Chandan Achar (born 2 August 1990) is an Indian theatre and film actor who works in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

. He is known for his works in movies including

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravinnd Iye ...

and ''Chemistry of Kariyappa''. For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got SIIMA award for ''Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)'' in 2017. He was also a contestant in the reality show of

Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7) The seventh season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss Kannada, Bigg Boss'' premiered on 13 October 2019. Sudeep returned as the host of the show for the seventh time. Based on votes given by viewers ...

Early life

Born and raised in Krishnarajanagar Town,Mysore, Chandan was an alumnus student of Journalism and Mass Communication Department in

Maharaja's College, Mysore Maharaja's College, Mysore (1889) is a college affiliated to Mysore University. History The college finds its origins in the English-school known as "Maharaja Patashala" established by Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wadiyar III in 1833, at t ...

. He got trained in

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary oNatanaRangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India. ...

's institute ''Natana''.

Career

An active participant in drama and other activities in college days, Chandan first appeared in a small role in the

Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Awa ...

starrer Kannada movie Parijatha in 2012. His first notable role was in the college drama

in 2016. Then he acted in

Mugulu Nage ''Mugulu Nage'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat, and jointly produced by Ganesh and Syed Salaam. Ganesh also features in the lead role alongside Apoorva Arora, Nikitha Narayan and A ...

with

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu ...

. Chandan did his first movie as a lead in the 2019 movie ''‛Chemistry of Kariyappa’''. After Kirik Party, he again shared space with

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

in the multilingual

Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film features Rak ...

. His next solo venture was Mangalavara Rajaadina which was released in March 2020. Chandan was also a part of the popular reality show

where he was a contestant and got evicted on the 99th day of the show.

Filmography

As actor

As singer

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achar, Chandan Male actors in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian male actors People from Karnataka Living people 1993 births