Ciby Bhuvana Chandran (born 5 August 1991) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. He made his debut as a minor character in '' O Kadhal Kanmani'' (2015) before playing the protagonist in ''

Vanjagar Ulagam ''Vanjagar Ulagam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Manoj Beedha in his directorial debut with dialogues written by Beedha and Vinayak. The film stars Guru Somasundaram, Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, Vishagan Van ...

'' (2018). He also participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5'' as a contestant.

Early and personal life

Ciby was born in

Tenkasi Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...

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and later moved to Salem,

. After this, he moved to Chennai. His father is a doctor. While in college, he starred in short films. He married Shloka whom he met after returning from the

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on November 14.

Career

Film

Ciby's first movie was '' O Kadhal Kanmani'', where he played a friend of

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in a minor role. His major breakthrough role came when he played one of the lead protagonists in the film ''

''. This earned him some fame, which led him to another breakthrough performance in the 2021 movie ''

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''. He starred opposite Vijay, where he played a student of his, and also appeared in the song "

Vaathi Coming "Vaathi Coming" () is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Vishal Harikrishnan for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film ''Master''. Anirudh rendered the song along with Gana Balachandar, who also penned its lyrics. The song was released a ...

". Ciby appeared as a henchman of the antagonist

Vinay Rai Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his performance in the films '' Unnale Unnale'' (2007), '' Jayamkondaan'' (2008), ''Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013) and ''Aranmanai'' ...

in the 2022 film ''

Etharkkum Thunindhavan ''Etharkkum Thunindhavan'' (), also known under the initialism ''ET'', is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Sun Pictures. The film stars Suriya, Priyanka Arul Mohan, and Vinay R ...

''.

TV

Ciby participated in Season 5 of the Tamil reality television series ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

''. He walked out of the show on Day 95 with a cash prize of 12 lakhs.. After his exit from ''Bigg Boss'', he gained a mass fan following, namely on his Instagram page, where he got almost 46,000 followers in a span of just five days. His honesty and originality in ''Bigg Boss'' has consistently garnered him with a mass fan following, as well as his ability to point out others, analytical skills, personality, benevolence, silent jokes, and the respect he shows towards other contestants. He is also referred to as "Cibylaa" in the BB house and a "Married Bachelor".

Filmography

Film

Short Film

Music video appearance

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandran, Ciby Bhuvana Living people Tamil male television actors Tamil male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Tamil Nadu Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants 1990 births