Anant Mahadevan

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Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

(1950-08-28) 28 August 1950 (age 74)
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active1984–present

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950), 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. He is the recipient of Maharashtra State Film Awards.

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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).

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. [5] His next film is Mission Raniganj [6]

Filmography

Director

YearFilmsNotes
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 Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director
2012 Staying Alive [7]
2014The Storyteller [8]
The Xposé
2015 Gour Hari Dastaan
2016 Rough Book [9]
Doctor Rakhmabai [10] Marathi film
2017 Aksar 2
2020 Bittersweet Marathi film
2022 Life's Good
2024 Aata Vel Zaali Marathi film

Television

YearFilmsRoleNotes
1990 The Sword of Tipu Sultan Pandit Purnaiah
1994 Dekh Bhai Dekh
1994 Junoon Advocate Vrinal Modi
1997 Ghar Jamai
1997–1998 Zabaan Sambhalke
1998–1999Jaan
1999Ghoonghat Ke Pat KholTelevision film; Also writer and director [11]
2003 Devi
2017–2018 Aadat Se Majboor Roshan Lal Tootejaa [12]
2020 Mere Sai Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2020–present Avrodh: The Siege Within

Writer

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

Actor

YearFilmsRoleNotes
1985 Khandaan Subbu
1986Mazhe Ghar Mazha SansarChintamaniMarathi 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 Mahender Seth
2000 Rhythm Temple PriestTamil 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 ForeverFilm Director
2008Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the RunHarbans Singh
EMI Babu
2009 8 x 10 Tasveer Sundar Puri
2010Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat KeV.G Chunawala
2012 Staying Alive
2014 The Xposé Subba PrasadAlso director
2015 Papanasam PrabhakarTamil film
2017Kaccha LimbuVenkatesh
2017–2018 Aadat Se Majboor Roshan Lal Tootejaa/Darshan Lal TootejaaTV Series
2018 Vishwaroopam 2 Eshwar IyerBillingual film
Evening Shadows Damodar
2.0 ScientistTamil film
2020 Scam 1992 S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor
Durgamati Psychiatrist
2021 Kaadan Kurunjinathan/Kanakamedala Raja Gopalam/Jagannath SevakTrillingual film
2022 Forensic Dr. Rajeev Gupta
Salaam Venky Guruji
2023 Mission Raniganj PM Natarajan
2024 Ameena as Aftab Hasnain
TBA 3 Monkeys

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