Ma Ka Pa Anand

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Ma Ka Pa Anand
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Born
Makapa Anand

Occupation(s) Radio Jockey, video jockey, television presenter, actor, singer
Years active2014—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 Solriya Oo Oohm 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.

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Career

Ma Ka Pa worked as an RJ before hosting the show Cinema Kaaram Coffee. [2] He later worked as a host for Super Singer and for Athu Ithu Ethu after Sivakarthikeyan left. [3] While working as an RJ for Radio Mirchi in Chennai, he met Hiphop Tamizha, who sang "Club le Mabbu le". [4] He worked as the host for many award functions on Vijay TV including the Vijay Television Awards and Mirchi Music Awards South. [5] [6] He was later cast as one of the leads in the rural-based film Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (2014). [7] He went on to play the lead in several films including Panjumittai (2016). [8]

Television

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Vallavarayan [9]
2016 Navarasa Thilagam Moorthy
2016 Kadalai Manickam
2016 Atti Bava
2017 Meesaya Murukku Himself
2018 Panjumittai Appu [10]
2019 Maanik Maanik
2019 Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum Anand
2023 Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum Vicky

Discography

Playback singer

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. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. Jokes apart...
  3. Ma Ka Pa teams up with Kreshna
  4. "I don't want an Oscar or Grammy: Hiphop Thamizha Aadhi". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. First Vijay Television Awards sees people poll for their favourite TV stars
  6. Mirchi Music Awards South 2014 on Vijay TV
  7. Ma Ka Pa has become my younger brother: Kreshna
  8. 'I Think I am Suitable for Light-hearted Roles'
  9. "Vanavarayan Vallavarayan: Siamese torture".
  10. "Ma Ka Pa Anand's 'Panjumittai' to release on June 1". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.