Anand Deverakonda (born 15 March 1992) is an Indian actor who appears in

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films. His notable films include ''

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a''nd ''

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''.

Early life

Deverakonda was born in

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, India, to Govardhan Rao and his wife, Madhavi. Govardhan Rao was a television show director, while Madhavi was a soft-skills tutor. His brother

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is also an actor in Telugu films. Anand Deverakonda graduated with an engineering degree and was placed at

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. He worked in the

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for a few years and returned to India to pursue a full-time career in film.

Career

Deverakonda made his film debut in 2019 with ''

Dorasaani ''Dorasaani'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by KVR Mahendra and starring debutants Anand Devarakonda and Shivatmika Rajashekar. Plot Shankaranna, a naxalite, gets released from jail after 30 years of fa ...

'', a period love story directed by KVR Mahendra and starring Shivatmika Rajashekar. Although the film didn't do well commercially, Deverakonda went on to win Best Debut Male award at

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2020. Deverakonda's second feature film, ''

'', premiered directly on

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in 2020. Later in 2021, he starred in ''

Pushpaka Vimanam ''Pushpaka Vimanam'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Damodara and produced by Govardhan Rao Devarakonda, Vijay Mattapally and Pradeep Errabelly under the banners of King of the Hill Entertainment an ...

''. His next film ''

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,'' directed by

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, premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022. In 2023, he starred in a new age romantic drama film ''

''. He will be next seen in a comedy chaos film, ''Gam Gam Ganesha''.

Filmography

References

External links

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