Anandsami is an

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film and stage actor who has worked on Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi productions. In films, Anandsami had a career breakthrough with appearances in ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2018).

Career

In 2001, Anandsami was a part of the Tamil remake of the Hindi television series ''

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''. He appeared in ten episodes, and has since noted that being a part of the show prompted to become more professional with his approach to acting. After completing work on the series, Anandsami created a portfolio and attempted to become an actor in Tamil cinema. Finding chances hard to come by, he joined the Chennai-based theatre troupe

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in 2002, where he performed for eight years, before moving on to work with another group, ''Perch''. Despite making small appearances in films and television during the 2000s, Anandsami was able to establish himself as a prominent theatre actor in the Chennai acting circuit. Anandsami was also a part of the trio that performs ''Kira Kozhambu'', a play based on writer Ki Rajanarayanan's folk tales. He acted in the play with

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and Kalieaswari Srinivasan in

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, and reenacted the same play with

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reprising Srinivasan's part in

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. The play was based on

Ki. Rajanarayanan Rayangala Shri Krishna Raja Narayana Perumal Ramanujam Naicker (16 September 1923 – 17 May 2021), shortened to Ki. Rajanarayanan and popularly known by his Tamil initials as Ki. Ra., was an Indian Tamil language folklorist and acclaimed write ...

's collection of short stories titled ''Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam'' with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play. A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment". Anandsami is also known for his solo play, ''Jannal'' and ''Seethaimark Seeyakkai Thool'' where he performs writer Sundara Ramaswamy's short shorties of the same name. He was also part of an ensemble cast of actors that performed The Water Station, directed by Sankar Venkateswaran of Theatre Roots and Wings at the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival In film, Anandsami's most notable role was in Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan's directorial debut ''

'', a thriller about web voyeurism. He was also seen in the 2018 black comedy ''

''. In 2021, Anandsami was seen in

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's ''

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'' portraying a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel fighter.

Filmography

;Films ;Web series

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anandsami Living people 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Indian male stage actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people)