Chandhunadh

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Chandhunath
Born
Chandunath G. Nair

Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India
EducationMar Ivanios College (Bachelors)
Christ University (M. Phil)
OccupationActor
Years active2017 – present
SpouseSwathy
Children1

Chandunath G, professionally credited as Chandhunadh G Nair, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. [1] [2]

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Early life

His father is a retired forest range officer and his mother is working as aHindi language professor at the University of Kerala. [3] Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram. [4] He studied at Mar Ivanios College and later at Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation. [5] He studied English language and literature. [4] He also holds a Masters in Philosophy. Upon completing his education, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges in Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatres teaching acting at acting schools. [5] [4]

Career

He debuted in the film Pathinettam Padi which was directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan. In 2021, he played a supporting role in the film Malik. [5] In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of the Kannada-language film K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma. [6] In the same year, he played of[ clarification needed ] the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man , released on Disney+ Hotstar. In addition, he has acted in the films Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain playing supporting roles. [7]

Personal life

Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend from Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer . [3] They have one son, Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017Himalayathile KashmalanJose [9]
2019 Pathinettam Padi Joy Abraham Palakkal [10]
2021 Malik SP Rishab
2022 Twenty One Gms Martin
CBI 5: The Brain Bhasuran [11]
12th Man JitheshOTT release [12]
Paappan Siddharthan [13]
Ini Utharam S.I. Prashanth Varma [14]
Kakkipada [15]
2023DivorceGagan [16]
Lovefully Yours Veda Sijo [17]
Phoenix Freddy [18]
2024 Secret Home Saran [19]
Big Ben [20]
Hunt [21]
TBAKhjuraho Dreams†TBAFilming [22]
Thrayam†TBAPost-production [23]
Ram †TBA [24]

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