Amitash Pradhan

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Amitash Pradhaan
Born
Amitash Pradhaan

(1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 31)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Parent(s)Girish Pradhan
Weena Pradhan

Amitash (born 12 October 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil films. He has starred in films such as Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015), Heartbeats (2017), and Vaanam Kottatum (2020).[1]

Personal life[]

Amitash was born in Dharwad, Karnataka and brought up in Chennai. He did his schooling in Bala Vidya Mandir, and master's degree in Electronic Media from Anna University. He did his Diploma in acting from Anupam Kher's institute in Bombay called An Actor Prepares. Amitash was enrolled in Little Theatre, a popular theatre group in Chennai at the age of 8, and came on stage in his first play with them. He went on to pursue his acting talent in many of their plays as well as school plays. His association with several experienced and eminent theatre directors and theatre groups like Madras Players shaped his perspectives on acting. He founded Theatron, a theatre club in Anna University, the first of its kind in that institution and introduced many students to stage plays. Under that banner, he directed several plays. He has also directed many other plays.

Amitash is also a singer. He has to his credit a Cover Sing For The Moment, which is a tribute to "Laal Ishq". During the pandemic lockdown of 2020, he has sung and performed in independent Tamil music videos called "Corona Kannala" and "Arakkiye".[2]

Career[]

Vaaranam Aayiram was his introduction to films, albeit a tiny role, just as he completed his schooling.[3] His professional acting breakthrough came in 2014 with the Tamil film Velaiyilla Pattadhari, in which he plays the role of the main antagonist against Dhanush. The film went on to make waves as the highest grossing Tamil film of 2014 and Amitash got recognition.[4] Telugu film director Srinu Vaitla cast him in his Telugu film Bruce Lee - The Fighter, marking his Telugu debut.[5] He made his Hollywood debut in the year 2015 with playing male lead in the movie Heartbeats directed by Duane Adler of the Step Up series was a significant phase for Amitash.[6] He plays the role of Aseem Kapoor, an Indian choreographer with whom Krystal Ellsworth, an American dancer falls in love and the film celebrates their love and the tough path they had to tread. He played a supporting role alongside Aishwarya Rajesh and Shanthanu Bhagyaraj in Vaanam Kottattum (2020).[7] Amitash is a part of an anthology called Kutty Story by four eminent directors of South and he features in A. L. Vijay's episode along with Megha Akash.[8] His next film Thalli Pogathey, a remake of the Telugu film Ninnu Kori sees Amitash as one of the two male leads alongside Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran.[9]

Theatre[]

Year Title
2009 The Virtuous Burglar
2010 Whose wife is she anyway?
2010 The Fire and the Rain
2011 The Cyclist

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Krishnan's college friend Tamil
2014 Velaiyilla Pattathari Arun Subramaniam Tamil Antagonist
2015 Bruce Lee - The Fighter Rahul Telugu
2017 Heartbeats Aseem Kapoor English
2020 Vaanam Kottatum Kalyan Reddy Tamil
2021 Kutty Story Vikram Tamil Amazon Prime anthology film; Segment: Avanum Naanum
Thalli Pogathey Arun Tamil
2022 Untitled film with Kashmira Pardeshi dagger TBA Tamil Filming[10]

Awards[]

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2015 V4Entertainment's Best Debut 2014 Velaiyilla Pattathari Won [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Exclusive biography of #AmitashPradhan and on his life".
  2. ^ "Corona Kannala, a love song for today's times - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Amitash Pradhan reveals that his first camera experience was with Suriya - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Amitash Pradhan's most cherished moment - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Amitash Pradhan in Ram Charan's next". 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "VIP Villain to be a Hollywood Hero". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (20 July 2019). "Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Amitash Pradhan, new additions in Mani Ratnam's film". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Gautham Menon's kutty story has been titled Ethirpara Mutham - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Atharvaa-Anupama Parameswaran's Thalli Pogathey to release in theatres". The News Minute. 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Sarath Kumar, Amitash Pradhan, and Kashmira Pardeshi team up for a new film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ "GQ 100 Best Dressed 2018 - The Fashion Party of The Year!". MyBataz - Blog. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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