Anish Kuruvilla
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Born | Anish Yohan Kuruvilla Hyderabad, India |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[1][2] Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in Dollar Dreams (2000), and played a supporting role in Anand (2004).[3] 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.[4]
Early life
Kuruvilla was born into a Malayali family and grew up in Hyderabad. He attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur.[5]
Career
He played the lead role in Sekhar Kammula's debut film Dollar Dreams, and a supporting role in the blockbuster film Anand.[6] He appeared in the 2016 film, Pelli Choopulu.[7] He worked with Nagesh Kukunoor and Manishankar before his directorial debut,[5] Avakai Biryani, which was produced by Sekhar Kammula. His second directorial film was Ko Antey Koti, produced by Sharwanand, who was also the lead actor.[8][9]
Filmography
Telugu films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Dollar Dreams | Srinu | English-Telugu bilingual film |
2004 | Anand | Raju | also executive producer and assistant director |
2016 | Pelli Choopulu | Businessman | |
2017 | Nenu Local | College Principal | |
Jawaan | DRDO scientist | ||
Hello | Priya's father | ||
2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Srivastava | |
Tej I Love You | Nandini's father | ||
Goodachari | Damodar | ||
Anaganaga O Premakatha | Ananya's father | [10] | |
2019 | Maharshi | Venkatraman | |
Game Over | Psychiatrist | ||
Rajdooth | Priya's father | ||
Gang Leader | Police Officer | ||
Operation Gold Fish | Anish Kuruvilla | ||
2020 | Choosi Choodangaane | Siddu's father | |
Neevalle Nenunna | |||
Madha | Gopal | ||
Orey Bujjiga | Project Manager | ||
2021 | Alludu Adhurs | Sreenu's father | |
Pitta Kathalu | Broski | ||
Gaali Sampath | Bank Auditor | ||
Vakeel Saab | Zarina's manager | ||
Wild Dog | Vinod | ||
Thank You Brother | Mr. Prem | ||
2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | |
Sita Ramam | Nizam Advisor | ||
Crazy Fellow | Abhiram's brother | ||
Urvasivo Rakshasivo | Sree and Sinduja's boss | ||
Dhamaka | Police DGP | ||
2023 | Waltair Veerayya | Navy Officer | |
Michael | Rathan | ||
Agent | Ramesh | ||
2024 | Operation Valentine | Indian Security Advisor | |
Tillu Square | IB Chief | ||
Simbaa | Dr. Irani |
Films in other languages
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2016 | M. S. Dhoni - The Untold Story | BCCI Committee member | Hindi |
2017 | Velaikkaran | Jayaram | Tamil |
2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | T. K. A. Nair | Hindi |
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Sonam's father | Malayalam | |
Game Over | Psychiatrist | Tamil | |
Bigil | Delhi Police officer | ||
2020 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal | Sooraj Mehta | |
2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Aditi's father | |
2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | Hindi |
DSP | Police commissioner | Tamil | |
Vijayanand | AJ | Kannada | |
2023 | Tiger 3 | Indian Prime Minister | Hindi |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
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2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Mr. Rao | Telugu | ZEE5 | Also director |
2023 | MY3 | Rajashekhar | Tamil | Disney+ Hotstar | |
Dhootha | Anand Varma Avudhuri | Telugu | Amazon Prime Video |
As director
Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Confessions of a filmmaker | Telugu | [11] |
2008 | Avakai Biryani | ||
2012 | Ko Antey Koti | ||
2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Also actor; ZEE5 web series |
References
- ^ Sunita Chowdhary, Y. (2 May 2016). "Anish Kuruvilla moves to the forefront". The Hindu. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Anish Kuruvilla set to make his debut in Malayalam". 123telugu.com. Mallemala Entertainments. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2 May 2016). "Anish Kuruvilla moves to the forefront". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Pelli Choopulu actor Anish Kuruvilla in Bollywood!". tfpc.in. Telugu Film Producers Council. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b Sekhar, Kammula. "Anish Kuruvilla Interview by Sekhar Kammula". idlebrain.com. G.V. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Sangeetha Devi, Dundoo (2 August 2016). "Over to them". The Hindu. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Viswanath, V. "Pelli Choopulu: Movie Review". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "నన్ను నిలబెట్టే సినిమా కో అంటే కోటి". suryaa.com. Surya News. Retrieved 25 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anish Kuruvilla Height, Weight, Age, Family, Wife, Biography, Movies List, Controversies". teluguhitflopmovieslist.blogspot.com. Telugu Celebrities Biography. Retrieved 30 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anaganaga O Premakatha Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Confessions of a film maker (Naa Video Diary) - Telugu cinema Review - Kamal Kamaraju & Anish Kuruvilla".
External links
- Anish Kuruvilla at IMDb