Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in the

Telugu film industry Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with

Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the ...

, played the lead role in '' Dollar Dreams'' (2000), and played a supporting role in ''

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(2004)''. After taking a break from acting for 12 years, he played a crucial role in the 2016 film '' Pelli Choopulu''. He also appeared in the biographical film of Indian cricketer M. S. Dhoni.

Early life

Kuruvulla was born into a

Malayali The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomina ...

family and grew up in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. He attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur.

Career

He played the lead role in

's debut film '' Dollar Dreams'', and a supporting role in the blockbuster film ''

''. He appeared in the 2016 film, '' Pelli Choopulu''. He worked with

Nagesh Kukunoor Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu language films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as '' Hyder ...

and Manishankar before his directorial debut, '' Avakai Biryani'', produced by Sekhar Kammula; and '' Ko Antey Koti'', produced by

Sharwanand Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu.'' For '' Engeyum Eppodhum'' (2011), he received ...

, who was also the lead actor.

Filmography

As actor

As director

References

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