Anand Deverakonda | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (B.Tech) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2019–present |
Relatives | Vijay Deverakonda (brother) |
Anand Deverakonda (born 15 March 1992) [1] is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. His notable films include Middle Class Melodies and Baby . [2]
Deverakonda was born in Hyderabad, India, to Govardhan Rao and his wife, Madhavi. Govardhan Rao was a television show director, while Madhavi was a soft-skills tutor. [3] His brother Vijay Deverakonda is also an actor in Telugu films. Like his brother, Anand also attended the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School at Puttaparthi. Anand Deverakonda graduated with an engineering degree and was placed at Deloitte. [4] He worked in the USA for a few years and returned to India to pursue a full-time career in film. [5]
Deverakonda made his film debut in 2019 with Dorasaani , a period love story directed by KVR Mahendra and starring Shivatmika Rajashekar. Although the film didn't do well commercially, Deverakonda went on to win Best Debut Male award at Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020. [6] [7]
Deverakonda's second feature film, Middle Class Melodies , premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. Later in 2021, he starred in Pushpaka Vimanam . [8] His next film Highway, directed by K. V. Guhan, premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022. [9] In 2023, he starred in a new age romantic drama film Baby . He will next be seen in a comedy chaos film, Gam Gam Ganesha. [10]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Dorasaani | Raju | Zee Cine Award Telugu for Best Male Debut [7] Nominated — SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu |
2020 | Middle Class Melodies | Raghava | |
2021 | Pushpaka Vimanam | Chittilanka Sundar | |
2022 | Highway | Vishnu | [9] |
2023 | Baby | Anand | |
2024 | Gam Gam Ganesha | Ganesh | |
TBA | Duet | TBA | Filming |
TBA | Unnamed | TBA | Filming with same Baby movie cast |
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