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Naveen Chandra
Naveen Chandra | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Naveen Chandra is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu and Tamil language films. He starred in the Telugu romance film Andala Rakshasi (2012) and won critical acclaim for his performance, before playing leading roles in Tamil films.[1]
Early life[edit]
Naveen Chandra was born in a Telugu family in Bellary, Karnataka.[2] His father was a head mechanic in KSRTC. Chandra obtained a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked a multimedia animator before he forayed into films.[2]
Career[edit]
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 the Tamil film Pazhaniappa Kalloori under the stage name Pradeep.[3] His next film Agarathi never saw a theatrical release.[4] 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.[5] He shot for the Tamil film Therodum Veedhiyile with Payal Ghosh in 2012.
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.[6] He was also signed as the second lead in the Tamil film Brahman.[7][8] He has signed on for the lead role in producer C. V. Kumar's Sarabam. He next appeared in Miss India starring Keerthy Suresh under the direction of Narendra Nath.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sambhavami Yuge Yuge | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Kalyanam | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Pazhaniappa Kalloori | Parthi | Tamil | credited as Pratheep |
| 2012 | Andala Rakshasi | Surya | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Dalam | Abhi | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Bramman | Madankumar | Tamil | |
| Naa Rakumarudu | Vaishnav | Telugu | ||
| Koottam | Abhi | Tamil | ||
| Sarabham | Vikram | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Sivappu | Pandian | Tamil | |
| Bham Bolenath | Krishna | Telugu | ||
| Tripura | Tripura's husband | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi | Naveen | Telugu | |
| Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu | Prashanth | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Nenu Local | SI Siddharth Varma | Telugu | |
| Juliet Lover of Idiot | Vara | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Devadas | Ajay | Telugu | |
| Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Bala Reddy | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Evaru | DSP Ashok Krishna | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Pattas | Nilapparai "Nilan" | Tamil | |
| Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna | Ramakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Miss India | Vijay Anand | Telugu | Netflix film | |
| 2021 | Super Over | Kaasi | Telugu | aha film |
| Mosagallu | Sid | Telugu | ||
| Ardha Shathabdham | Ranjith | Telugu | aha film | |
| Mission 2020 | ACP Jayanth | Telugu | ||
| #Bro | Madhav | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Telugu | |||
| Nenu Leni Naa Prema Katha | Telugu | |||
| 2022 | Ghani | Aadi | Telugu | |
| Virata Parvam | Raghu | Telugu | ||
| 2022 | Untitled film co-starring Vani Bhojan and Amritha Aiyer 
|
Devanathan | Telugu Tamil |
Filming[9] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Series | Role | Network | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Parampara | Gopi | Disney+ Hotstar | Telugu |
References[edit]
- ↑ "need to prove myself as an actor first : Naveen Chandra". 29 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pecheti, Prakash. "Meet the real-life Ramakrishna". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 December 2007). "Flooded with new faces -- Pazhaniappa Kalloori". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Pradeep is a lucky guy!". The Times of India.
- ↑ "ACTOR NAVEEN CHANDRA INTERVIEW". 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Variety of roles needed for lasting career: Naveen Chandra". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku. "Returning to his Roots". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Naveen Chandra's upcoming starrer launched". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "ద్విభాషా చిత్రం..క్లాప్ కొట్టిన అలీ". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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