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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>
'''Naveen Chandra''' (born 2 December 1988) is an Indian actor who works in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 January 2014 |title=Need to prove myself as an actor first : Naveen Chandra |url=http://news.releaseday.com/features/i-need-to-prove-myself-as-an-actor-first-naveen-chandra/ |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-date=29 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129102503/http://news.releaseday.com/features/i-need-to-prove-myself-as-an-actor-first-naveen-chandra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After debuting in ''[[Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2006 film)|Sambhavami Yuge Yuge]]'' (2006), he gained recognition for ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' (2012) and continued to appear in both leading and supporting roles. ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' (2015), ''[[Nenu Local]]'' (2017), ''[[Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna]]'' (2020), ''[[Jigarthanda DoubleX]]'' (2023) and ''[[Eleven (film)|Eleven]]'' (2025) are his notable films.


== Early life ==
== 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" />
Naveen Chandra was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil-speaking family]] in [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]].<ref name="Interview">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclgo3CHRH8 |title=Actor Naveen Chandra Exclsive Interview {{!}} Anchor Roshan {{!}} Telugu Interviews  @sumantvvijayawada |date=2025-05-08 |last=SumanTV Vijayawada |access-date=2025-05-12 |via=YouTube|time=1:09-1:20}}</ref><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|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415070859/https://telanganatoday.com/meet-the-real-life-ramakrishna|url-status=live}}</ref> Both his parents are Tamilians, with his father being a head mechanic at [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] and hails from [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], while his mother hails from Secunderabad, Telangana. Their family later moved to [[Ballari, Karnataka]], where he was raised. Chandra obtained a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a multimedia animator before he forayed into films.<ref name=":0" />


==Career==
==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>
Chandra made his debut in Telugu cinema with ''[[Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2006 film)|Sambhavami Yuge Yuge]]'' under the stage name Anji in the year 2006, and later acted in the film ''Kalyanam'' under the stage name Chandu. Chandra made his debut as a hero in Tamil with ''[[Pazhaniappa Kalloori]]''  under the stage name Pradeep.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/flooded-with-new-faces-pazhaniappa-kalloori/article2285153.ece|title=Flooded with new faces -- Pazhaniappa Kalloori|work=The Hindu|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|date=28 December 2007|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104223414/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/flooded-with-new-faces-pazhaniappa-kalloori/article2285153.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His next Tamil film ''Agarathi'' never saw a theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/pradeep-is-a-lucky-guy/articleshow/6037668.cms|title=Pradeep is a lucky guy!|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104231803/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/pradeep-is-a-lucky-guy/articleshow/6037668.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he starred in the Telugu film ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' which gained 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 |archive-date=2 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802203723/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/naveen-chandra/naveen-chandra-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He shot for the Tamil film ''Therodum Veedhiyile'' with [[Payal Ghosh]] in 2012, which was never released.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Horror comedy is a very challenging genre to shoot, says Deepak Kumar Padhy {{!}} Tamil Movie News - Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/horror-comedy-is-a-very-challenging-genre-to-shoot-says-deepak-kumar-padhy/articleshow/105088445.cms | access-date=2025-08-30 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</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>
In the bilingual film ''[[Dalam]]'', Chandra played an ex-naxalite who struggles to return to a normal life. 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.<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]] |access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref> He was also signed as the second lead in the Tamil film ''[[Brahman (film)|Brahman]]''.<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 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816204208/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Returning-to-his-Roots/2014/02/12/article2051266.ece |url-status=dead }}</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|archive-date=9 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009010538/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/naveen-chandras-upcoming-starrer-launched/articleshow/64885663.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was signed on for the lead role in producer [[C. V. Kumar]]'s ''[[Sarabham]]''. He next appeared in [[Miss India (film)|''Miss India'']] starring [[Keerthy Suresh]] under the direction of Narendra Nath.
 
