Pradeep (Malayalam actor)

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Pradeep Chandran
Born
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2007-present
Spouse
Anupama Ramachandran
(m. 2020)

Pradeep Chandrasekharan Nair or shortly known as Pradeep Chandran, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films and television. He is best known for his role of Kunjali Marakkar in the tele serial 'Kunjali Marakkar' in 2010 and DCP Abhiram IPS in Malayalam television serial Karuthamuthu.

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Early life

Pradeep was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to Chandrasekharan Nair, who is Retired Director from Short Hand Bureau of Special Branch CID, Kerala Police Department, and Valsala C Nair. He has an elder brother Pramod Chandran. Pradeep completed his master's degree in Business Administration from VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Anna University and then worked in Bangalore for an insurance company before entering into movies. [1]

Career

Pradeep made his acting debut in 2007 with director Major Ravi’s Mission 90 Days , where he played the role of a commando along with Mammooty, the top investigating officer. After this he appeared in multiple movies like Kurukshetra, Kandahar, Ividam Swargamanu, Lokpal, Geethaanjali, Loham, Oppam, Drishyam, 12th Man. [2] He has shared screen space with actor Mohanlal in many of his movies. Pradeep has also acted in a Sanskrit movie Madhurasmitham മധുരസ്മിതം [3] as an IAS Officer where he can be seen encouraging school students on life lessons.

Pradeep made his television debut in 2010 through serial “Kunjali Marakkar” on Asianet, for which he won Asianet Television Awards 2011 for Best Debut Actor. His most notable work in television came across in the year 2017, when he got the opportunity to play the role of DCP Abhiram IPS in Malayalam television serial Karuthamuthu, [4] which made Pradeep popular among the Malayalee audience.

In January 2020, he entered as a contestant in the Malayalam reality TV show Bigg Boss Season 2. [5] [6]

Personal life

On 12 July 2020, he married Anupama Ramachandran. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2007 Mission 90 Days NSG Commando
2008 Kurukshetra Saravanan
2009 Angel John Gangster
2009 Evidam Swargamanu Shibu Areekutty
2010 Kandahar Senior Officer
2011 Vaadamalli Police officer / Brother
2012 Karmayodha Cameo
2012Nizhal/Anabella
2012 Simhasanam Cheriyappilli Sadaananthan
2013 Drishyam The new Sub Inspector
2013 Oru Yathrayil One of the Director
2013 Geethaanjali Doctor
2013 Lokpal C I Sunil
2014 Naku Penta Naku Taka Customs officer
2015 Loham Biju
2016 Oppam Asst. Commissioner George
2017 Villain SI
2017 1971: Beyond Borders Radio operator Abhinand
2019Sanskrit Movie Madhurasmitham മധുരസ്മിതം IAS Officer
2022 12th Man CI Vipin
2023 Kakkipada SI Stephen Varghese
2023 Kaapa CI Joy Poommattam
2023 Garudan CI Suresh Karunakaran

Television

Serials

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2010Kunjali MarakkarKunjali Marakkar Asianet Malayalam
2017-2019 Karuthamuthu [8] DCP Abhiram IPS Asianet Malayalam
2020 Padatha Painkili Aravind Asianet Malayalam

Programs

YearProgramChannelNotes
2017Onappooram Season 2 Asianet Participant
2017Comedy Stars Season 2 Asianet Guest
2018Urvashi Theatres Asianet Participant
2018Onapookalam Asianet Guest
2018Sell me the answer season 3 Asianet Participant
2019Comedy Stars Season 2 Asianet Guest
2019Shappile Kariyum Naavile Ruchiyum Asianet Guest
2019Start Music Asianet Contestant
2019Onamamangam Surya Tv Participant
2019Keralolsavam Surya Tv Participant
2019 Badai Bungalow Asianet Guest
2020Comedy Stars Season 2 Asianet Guest
2020Star Magic Flowers Guest
2020Start Music Season 2 Asianet Contestant
2021Day with a Star Season 2 Kaumudy TV Guest
2021Haritham Sundaram Kaumudy TV Guest
2021Red Carpet Amrita TV Guest
2021Big B Dhamaka Asianet Participant
2022 Vanchippattum Vallasadyayum Jaihind Anchor

Reality shows

YearProgramChannelNotes
2020 Bigg Boss Season 2 Asianet Contestant

Web series

YearProgramChannelNotes
2021 Boeing Boeing WebSeries YouTube Actor

Awards and nominations

Asianet Television Awards, 2011

Asianet Television Awards, 2018

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