H. Anand (born 4 January 1984), popularly known as Master Anand, is an Indian actor, film director and television presenter. He is best known for his work in

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. Anand made his acting debut as a child artist. His performance as Ganesha in the Kannada film '' Gauri Ganesha'' alongside Ananth Nag,

Sihi Kahi Chandru Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor. Career His wife '' Sihi Kahi Geetha'' and he were the main protagon ...

and Ramesh Bhat was well received.

Career

Anand began his career as a child artist in Ravichandran's ''Kindarijogi''. As a child actor, he was often credited as Master. His first rose to fame with the 2002 film ''Friends''. He then turned to comedy with the 2010 television series '' SSLC Nan Maklu'', which was telecasted on Asianet Suvarna. In 2011, he debuted as a film director with ''

5 Idiots ''5 Idiots'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by Master Anand making his debut in direction. Besides Anand, the film stars Vasu, Naveen Krishna, Petrol Prasanna, Harshika Poonacha and Namratha Hegde in the lead roles. It ...

''. He later directed ''Paduvaralli Paddegalu'', a TV series for Asianet Suvarna and ''Robo Family'', a TV series for Colors Kannada. He was a participant in the second season of ''Dancing Stars'', aired on Colors Kannada; he emerged as the winner in the grand finale. He has acted in over 60 films and has received various awards. He even tasted success as a host through '' Drama Juniors'' which was telecasted in Zee Kannada followed by ''Comedy Khiladigalu'' which was judged by

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Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film '' Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kann ...

and

Rakshita Shweta, known by her stage name Rakshita, is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. Early life Rakshita was brought up in Bangalore. Her father B. C. Gowrishankar was a cinema ...

Personal life

Anand was born on 4 January 1984 to V Hariharan and B S Latha in

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. He has a brother Arun who is also an actor. Anand acted in films like 'gajapade' and married to Yashaswini on 18 March 2010. The couple have a son and a daughter.

Awards and honours

* Karnataka State Award: Best Child Artist (Gauri Ganesha - 1991–92) * Karnataka State Award: Best Child Artist (Thayi Illada Thavaru - 1994–95) * Filmfare Award: Best Child Artist (Makkala Sakshi 1995–96)

Filmography

Films

* '' Gauri Ganesha'' * ''Golmaal Govindam'' (Telugu) * ''

Belliyappa Bangarappa ''Belliyappa Bangarappa'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Poorna Pragnya, written by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Madhu Bangarappa. The film stars Kumar Bangarappa and Amala, whilst a large number ...

'' * '' Shanti Kranti'' *'' Kindari Jogi'' * '' Muthina Haara'' * '' Karpoorada Gombe'' * ''Friends'' * ''Devaru Varavanu Kotre'' * ''Mani'' * '' Preethigaagi'' * ''Preetisle Beku'' * '' Jyeshta'' * ''Meera Madhava Raghava'' * '' Sajni'' * ''Hosavarsha'' * ''Preethi Nee Heegeke'' * ''

'' (also director) * ''Pyarge Aagbittaite'' * '' Bullet Basya'' * '' Jaathre'' (special appearance) * ''Machcha Baglako'' (also director) * ''HagaluGanasu''

Television shows

Reality shows

References

External links

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