Hemachandran (actor)

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Hemachandran
Born23 September
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2004
2010–present

Hemachandran is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. His films include Nanda Nanditha and Krishnaveni Panjaalai .

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Career

Hemachandran was born on 23 September[ citation needed ][ year needed ] in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Hemachandran did his schooling in Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Coonoor, before moving to study at Sree Sankara Bala Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School and Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He later completed his B.Sc. in DG Vaishnav College.

Hemachandran chose to pursue a career in films and began to undertake classes with stunt choreographers to prepare himself physically as an actor. He is also a trained dancer and a karate artist. Initially, he appeared in few Tamil films as the lead actor, notably featured in Nanda Nanditha , a Tamil remake of the Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha , but the film failed to create the same impact in Tamil and became a box office failure. [1] [2] The film began production as a bilingual with Hemachandran set to play the antagonist in the Telugu version. [3]

Later, he acted in a Tamil romance film Krishnaveni Panjaalai co-starring alongside Nandhana. [4] [5] [6] The film released to positive reviews with critics praising the chemistry of the lead cast. [7] [8] He then worked on a film titled Meen, which featured music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was late put on hold as a result of budgetary restraints. [9] [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Kavithai SakthiCredited as Vamsi
2010 Puzhal John
2012 Nanda Nanditha Nanda
Nanda NandithaTelugu film
Krishnaveni Panjaalai Kathir

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