Ma Ka Pa Anand

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Ma Ka Pa Anand
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Born
Makapa Anand

Puducherry, India
Occupation(s) Radio Jockey, video jockey, television presenter, actor, singer
Years active2011—present

Ma ka Pa Anand is an Indian actor and television presenter who has been working with Star Vijay. [1] He has hosted Super Singer , Athu Ithu Ethu, Kings of Dance, KPY Champions, Mrs. Chinnathirai , The Wall, Cinema Kaaram Coffee, Start Music and Oo (yes)Solriya Oo Oohm (no)Solriya. Anand previously worked as a radio jockey for six years with Radio Mirchi in Dubai. He started his acting career with the film Vanavarayan Vallavarayan in 2014. He has hosted the show Adhu Idhu Edhu after Sivakarthikeyan. [2]

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Career

Ma Ka Pa worked as an RJ before hosting the show Cinema Kaaram Coffee. [3] He later worked as a host for Super Singer and for Athu Ithu Ethu after Sivakarthikeyan left. [4] While working as an RJ for Radio Mirchi in Chennai, he met Hiphop Tamizha, who sang "Club le Mabbu le". [5] He worked as the host for many award functions on Vijay TV including the Vijay Television Awards and Mirchi Music Awards South. [6] [7] He was later cast as one of the leads in the rural-based film Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (2014). [8] He went on to play the lead in several films including Panjumittai (2016). [9]

Television

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Vallavarayan [10]
2016 Navarasa Thilagam Moorthy
Kadalai Manickam
Atti Bava
2017 Meesaya Murukku Himself
2018 Panjumittai Appu [11]
2019 Maanik Maanik
Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum Anand
2023 Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum Vicky

Discography

YearFilmSongMusic composerNotes
2016 Kadalai "Aayava Kaanom" Sam C. S.
2016 Atti "Dalmanja Gilmanja" Sundar C. Babu
2019 Maanik "Mama Maruku" Dharan Kumar

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References

  1. ↑ "Super Singer Anchor Ma Ka Pa Anand's Assets Will Blow Your Mind". News18. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Reality game show 'Athu Idhu Yedhu season 3' set to premiere soon". 19 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Jokes apart..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ma Ka Pa teams up with Kreshna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "I don't want an Oscar or Grammy: Hiphop Thamizha Aadhi". The Times of India. 18 July 2015. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "First Vijay Television Awards sees people poll for their favourite TV stars". indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mirchi Music Awards South 2014 on Vijay TV". The Times of India. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ma Ka Pa has become my younger brother: Kreshna". The Times of India. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Subhakeerthana, S. (4 August 2014). "'I Think I am Suitable for Light-hearted Roles'". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Vanavarayan Vallavarayan: Siamese torture". Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ma Ka Pa Anand's 'Panjumittai' to release on June 1". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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