Anant Mahadevan

Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan
	Mahadevan in 2019
Born	Ananth Narayan Mahadevan; 28 August 1950 (age 74); Thrissur, Travancore–Cochin, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Film director; Writer; Actor;
Years active	1984–present

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950), also credited as Anant Mahadevan,^[1]^[2] is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and film director of Hindi and Marathi as well as Tamil Films and television shows.^[3] Having been an integral part of the Indian television serials and Hindi films since the 1980s, he is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre. He is the recipient of Maharashtra State Film Awards.

Career

Ananth along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. The film also fetched him the special jury award at the National Film awards 2010.^[4]

Mahadevan's film Gour Hari Dastaan was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (2014) Goa, at the International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK (2014), the International Film Festival of Bangalore, and at the International Film Festival of Chennai (2014).

He plays the role of a strict patriarch who has his set opinions and wants other members in his family - his wife Vasudha (Mona Ambegaonkar), sister Sarita (Yamini Singh) and son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) - to obey his commands.^[5] His next film is Mission Raniganj^[6]

Filmography

Director

Year	Films	Notes
2002	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
2004	Dil Maange More
2006	Aksar
2007	Aggar: Passion Betrayal Terror
2007	Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever
2008	Anamika: The Untold Story
2009	Red Alert: The War Within
2010	Mee Sindhutai Sapkal	Marathi film Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director
2012	Staying Alive^[7]
2014	The Storyteller^[8]
2014	The Xposé
2015	Gour Hari Dastaan
2016	Rough Book^[9]
2016	Doctor Rakhmabai^[10]	Marathi film
2017	Aksar 2
2020	Bittersweet	Marathi film
2022	Life's Good
2024	Aata Vel Zaali	Marathi film

Television

Year	Films	Role	Notes
1990	The Sword of Tipu Sultan	Pandit Purnaiah
1994	Dekh Bhai Dekh
1994	Junoon	Advocate Vrinal Modi
1997	Ghar Jamai
1997–1998	Zabaan Sambhalke
1998–1999	Jaan
1999	Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol		Television film; Also writer and director^[11]
2003	Devi
2017–2018	Aadat Se Majboor	Roshan Lal Tootejaa	^[12]
2020	Mere Sai	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2020–present	Avrodh: The Siege Within

Writer

Year	Films
2004	Dil Maange More!!!
2006	Aksar
2008	Anamika: The Untold Story
2010	Mee Sindhutai Sapkal

Actor

Year	Films	Role	Notes
1985	Khandaan	Subbu
1986	Mazhe Ghar Mazha Sansar	Chintamani	Marathi Film
1988	Isabella	Ananthu
1989	Chandni	Chandni's friend's husband
1991	Vishkanya	Bajrang
1992	Nagin Aur Lootere	Nagraj
1992	Khiladi	Neelam's Uncle
1993	Professor Ki Padosan	Vaidyaji
	Gardish	Havaldar Sawant
	Baazigar	Vishwanath Sharma
	Bedardi	Professor Harish Thakkar
	Bhookamp	Akhtar
	Kanoon	Pasha Polyster
1994	Gangster
1994	Prem Yog
1995	God and Gun
	Janam Kundli	Pandit Dindayal Shastri
	Gaddaar	Mr. Saxena
	Hum Dono
	Akele Hum Akele Tum
1996	Vijeta	Inquiry Officer
1997	Yes Boss
1997	Ishq	Brijesh Lal Saxena
1998	Miss 420
	Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
	Kudrat	Police Inspector
1999	Dil Kya Kare	DCP Krishan Kumar
	Mann	Creditor
	Baadshah	Mahender Seth
2000	Rhythm	Temple Priest	Tamil film
2004	Shikaar
2004	Chhupa Rustam	Mr. Chinoy
2001	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Anand Mhatre
2002	Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai	Sunil Madhavan
2003	Satta
2003	Joggers' Park
2006	Sandwich	Mr. Rao
2007	Aap Kaa Surroor	News Reporter
2007	Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever	Film Director
2008	Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run	Harbans Singh
2008	EMI	Babu
2009	8 x 10 Tasveer	Sundar Puri
2010	Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke	V.G Chunawala
2012	Staying Alive
2014	The Xposé	Subba Prasad	Also director
2015	Papanasam	Prabhakar	Tamil film
2017	Kaccha Limbu	Venkatesh
2017–2018	Aadat Se Majboor	Roshan Lal Tootejaa/Darshan Lal Tootejaa	TV Series
2018	Vishwaroopam 2	Eshwar Iyer	Billingual film
	Evening Shadows	Damodar
	2.0	Scientist	Tamil film
2020	Scam 1992	S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor
2020	Durgamati	Psychiatrist
2021	Kaadan	Kurunjinathan/Kanakamedala Raja Gopalam/Jagannath Sevak	Trillingual film
2022	Forensic	Dr. Rajeev Gupta
2022	Salaam Venky	Guruji
2023	Mission Raniganj	PM Natarajan
2024	Ameena	as Aftab Hasnain
TBA	3 Monkeys

References

^ "Red Alert: The War Within official site: "Cast & Crew"". Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^ Tuteja, Joginder. "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan", BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010
^ "എനിക്കും മലയാളത്തിനുമുള്ള അഭിമാനനേട്ടം - ആനന്ദ് മഹാദേവന്‍" [National Film Awards 2010 - Mathrubhumi Movies] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal bags top National Awards". The Times of India. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "CBFC clears gay film 'Evening Shadows' with U/A certificate". India Blooms.
^ Hungama, Bollywood (6 October 2023). "Mission Raniganj Cast List | Mission Raniganj Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Staying Alive movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Ananth Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray's short story into film". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ "Ananth Mahadevan's Rough Book brings Indian education into sharp focus". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ "Rukhmabai Raut, one of India's first female practising doctors, gets a big screen biopic". Firstpost. 19 August 2017.
^ "Ananth Mahadevan claims Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies is similar to his 1999 film Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol: 'Many incidents are the same'". 25 May 2024.
^ "Ananth Mahadevan says, there's no reason to look down upon television". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

External links

Anant Mahadevan at IMDb

[1] "Red Alert: The War Within official site: "Cast & Crew"". Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[2] Tuteja, Joginder. "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan", BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010

[3] "എനിക്കും മലയാളത്തിനുമുള്ള അഭിമാനനേട്ടം - ആനന്ദ് മഹാദേവന്‍" [National Film Awards 2010 - Mathrubhumi Movies] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[4] "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal bags top National Awards". The Times of India. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[5] "CBFC clears gay film 'Evening Shadows' with U/A certificate". India Blooms.

[6] Hungama, Bollywood (6 October 2023). "Mission Raniganj Cast List | Mission Raniganj Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[7] "Staying Alive movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[8] "Ananth Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray's short story into film". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[roughbook-Mahadevan-9] "Ananth Mahadevan's Rough Book brings Indian education into sharp focus". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[10] "Rukhmabai Raut, one of India's first female practising doctors, gets a big screen biopic". Firstpost. 19 August 2017.

[11] "Ananth Mahadevan claims Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies is similar to his 1999 film Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol: 'Many incidents are the same'". 25 May 2024.

[12] "Ananth Mahadevan says, there's no reason to look down upon television". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

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