Aanand Vardhan

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Dheeraj Watwani
Born
India
Other namesDheeraj Watwani
OccupationActor
Years active1996–2004
2023–present
Relatives Vinod Watwani

Dheeraj Watwani is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He has appeared in more than twenty films as a child actor. [1] [2] He debuted in a lead role with Nidurinchu Jahapana (2025).

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Early life

He is the grandson of the famous playback singer P. B. Srinivas. [3] [4] His father is a chartered accountant. His father used to frequently tell him stories from Ramayana, so he learnt them by heart, and coincidentally started his child artist career with a role in Ramayanam . His grandfather also wanted to see him as an actor. [5]

Career

He was 4 years old when he acted in the film Ramayanam . He played the roles of Valmiki and Bala Hanuman. [5]

He made his feature film debut as a child actor in Priyaragalu starring Jagapathi Babu and Soundarya. [1] He played significant roles in the hit films Suryavamsam , Preminchukundam Raa and Manasantha Nuvve . He acted with Jagapati Babu, Venkatesh and Nandamuri Balakrishna. He also acted with Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi remake of Suryavamsam . [4] [6]

He graduated with Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science & Engineering from CMR College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India in 2012.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
1997 Priyaragalu Kushulu alias Kusha Lav Telugu
Ramayanam Valmiki & Hanuman
Preminchukundam Raa Chinnu
Pelli Pandiri Young Prakash
1998 Suryavamsam Junior Harichandra Prasad
Maavidaakulu Cable
Pelli Peetalu Babloo
1999 Sooryavansham Chhote Thakur Bhanupratap Singh a.k.a. Sonu Hindi [7]
Preyasi Rave Nani Telugu
2000 Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa Mrugaraju
2001 Sri Manjunatha Anandavardhan Kannada
Manasantha Nuvve Young Chanti Telugu
2002 Indra Indra's nephew
2003 Toli Choopulone
2004 Nenunnanu Young Venu
2025 Nidurinchu Jahapana VeeruDebut in a lead role

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Popular child artist Aanand Vardhan set to make his entry on silver screen as a hero". chitramala.in. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "This is how child actor Aanand Vardhan looks like now". ap2tg.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ [ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "Anand Vardhan A Child Actor, Now Coming As Hero". telugumoviesadda.in. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 విలేఖరి (23 August 2015). "సాక్షి". sakshi.com. జగతి పబ్లికేషన్స్. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Taneja, Parina (21 August 2019). "Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Ananda Vardhan in Sooryavansham has grown up into handsome Telugu actor". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "बड़ा होकर ऐसा दिखता है 'सूर्यवंशम' में अमिताभ बच्चन यानी ठाकुर भानुप्रताप का पोता, बदल गया है पूरा लुक | Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Ananda Vardhan in Sooryavansham". Patrika News (in Hindi). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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