Anant Mahadevan
Mahadevan in 2019
Born
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

(1956-08-28) 28 August 1956 (age 67)
Thrissur, Travancore-Cochin, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1984–present

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1956), also credited as Anant Mahadevan,[1][2] is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and film director of Hindi and Marathi as well as Tamil Films and television shows.[3] Having been an integral part of the Indian television serials and Hindi films since the 1980s, he is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre.

Career

Ananth along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. The film also fetched him the special jury award at the National Film awards 2010.[4]

Mahadevan's film Gour Hari Dastaan was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (2014) Goa, at the International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK (2014), the International Film Festival of Bangalore, and at the International Film Festival of Chennai (2014).

Ananth plays the role of Damodar in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows, directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures.[5] He plays the role of a strict patriarch who has his set opinions and wants other members in his family - his wife Vasudha (Mona Ambegaonkar), sister Sarita (Yamini Singh) and son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) - to obey his commands.[6] His next film is Mission Raniganj[7]

Filmography

Director

Year Films Notes
2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
2004 Dil Maange More
2006 Aksar
2007 Aggar: Passion Betrayal Terror
Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever
2008 Anamika: The Untold Story
2009 Red Alert: The War Within
2010 Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Marathi film
2012 Staying Alive[8]
2014 The Storyteller[9]
The Xposé
2015 Gour Hari Dastaan
2016 Rough Book[10]
Doctor Rakhmabai[11] Marathi film, based on the life of Rukhmabai Bhimrao Raut
2017 Aksar 2
2020 Bittersweet Marathi film
2022 Life's Good
2024 Aata Vel Zaali Marathi film

Television

Year Films Role
1990 The Sword of Tipu Sultan Pandit Purnaiah
1994 Dekh Bhai Dekh
1994 Junoon Advocate Vrinal Modi
1997 Ghar Jamai
1997–1998 Zabaan Sambhalke
1998–1999 Jaan
2003 Devi
2020 Mere Sai Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2020–present Avrodh: The Siege Within

Writer

Year Films
2004 Dil Maange More!!!
2006 Aksar
2008 Anamika: The Untold Story
2010 Mee Sindhutai Sapkal

Actor

Year Films Role Notes
1985 Khandaan Subbu
1986 Mazhe Ghar Mazha Sansar Chintamani Marathi Film
1988 Isabella Ananthu
1989 Chandni Chandni's friend's husband
1991 Vishkanya Bajrang
1992 Nagin Aur Lootere Nagraj
Khiladi Neelam's Uncle
1993 Professor Ki Padosan Vaidyaji
Gardish Havaldar Sawant
Baazigar Vishwanath Sharma
Bedardi Professor Harish Thakkar
Bhookamp Akhtar
Kanoon Pasha Polyster
1994 Gangster
Prem Yog
1995 God and Gun
Janam Kundli Pandit Dindayal Shastri
Gaddaar Mr. Saxena
Hum Dono
Akele Hum Akele Tum
1996 Vijeta Inquiry Officer
1997 Yes Boss
Ishq Brijesh Lal Saxena
1998 Miss 420
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
Kudrat Police Inspector
1999 Dil Kya Kare DCP Krishan Kumar
Mann Creditor
Baadshah Seth. Mahendra
2000 Rhythm Temple Priest Tamil film
2004 Shikaar
Chhupa Rustam Mr. Chinoy
2001 Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta Anand Mhatre
2002 Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai Sunil Madhavan
2003 Satta
Joggers' Park
2006 Sandwich Mr. Rao
2007 Aap Kaa Surroor News Reporter
Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever Film Director
2008 Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run Harbans Singh
EMI Babu
2009 8 x 10 Tasveer Sundar Puri
2010 Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke V.G Chunawala
2012 Staying Alive
2014 The Xposé Subba Prasad Also director
2015 Papanasam Prabhakar Tamil film
2017 Kaccha Limbu Venkatesh
2017–2018 Aadat Se Majboor Roshan Lal Tootejaa/Darshan Lal Tootejaa TV Series
2018 Vishwaroopam 2 Eshwar Iyer Billingual film
Evening Shadows Damodar
2.0 Scientist Tamil film
2020 Scam 1992 S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor
Durgamati Psychiatrist
2021 Kaadan Kurunjinathan/Kanakamedala Raja Gopalam/Jagannath Sevak Trillingual film
2022 Forensic Dr. Rajeev Gupta
Salaam Venky Guruji
2023 Mission Raniganj PM Natarajan
TBA Indian 2 Tamil film
3 Monkeys

References

  1. ^ "Red Alert: The War Within official site: "Cast & Crew"". Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ^ Tuteja, Joginder. "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan", BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010
  3. ^ "എനിക്കും മലയാളത്തിനുമുള്ള അഭിമാനനേട്ടം - ആനന്ദ് മഹാദേവന്‍" [National Film Awards 2010 - Mathrubhumi Movies] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal bags top National Awards". The Times of India. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Evening Shadows: Full Cast and Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ^ "CBFC clears gay film 'Evening Shadows' with U/A certificate". India Blooms.
  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (6 October 2023). "Mission Raniganj Cast List | Mission Raniganj Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Staying Alive movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Ananth Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray's short story into film". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Ananth Mahadevan's Rough Book brings Indian education into sharp focus". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Rukhmabai Raut, one of India's first female practising doctors, gets a big screen biopic". Firstpost. 19 August 2017.

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