Chandunath G. Nair, professionally credited as Chandhunadh, is an Indian actor who appears in supporting roles in Malayalam cinema.[1][2]
Chandhunath | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chandunath G. Nair India |
| Education | Mar Ivanios College (Bachelors)Christ University (M. Phil) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2017 – present |
| Spouse | Swathy |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
His father retired as a forest range officer and mother was a Hindi language professor at University of Kerala.[3] Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram.[4] He went to college at Mar Ivanios College for bachelor's degree and to Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation.[5] He took master's degree in English language and literature.[4] He also took M. Phil. Later, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges at Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatre too at these academies.[5] He was a theatre instructor teaching acting skills. He has also scripted English plays. He was an active member of a theatre alumni collective called Kanal Samskarika Vedi. Before debuting in films he was in Bangalore for four years.[4]
Career
His commercial film was , Pathinettam Padi (2019) by Shankar Ramakrishnan. But after seeing him taking workshops He played a teacher and brother of Mammootty's character.[5] In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma.[6] He played one among the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man, released on Disney+ Hotstar. He also worked in Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain in minor supporting roles.
Personal life
Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend at Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and a former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer.[3] They have a son named Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Himalayathile Kashmalan | Jose | [8] | |
| 2019 | Pathinettam Padi | Joy Abraham Palakkal | [9] | |
| 2021 | Malik | SP Rishab | ||
| 2022 | Twenty One Gms | Martin | ||
| CBI 5: The Brain | Bhasuran | [10] | ||
| 12th Man | Jithesh | OTT release | [11] | |
| Paappan | Siddharthan | [12] | ||
| Ini Utharam | S.I. Prashanth Varma | [13] | ||
| Kakkipada | [14] | |||
| 2023 | Divorce | Gagan | [15] | |
| Lovefully Yours Veda | Sijo | [16] | ||
| Phoenix | Freddy | [17] | ||
| 2024 | Secret Home | Saran | [18] | |
| Big Ben † | TBA | [19] | ||
| TBA | Khjuraho Dreams † | TBA | Filming | [20] |
| Thrayam † | TBA | Post-production | [21] | |
| Ram † | TBA | [22] | ||
| Hunt † | TBA | [23] |
References
External links
- Chandhunadh at IMDb