Veera (born as Veerabahu) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Closely associated with director
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...
,
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/ref> Veera has worked previously as Gautham Menon's assistant in the film ''Vaaranam Aayiram
''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sam ...
'', before making his debut in the director's experimental thriller '' Nadunisi Naaygal'' (2011).
Career
Veera joined Gautham Menon's directorial team in 2006 and worked with him during the production of ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, and Kamalinee Mukherjee in prominent roles, while Prakash Raj, ...
'' (2006) and ''Pachaikili Muthucharam
''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It is based on the 2005 British-American thriller film '' Derailed''. The film stars Sarathkumar and Jyothika, while Andrea J ...
'' (2007), before being announced as one of the four new male leads in a film titled ''Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam'' to be directed by Menon. The film, set in the backdrop of Chennai's booming IT industry, began its shoot in mid 2007 with 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 fil ...
leading an ensemble cast but was later delayed and then eventually shelved. Veera then continued his work with Menon as an assistant director, and featured in a small role of an army commando in the Suriya-starrer ''Vaaranam Aayiram
''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sam ...
'' (2008). Veera made his debut as a lead actor with Menon's psychological thriller '' Nadunisi Naaygal'', in which he played a psychopath murderer. He revealed in order to prepare for the role he trained with a Chennai-based psychiatrist, Rangarajan, and learnt typical mannerisms and behavioural patterns shown by psychopaths. The film, which had been long in production, opened to mixed reviews in February 2011 from critics and did not perform well commercially. However Veera won rave reviews for his portrayal, with a critic from Sify
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.com noting "for a first timer, Veera as the psychopath with split personality makes a lasting impression in a well-written role" and that "he is riveting and holds the film together with his performance". Similarly another reviewer from Times of India
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stated "Veera has tremendous screen presence and fulfils the faith reposed in him by the director", and his performance saw him garner a nomination for at the Vijay Awards
The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held i ...
in 2011 for Best Debut Actor.
After the release of the film, Veera was signed by director Ram
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for a film ''Adangaamai'', but the venture was eventually shelved after pre-production.Veera's next is with Ram - The Hindu
/ref> In 2015, he starred in an action thriller titled '' Rajathandhiram'' which featured him alongside Regina Cassandra
Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film '' Kanda Naal Mudhal'' in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with ''Siva Manasu ...
.
Filmography
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Tamil male actors
Living people
Male actors from Chennai
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1983 births