Anand is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in

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and

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s along with a few

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productions. He has also acted in several Malayalam TV serials. The actor's biggest film till date is

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's black comedy film ''

Thiruda Thiruda ''Thiruda Thiruda'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language black comedy caper film directed by Mani Ratnam written along with Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Prashanth, Anand, Anu Aggarwal and Heera Rajagopal while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Salim ...

'', but unlike his co-stars of that film, it failed to give him a breakthrough. He has also played second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including

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's '' Sathya'' and

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Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran ''Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Senthilnathan, in his directorial debut. The film stars Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Anand, Vani Viswanath and Livingston. the movie was a blockbuster hit ...

''.

Career

He made his film debut in 1987 with ''

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''. He is best known for his works in films such as '' Sathya'' (1988), '' Anbe En Anbe'' (1988), '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989), '' Oor Mariyadhai'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), ''

'' (1993), screened at the

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, and ''

Enakku 20 Unakku 18 ''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'' () is a 2003 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Jyothi Krishna. This film is a remake of the Hindi film ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''. The film stars Tarun, Trisha, and Shriya Saran. It was filmed simultaneous ...

'' (2003). Anand also produced and directed a Malayalam short film "Kassu Panam Thuttu Money Money". His recent works as a

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include hits such as '' 1: Nenokkadine'' (2014), ''

Ring Master ''Ring Master'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Rafi, starring Dileep in the role of an animal trainer in circus. Keerthy Suresh, Honey Rose, Vijayaraghavan, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and G ...

'' (2014), ''

Ivan Maryadaraman ''Ivan Maryadaraman'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Suresh Divakar starring Dileep, Nikki Galrani, Nagineedu and Kailash with a supporting cast including Anand, Sudheer Sukumaran, Abu Salim, Santhosh Keez ...

'' (2015), ''

Srimanthudu ''Srimanthudu'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapati ...

'' (2015), and '' Gentleman'' (2016).

Early life

Anand was born in

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as the youngest of four sons. His father V. S. Bharathi, worked for Brooke Bond India Ltd, and his mother Rajalakshmi is a house wife. His brothers are B. Ramesh, a Vice President of Finance with ''

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'', Dr. B. Suresh, a teacher at English Vivekananda College, and Bharat Arun, a former Indian cricketer and now bowling coach for Indian cricket team . Anand also owns a restaurant named Zenzerro in

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Personal life

Anand is married to actress Poornima since 2009.

Filmography

Television serials

Legal issues

In 2000, the actor was involved in drunk driving hit and run case, where he hit a police officer who had tried to stop him. The police officer, Ramachandran, subsequently succumbed to his injuries and the actor faced a murder charge. The actor made a financial settlement with the victim's family. Later he was acquitted, and was found innocent. His house in Uthandi, Chennai was burgled in 2008 and the actor cited that it was an "inside job".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand Indian male film actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male television actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people Tamil male actors Male actors in Malayalam television 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai 1968 births