Ananda Vardhan

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Aanand Vardhan is a Telugu film actor who, as a child artiste, appeared in more than 20 Telugu films. [1] [2]

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Aanand Vardhan
Other namesAanand Vardhan
EducationGraduate
OccupationActor
Years active1996–2004
2021–present
Relatives P. B. Srinivas

Family

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

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef
1996 Bala Ramayanam Valmiki & Hanuman Telugu
1997 Priyaragalu Kushulu alias Kusha Lav
Preminchukundam Raa Chinnu
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

Awards

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