His films ''[[Month of Madhu]]'' and ''[[Jigarthanda DoubleX]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=Bhuvanesh |date=2023-11-10 |title='Jigarthanda Double X' movie review: Karthik Subbaraj's heartfelt, most political film dazzles with duality |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jigarthanda-double-x-movie-review-karthik-subbarajs-heartfelt-most-political-film-dazzles-with-duality/article67521203.ece |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> were released in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2023-10-11 |title=Naveen Chandra: I will cherish the 'Month of Madhu' experience all my life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/naveen-chandra-i-will-cherish-the-month-of-madhu-experience-all-my-life/article67403554.ece |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Naveen Chandra is married to Orma, a [[Malayalis|Malayali]], with whom he has a son.<ref name="Interview"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=A magnificent moment: Actor Naveen Chandra blessed with a baby boy, shares first pics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/a-magnificent-moment-actor-naveen-chandra-blessed-with-a-baby-boy-shares-first-pics/articleshow/98160587.cms |access-date=2025-04-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|-
|2005 || ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' || ||rowspan="2"| Telugu ||  
|2006 || ''[[Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2006 film)|Sambhavami Yuge Yuge]]'' || Anji
| rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||  credited as Anji<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/sambhavamiyugeyugey_review.php |title=Reviews : Movie Reviews |website=[[Telugucinema.com]] |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119124759/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/sambhavamiyugeyugey_review.php |archive-date=19 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2006 || ''Kalyanam'' || ||
| rowspan="2" |2007 || ''Kalyanam'' || || credited as Chandu
|-
|-
|2007 || ''Pazhaniappa Kalloori'' || ||Tamil || credited as Pratheep
|''[[Pazhaniappa Kalloori]]''
|Parthi
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|credited as Pradeep
|-
|-
|2012 || ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' || Surya ||rowspan="2"| Telugu ||  
|2012 || ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' || Surya  
| rowspan="3" |Telugu||
|-
|-
|2013 || ''[[Dalam]]'' || Abhi ||
|2013 || ''[[Dalam]]'' || Abhi ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Bramman]]'' || Madankumar || Tamil ||
| rowspan="4" |2014 || ''[[Naa Rakumarudu]]'' || Vaishnav ||
|-
|-
| ''Naa Rakumarudu'' || Vaishnav || Telugu ||
| ''[[Sarabham]]''|| Vikram
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Koottam]]'' || Abhi || rowspan="3"|Tamil ||
|''[[Bramman]]''
|Madankumar
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sarabham]]'' || Vikram ||
|''[[Koottam]]''
|Abhi
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Sivappu]]'' ||Pandian ||  
| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[Bham Bolenath]]'' || Krishna
| rowspan="2" |Telugu||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bham Bolenath]]'' || Krishna || rowspan="9"|Telugu ||
| ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' || Tripura's husband ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' || Tripura's husband ||
|''[[Sivappu]]''
|Pandian
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi]]'' || Naveen ||
| rowspan="2" |2016 || ''[[Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi]]'' || Naveen  
| rowspan="9" |Telugu||
|-
|-
| ''[[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 ||
| ''[[Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (2016)|Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu]]'' || Prashanth ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Nenu Local]]'' || [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Siddharth Varma ||  
|rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Nenu Local]]'' || Siddharth Varma ||
|-
|-
|''[[Juliet Lover of Idiot]]'' || Vara ||
|''[[Juliet Lover of Idiot]]'' || Vara ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]'' || Ajay ||  
|rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]'' || Ajay ||
|-
|-
|''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]'' || Bala Reddy ||
|''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]'' || Bala Reddy ||
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|2019|| ''[[Evaru]]''|| [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Ashok Krishna ||
|2019|| ''[[Evaru]]''|| [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Ashok Krishna ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020 || ''[[Pattas]]'' || Nilapparai / Nilan || Tamil ||
| rowspan="3" |2020 || ''[[Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna]]'' || Ramakrishna ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna]]'' || Ramakrishna || rowspan="7" | Telugu ||
|''[[Miss India (2020 film)|Miss India]]'' || Vijay Anand ||
|-
|-
|''[[Miss India (2020 film)|Miss India]]'' || Vijay Anand ||[[Netflix films|Netflix film]]
|''[[Pattas]]''
|Nilapparai "Nilan"
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="5" | 2021 || [[Super Over (film)|''Super Over'']] || Kaasi || [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]] film
| rowspan="7" | 2021 || [[Super Over (film)|''Super Over'']] || Kaasi  
| rowspan="16" |Telugu||
|-
|-
|''[[Mosagallu]]'' ||Sid ||
|''[[Mosagallu]]'' ||Sid ||
|-
|-
|[[Ardha Shathabdham|''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
| Ranjith ||
|-
|''Mission 2020'' || ACP Jayanth ||
|-
|''[[Bro (2021 film)|Bro]]'' || Madhav ||
|-
| ''1997'' || ||
|-
| ''Nenu Leni Naa Prema Katha'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2022
| ''[[Ghani (2021 film)|Ghani]]'' || Aadi||
|-
| ''[[Virata Parvam]]'' || Raghu||
|-
| ''[[Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga]]'' ||Arjun Prasad||
|-
| ''[[Ammu (2022 film)|Ammu]]''
|Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Thaggedele]]''
|Eshwar
|
|-
| ''Repeat''
|Vikram
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2023
|''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
|Shekhar Reddy
|
|-
| ''Mayagadu''
|Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Month of Madhu]]''
|Madhusudhan Rao
|
|-
|''[[Jigarthanda DoubleX]]''
|DSP Rathna Kumar
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Ghani (2021 film)|Ghani]]'' || {{TBA}} ||
|2024
|''[[Satyabhama (2024 film)|Satyabhama]]''
|Amarendar
| rowspan="4" |Telugu
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Satyabhama 2024 Film: Kajal Aggarwal is Back in Action |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/satyabhama-2024-film-a-fierce-cop-seeks-truth-and-redemption |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Virata Parvam]]'' || {{TBA}} ||
| rowspan="7" |2025
|[[Game Changer (film)|''Game Changer'']]
|"Sand" Simha
|
|-
|-
|''[[28 Degree Celsius]]''
|Karthik
|
|-
|''[[Blind Spot (2025 film)|Blind Spot]]''
|Vikram
|
|-
|''[[Eleven (film)|Eleven]]''
|[[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Aravindan (Benjamin) 
|Tamil{{Br}}Telugu
|<ref name="eleven">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-08-17 |title=Naveen Chandra's next is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual titled 'Eleven' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/naveen-chandras-next-is-a-tamil-telugu-bilingual-titled-eleven/article67204724.ece |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[Show Time (film)|''Show Time'']]
|Surya
|rowspan="2" |Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Mass Jathara]]''
|K. G. Reddy
|
|-
|''[[Mark (2025 film)|Mark]]''
|Bhadra
|[[Kannada]]
|
|-
|2026
|''[[Honey (2026 film)|Honey]]''
|Anand
|Telugu
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable <!--sortable-->"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
!Language
!Ref.
|-
| 2021–present
|  ''[[Parampara (2021 TV series)|Parampara]] ''
|  Gopi
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Inspector Rishi]]''
|Rishi
| rowspan="2" |[[Amazon Prime Video]]
| rowspan="2" |Tamil
|<ref>{{cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Prime Video locks premiere date for Tamil series 'Inspector Rishi' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prime-video-locks-premiere-date-for-tamil-series-inspector-rishi/article67949568.ece |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
|[[Snakes and Ladders (2024 TV series)|''Snakes and Ladders'']]
|Leonard "Leo"
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-10-07 |title=Karthik Subbaraj's Snakes and Ladders gets premiere date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Oct/07/karthik-subbarajs-snakes-and-ladders-gets-premiere-date |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|}
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Naveen Chandra
Naveen during an interview
Born (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 37)
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (present-day Telangana)
Other namesAnji
Pradeep
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)Orma
Children1

