Anand Deverakonda

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Anand Deverakonda
Anand Deverakonda.jpg
Deverakonda in 2021
Born
Hyderabad, India
OccupationActor
Years active2019-present
RelativesVijay Deverakonda (brother)

Anand Deverakonda is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Younger brother of actor Vijay Deverakonda, his notable films include Dorasaani, Middle Class Melodies and Pushpaka Vimanam.[1]

Early life[]

Deverakonda was born in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India to Govardhan Rao and his wife Madhavi. Govardhan Rao was a TV serial director while Madhava was a soft-skills tutor.[2] His brother Vijay Deverakonda is also an actor in Telugu films. Anand Deverakonda completed his engineering and was placed in Deloitte.[3] He worked in US for a while and returned to India to pursue a full time career in films.[4]

Career[]

Deverakonda made his film debut in 2019 with Dorasaani, a periodic love story directed by KVR Mahendra and starring Shivatmika Rajashekar. Although the film didn't do well commercially, Deverakonda went onto win Best Debut Male award at Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020.[5][6] Deverakonda's second feature film, Middle Class Melodies premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. Later in 2021, he starred in Pushpaka Vimanam.[7]

Deverakonda completed shoot of his upcoming film Highway, directed by K. V. Guhan.[8]

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Dorasaani Raju Zee Cine Award Telugu for Best Male Debut[6]
Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2020 Middle Class Melodies Raghava
2021 Pushpaka Vimanam Chittilanka Sundar
TBA Highway Films that have not yet been released TBA Completed[8]
Baby Films that have not yet been released TBA Filming[9]
Gam Gam Ganesha Films that have not yet been released TBA Filming[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Anand Deverakonda: Will Let Audience Decide What Kind Of An Actor I am". Outlook India. 2021-11-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22.
  2. ^ "Anand Deverakonda: Vijay and I Developed Interest In Cinema Because Of Our Father". Outlook India. 2021-12-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
  3. ^ "Vijay Deverakonda, Anand opens up about brother things in super candid interview". Telangana Today. 2021-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ "Vijay Deverakonda reviews brother Anand's Dorasani: The storytelling was beautiful to watch". India Today. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26.
  5. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 November 2021). "Anand Deverakonda: Vijay had warned me early on that it wouldn't be easy". The Hindu.
  6. ^ a b "Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020: Samantha Akkineni, Chiranjeevi and Nani win top laurels". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-12. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12.
  7. ^ "Anand Deverakonda: Pushpaka Vimanam is right blend of fun and organic emotions". 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Anand Deverakonda wraps up 'Highway'". Telangana Today. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09.
  9. ^ a b "Anand Deverakonda's new movie Gam Gam Ganesha goes on floors". The Indian Express. 8 February 2022.

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