V. N. Anoop Kumar

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V. N. Anoop Kumar
Born
Other namesAnup Tej (in Telugu) [1]
Occupation Actor
Years active2006–2014

V. N. Anoop Kumar is a former Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2006 film, Vattaram directed by Saran. [2]

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Career

Anoop is the grandson of Telugu film director V. Madhusudhana Rao. He is originally from Vijayawada and grew up in Chennai. [2] He learned dance at The Swingers in Chennai and also taught there. [3] Director Saran launched Anoop in the Tamil film Vattaram , where he played a character role in love with Vasundhara Kashyap's character. [4] Thereafter, Anoop produced a film, Kathi Kappal , in which he played the lead role. The film, which featured him alongside Meera Vasudevan, won poor reviews with a critic noting "after a point, his scruffy face makes you want to shake him out of misery". [5] He then signed on to play a role in Keka , a Telugu film and then also appeared in a second lead role in Chikku Bukku with Arya and Shriya Saran. [3] [6]

In 2014, he starred in the Tamil film Marumugam co-starring Daniel Balaji, and the Telugu film Jabilli Kosam Aakashamalle. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006 Vattaram Ramesh Tamil
2008 Kathi Kappal Joshua Prakash
Keka Kiran Telugu
2010 Chikku Bukku AmmaiyappanTamil
2012 Ishtam Akash
2014Ninnu Chusi Vennele AnukunnaUn­knownTeluguUnreleased film [11]
Yamini ChandrasekharChandraUnreleased film [1]
Marumugam RamTamil
Jabilli Kosam AakashamalleRajTelugu

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