Amitash Pradhan (born 12 October 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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films. He has starred in films such as ''

Velaiilla Pattadhari ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' (), popularly referred to as ''VIP'', is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Velraj, in his directorial debut. The film stars Dhanush and Amala Paul, while Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan, S ...

'' (2014), ''

Bruce Lee - The Fighter ''Bruce Lee: The Fighter'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sreenu Vaitla who co-wrote the film with Kona Venkat and Gopimohan. Produced by D. V. V. Danayya under the banner DVV Entertainments, the film stars Ram ...

'' (2015), ''Heartbeats'' (2017), ''

Vaanam Kottatum ''Vaanam Kottattum'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Dhana, who co-wrote the film with Mani Ratnam. The film has an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Aishwarya Rajesh, with Shanth ...

'' (2020),

Kutty Story ''Kutty Story'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic anthology film, consisting of four short film segments directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vijay, Venkat Prabhu and Nalan Kumarasamy and produced by Ishari K. Ganesh under the banne ...

(2021), Thalli Pogathey (2021) and as lead in the upcoming crime drama Paramporul (2023).

Personal life

Amitash was born and brought up in Chennai. He did his schooling in Bala Vidya Mandir, and

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(Msc) in Electronic Media from

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. He did his Diploma in acting from Anupam Kher's institute in Bombay called ''

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''. Amitash delved into acting at the age of 8, when he enrolled in a popular theatre group in

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and came on stage in his first play in

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. He went on to pursue his acting talent in many of their plays as well as school plays. His association with several experienced and eminent theatre directors and theatre groups like Madras Players shaped his perspectives on acting. He founded Theatron, a theatre club in

, the first of its kind in that institution and introduced many students to stage plays. Under that banner, he directed several plays. He also directed many other plays as well. Amitash is also a singer. He has to his credit a Cover ''Sing For The Moment'', which is a tribute to " Laal Ishq".

Career

Vaaranam Aayiram ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera ...

'' was his introduction to films, albeit a tiny role, just as he completed his schooling. His professional acting breakthrough came in 2014 with the Tamil film '' Velaiyilla Pattadhari'', in which he plays the role of the main antagonist against Dhanush. The film went on to make waves as the highest grossing Tamil film of 2014 and Amitash got recognition. Telugu film director

Srinu Vaitla Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his best film works in the action comedy genre, Vaitla made his directional debut with ''Nee Kosam'' (1999) starring Ravi Teja and Maheswari. ...

cast him in his Telugu film ''

'', marking his Telugu debut. He made his Hollywood debut in the year 2015 with playing male lead in the movie ''Heartbeats'' directed by

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of the Step Up series was a significant phase for Amitash. He plays the role of Aseem Kapoor, an Indian choreographer with whom Krystal Ellsworth, an American dancer falls in love and the film celebrates their love and the tough path they had to tread. He played one of the primary characters in ''

Vaanam Kottattum ''Vaanam Kottattum'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Dhana, who co-wrote the film with Mani Ratnam. The film has an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Aishwarya Rajesh, with Shanth ...

'' (2020) Amitash alongside

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and

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which was bankrolled by

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, a

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's production house. During the pandemic lockdown of 2020, he has sung and performed in an independent Tamil music video called "Corona Kannala" and followed it up with "Arakkiye" which was released in

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for the valentine's day 2021. He was also a part of an anthology called ''

'' (2021) by four eminent directors of South and he featured in

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's episode along with

Megha Akash Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu-language films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film '' Lie'' (2017). Megha made her Tamil film debut with '' Petta'' and Hindi f ...

. In the film ''Thalli Pogathey'' (2021), a remake of the Telugu film ''

Ninnu Kori ''Ninnu Kori'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thomas a ...

,'' Amitash acted as one of the two male leads alongside

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and

Anupama Parameswaran Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She rose to fame with her debut film ''Premam'' (2015) in Malayalam. She later went onto star in films such as ''A ...

. His next film, Paramporul under the production of Kavi Creations which sees Amitash alongside

R. Sarathkumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Award ...

in the lead roles, Amitash also made his playback singing debut with the son
Sippara Rippara
along with

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in the same film under

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's musical. This movie is slated for an August 2023 release.

Theatre

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pradhan, Amitash 1990 births Living people Kannada people Male actors from Karnataka Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Anna University alumni Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian male actors