Naveen Chandra (born 2 December 1988) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil films.[1] After debuting in Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2006), he gained recognition for Andala Rakshasi (2012) and continued to appear in both leading and supporting roles. Tripura (2015), Nenu Local (2017), Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna (2020), Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023) and Eleven (2025) are his notable films.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Naveen Chandra was born into a Tamil-speaking family in Secunderabad, Telangana.[2][3] Both his parents are Tamilians, with his father being a head mechanic at KSRTC and hails from Bengaluru, Karnataka, while his mother hails from Secunderabad, Telangana. Their family later moved to Ballari, Karnataka, where he was raised. Chandra obtained a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a multimedia animator before he forayed into films.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Chandra made his debut in Telugu cinema with Sambhavami Yuge Yuge under the stage name Anji in the year 2006, and later acted in the film Kalyanam under the stage name Chandu. Chandra made his debut as a hero in Tamil with Pazhaniappa Kalloori under the stage name Pradeep.[4] His next Tamil film Agarathi never saw a theatrical release.[5] In 2012, he starred in the Telugu film Andala Rakshasi which gained him positive responses from viewers and critics for his performance in his role as Surya.[6] He shot for the Tamil film Therodum Veedhiyile with Payal Ghosh in 2012, which was never released.[7]

In the bilingual film Dalam, Chandra played an ex-naxalite who struggles to return to a normal life. 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.[8] He was also signed as the second lead in the Tamil film Brahman.[9][10] He was signed on for the lead role in producer C. V. Kumar's Sarabham. He next appeared in Miss India starring Keerthy Suresh under the direction of Narendra Nath.

