Nandaa Dorairaj is an Indian actor, producer who primarily works in

Tamil films 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 ''Kollywood' ...

. He made his debut in ''

Mounam Pesiyadhe ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Ameer (director), Ameer in his directorial debut. It stars Suriya (actor), Suriya and debutant Trisha (actress), Trisha in the ...

'' (2002) and later appeared in other films such as ''

Eeram ''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language supernatural crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, and Saranya Mohan, while Srinath, ...

'' (2009).

Early life

Nandaa Dorairaj was born as Govind Durairaj in

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to Durairaj and Rani. He has a younger brother Karthik and is the grandson of former Union minister

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Personal life

Nandaa married Vidyaroopa in the

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on 17 July 2013 at Codissia E Hall,

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Career

He was spotted by producer

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during his family function. In 1998, he joined the Film Institute in Chennai and obtained a diploma in acting after a one-year course. He first signed up to star in a project titled ''Enna Solla Pogirai'' opposite

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, but the film was later stalled. He made his debut in 2002 with the movie ''

'' along with

Suriya Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...

and

Trisha Krishnan Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She was noticed after winning Miss Chennai contest (1999), which marked her entry into the film ...

by film director Ameer. Director Ameer was looking for a cheerful and well built hero to play the co-role with

. Nandhaa immediately fit the criteria and was therefore selected for the role. ''

Punnagai Poove ''Punnagai Poove'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy and written by R. N. R. Manohar, starring Nandhaa of ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'' fame, newcomer Rekha Vedavyas and Kaveri in lead and the ...

'' in 2003, showed him as a full-time hero. In 2005, he acted in '' Selvam''. In a freak mishap, he suffers an injury on his head and he forgets all about his past. Nandha playing a confused youth has given a good and matured performance. Donning a tricky character. In 2006, he appeared in two movies as ''

Kodambakkam Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam h ...

'' and ''

Aanivaer ''Aanivaer'' is a 2006 Tamil-language independent war film directed by John Mahendran starring Nandha, Madhumitha, Neelima Rani, and Mullai Yesudasan. The music was composed by Satheesh. The film was released on 23 September 2006. Shot entirely i ...

''. He play in action film, ''

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'' (2007). The film was released to positive reviews. Followed by ''

Urchagam ''Urchagam'' ( en, Excitement) is a 2007 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Nandha and Sherin. The storyline is based on the problems and difficulties between a love marriage and arranged marriage. The movie was shot i ...

'' (2007). His movie ''

'' (2009) was a hit produced by director

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. Following the success of ''Eeram'', director Shankar again cast him in his production for the second time in ''

Anandhapurathu Veedu ''Anandhapurathu Veedu'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language supernatural mystery film co written and directed by Tamil television director Naga, who has directed serials like ''Marmadesam'', ''Vidathu Karuppu'' and '' Chidambara Rahasiyam''. Th ...

'' (2010), directed by

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. Then he starred alongside

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in ''

Vanthaan Vendraan ''Vanthaan Vendraan'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by R. Kannan that stars Jiiva, Nandha and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. Principal photography began on 27 August 2010, and the film released on ...

'' (2011). He starred in ''

Vellore Maavattam ''Vellore Maavattam'' ( en, Vellore district) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by R. N. R. Manohar, starring Nandha and Poorna in the lead roles. Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film released on 6 October 2 ...

'' (2011), in which he played a cop. After two years without movies, Nandha became an action hero in movies as '' Athithi'' (2014), ''

Katham Katham ''Katham Katham'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by newcomer Babu Thooyavan, son of veteran writer Thooyavan. The film stars Nandha, Natarajan Subramaniam, Sanam Shetty and Sharika, and was produced by Appu Movies. The su ...

'' (2015), ''

Adhibar ''Adhibar'' ( Proprietor) is a 2015 Tamil-language action film directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Jeevan and Vidya Pradeep with Nandha, Samuthirakani, Richard Rishi, and Ranjith playing supporting roles. The film was produced by T. Siv ...

'' (2015) and ''

Kallaattam ''Kallattam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by G. Ramesh. The film features Nandha, Richard Rishi, and Ilavarasu in the lead roles, while Sharika, Arthi, and Baby Rethva Isvar play pivotal supportin ...

'' (2016). In 2018 again after ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'', he starred alongside Suriya in ''

Thaana Serndha Kootam ''Thaanaa Serndha Koottam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film directed by Vignesh Shivan. The film stars Suriya, alongside Karthik, Ramya Krishnan, Keerthy Suresh, Nandha, Kalaiyarasan, RJ Balaji, and Suresh Chandra Menon. T ...

'' directed by

Vignesh Shivan Vignesh Shivan, credited sometimes as Vignesh Shivn (born 18 September 1985) is an Indian film director, film producer, actor, singer and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. Personal life Shivan and actress Nayanthara had been in a relationshi ...

for studio green productions, which turned out to be a success. He has also been starred in a web series produced by Ekta Kapoor for Balaji teleflims which was Tamil s first web series directed by Kaushik. The next is ''

Zhagaram ''Zhagaram'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language adventure thriller film directed by debutant director Krish. Starring Nandha Durairaj in the lead role, the film is an adaption of Kava Kamz's Tamil fiction novel, ''Project AK''. The film has been tit ...

'' (2019) the adventure thriller film. Nandha who plays Akhilan is very fit and passes off as a young man quite convincingly and lends authenticity to the role of the reluctant treasure hunter. In 2020, he acted as dual roles in ''

Vaanam Kottatum ''Vaanam Kottattum'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Dhana, who co-wrote the film with Mani Ratnam. The film has an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Aishwarya Rajesh, with Shanth ...

''.

Filmography

Actor

;Films ;Television

Dubbing artist

Rana Event

Rana Productions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandha Durairaj Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Living people 1977 births People from Coimbatore Male actors from Tamil Nadu M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni