaignar TV|Kalaignar]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Manikoondu]]''|| Siva || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Kalasam (TV series)|Kalasam]]''|| Suriya || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2009
|''[[Sivasakthi (TV series)|Sivasakthi]]''|| Sevvazhai || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2009
|''[[Naanal (TV series)|Naanal]]''|| Kumaran/Ganesh (Doctor and Police Officer) ||Dual role revealed in climax of that series ||[[Kalaignar TV|Kalaignar]]
|-
|2009-2010
|''[[Megala (TV series)|Megala]]''|| Prathap/Kannan || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2009-2011
|''[[Vilakku Vacha Nerathula]]''|| Prathap|| ||[[Kalaignar TV|Kalaignar]]
|-
|2010-2012
|''[[Idhayam (TV series)|Idhayam]]''|| Valmiki || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2011
|''[[Thendral]]''|| Selvam ||Crossover episode Thirumathi Selvam Thendral Kudumbam in 2011 ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2011-2013
|''[[Aval (Tamil series)|Aval]]''||Mahesh || ||[[STAR Vijay]]
|-
|2011-2013
|''Thulasi''|| Prasanna || ||[[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]]
|-
|May 2014
|''Karai''|| Raghavan|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2017-2018
|''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini (TV series)|Yaradi Nee Mohini]]''|| Mutharasan "Muthu" || ||[[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]]
|-
|2018–2020
|[[Kanmani (TV series)|''Kanmani'']]|| Kannan/Kali || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021
|''[[Chithi 2]]''||Thirunavukkarasu|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|}

===Films===
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" width:100%;"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Ponmana Selvan]]''
| Hong Kong Annamalai (Nattamai)'s son
| credited as Master Sanjay
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Chandralekha (1995 film)|Chandralekha]]''
| Rahim's friend
| Uncredited Role
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Nilaave Vaa]]''
| Baasha
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Pooparika Varugirom]]''
| Vasanth
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Iraniyan (film)|Iraniyan]]''
| Iraniyan's brother
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]]''
| Joot
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Kamarasu]]''
| Rogue
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[En Mana Vaanil]]''
| Velu
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]''
| Lawrence
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Selvam (2005 film)|Selvam]]''
| Senthil
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]''
| Sanjeev
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Palaivana Solai (2009 film)|Palaivana Solai]]''
| Ramana
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Saamy 2]]''
| Santhosh
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Agni Devi]]''
| Deepak
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]''
| JD's friend
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Anbarivu]]''
| DSP Naresh Pandian
|
|-
|{{TBA}}
|''Yaanai''
|{{TBA}}
|
|-
|}

===Reality shows/live shows===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title !! Role!! Channel
!Note
|-
|2007–2013
|''[[Maanada Mayilada]]''|| Anchor||[[Kalaignar TV|Kalaignar]]
|
|-
|2007–2013
|''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'' Grand Finale || Anchor||Kalaignar
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Kaiyil Oru Kodi|Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are You Ready?]]''|| Himself (guest, episode: 29)||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Namma Veetu Kalyanam]]''|| Himself (guest, episode: 222)||[[Vijay TV]]
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Zee Dance League]]''|| Contestant||[[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]]
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Zee Super Talents]]''|| Anchor||Zee Thamizh
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]] Audio Launch''|| Anchor||Sun TV
|
|-
|2021–2022
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' || Contestant || [[Star Vijay]]
| Entered on ''Day 53'' as ''Wild card Contestant'' but evicted on ''Day 91''
|}

===Dubbing artist===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Actor
! Description
! Language
|-
|2003
|''[[Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu]]''
|[[Mithun Tejaswi]]
|
|Tamil
|-
|2004
|''[[Ramakrishna (film)|Ramakrishna]]''
|[[Jai Akash]]
|
|Tamil
|-
|2011
|''[[Uyarthiru 420]]''
|[[Snehan]]
|
|Tamil
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Series
! Role
! Result
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="1" | Vivel Chinnathirai Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdreamz.com/14285/winners-list-of-vivel-chinna-thirai-awards-2008/|title=Winners List of VIVEL CHINNA THIRAI AWARDS 2008|author=The Editor|work=South Indian Cinema|date=17 November 2009}}</ref>
| Best Actor
| ''[[Thirumathi Selvam]]''
| Selvam
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| rwospan="1" | Tamil Nadu State Television Awards
| Best Actor
| ''Thirumathi Selvam''
| Selvam
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2010
| [[Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010|Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]
| Best Actor
| ''Thirumathi Selvam''
| Selvam
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2011
| [[Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards|Reliance Big Tamil Entertainment Awards]]<ref>[[Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards]]</ref>
| Most Entertaining Actor of the Year
| ''Thirumathi Selvam''
| Selvam
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 2012
| Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
| Best Jodi
| ''Thirumathi Selvam''
| Selvam & Archana
| {{Nominated}}
| Nominated with [[Abitha]]
|-
| 2018
| Galatta Nakshathra TV & Film Awards
| Best Actor
| ''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini (TV series)|Yaradi Nee Mohini]]''
| Mutharasan
| {{Won}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2019
| [[Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010|Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[Kanmani (TV series)|Kanmani]]''
| Kannan
| {{Won}}
|-
| Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ykNPz9RMrM |title=சிறந்த ஜோடி - சஞ்சீவ் & லீஷா (கண்மணி) - Sun Kudumbam Virudhugal 2019 - Sun TV |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=16 January 2020 |accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref>
| Best Jodi
| Kanmani
| Kannan & Soundarya
| {{Won}}
| Won with [[Leesha Eclairs]]
|}

== References ==
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