His films Month of Madhu and Jigarthanda DoubleX[11] were released in 2023.[12]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Naveen Chandra is married to Orma, a Malayali, with whom he has a son.[2][13]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 Sambhavami Yuge Yuge Anji Telugu credited as Anji[14]
2007 Kalyanam credited as Chandu
Pazhaniappa Kalloori Parthi Tamil credited as Pradeep
2012 Andala Rakshasi Surya Telugu
2013 Dalam Abhi
2014 Naa Rakumarudu Vaishnav
Sarabham Vikram Tamil
Bramman Madankumar
Koottam Abhi
2015 Bham Bolenath Krishna Telugu
Tripura Tripura's husband
Sivappu Pandian Tamil
2016 Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi Naveen Telugu
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Prashanth
2017 Nenu Local Siddharth Varma
Juliet Lover of Idiot Vara
2018 Devadas Ajay
Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Bala Reddy
2019 Evaru DSP Ashok Krishna
2020 Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Ramakrishna
Miss India Vijay Anand
Pattas Nilapparai "Nilan" Tamil
2021 Super Over Kaasi Telugu
Mosagallu Sid
Ardha Shathabdham Ranjith
Mission 2020 ACP Jayanth
Bro Madhav
1997
Nenu Leni Naa Prema Katha
2022 Ghani Aadi
Virata Parvam Raghu
Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga Arjun Prasad
Ammu Ravi
Thaggedele Eshwar
Repeat Vikram
2023 Veera Simha Reddy Shekhar Reddy
Mayagadu Ravi
Month of Madhu Madhusudhan Rao
Jigarthanda DoubleX DSP Rathna Kumar Tamil
2024 Satyabhama Amarendar Telugu [15]
2025 Game Changer "Sand" Simha
28 Degree Celsius Karthik
Blind Spot Vikram
Eleven ACP Aravindan (Benjamin) Tamil
Telugu 		[16]
Show Time Surya Telugu
Mass Jathara K. G. Reddy
Mark Bhadra Kannada
2026 Honey Anand Telugu

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Network Language Ref.
2021–present Parampara Gopi Disney+ Hotstar Telugu
2024 Inspector Rishi Rishi Amazon Prime Video Tamil [17]
Snakes and Ladders Leonard "Leo" [18]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Need to prove myself as an actor first : Naveen Chandra". 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SumanTV Vijayawada (8 May 2025). Actor Naveen Chandra Exclsive Interview | Anchor Roshan | Telugu Interviews @sumantvvijayawada. Event occurs at 1:09-1:20. Retrieved 12 May 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pecheti, Prakash. "Meet the real-life Ramakrishna". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 December 2007). "Flooded with new faces -- Pazhaniappa Kalloori". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Pradeep is a lucky guy!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "ACTOR NAVEEN CHANDRA INTERVIEW". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Horror comedy is a very challenging genre to shoot, says Deepak Kumar Padhy | Tamil Movie News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Variety of roles needed for lasting career: Naveen Chandra". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Gupta, Rinku. "Returning to his Roots". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Naveen Chandra's upcoming starrer launched". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (10 November 2023). "'Jigarthanda Double X' movie review: Karthik Subbaraj's heartfelt, most political film dazzles with duality". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (11 October 2023). "Naveen Chandra: I will cherish the 'Month of Madhu' experience all my life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "A magnificent moment: Actor Naveen Chandra blessed with a baby boy, shares first pics". The Times of India. 22 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Reviews : Movie Reviews". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Satyabhama 2024 Film: Kajal Aggarwal is Back in Action". Bru Times News.
  16. ↑ "Naveen Chandra's next is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual titled 'Eleven'". The Hindu. 17 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Prime Video locks premiere date for Tamil series 'Inspector Rishi'". The Hindu. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  18. ↑ Features, C. E. (7 October 2024). "Karthik Subbaraj's Snakes and Ladders gets premiere date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

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