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Anant Mahadevan
Indian screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker (born 1950)
Indian screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker (born 1950)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anant Mahadevan |
| image | Anant Mahadevan (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Mahadevan in 2019 |
| birth_name | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Thrissur, Travancore–Cochin, India |
| occupation | |
| yearsactive | 1984–present |
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and an actor.
Career
Anant along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Film Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the Marathi film Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. The film also fetched him the special jury award there.
Anant 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. His next film is Mission Raniganj
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol | Television film | ||||
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | |||||
| 2004 | Dil Maange More | |||||
| 2006 | Aksar | |||||
| 2007 | Aggar: Passion Betrayal Terror | |||||
| Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever | ||||||
| 2008 | Anamika: The Untold Story | |||||
| 2009 | Red Alert: The War Within | |||||
| 2010 | Mee Sindhutai Sapkal | Marathi film | ||||
| 2012 | Staying Alive | |||||
| 2014 | The Xposé | |||||
| 2015 | Gour Hari Dastaan | |||||
| 2016 | Rough Book | |||||
| Doctor Rakhmabai | Marathi film | |||||
| 2017 | Aksar 2 | |||||
| 2020 | Bittersweet | Marathi film | ||||
| The Knocker | short film; | |||||
| 2022 | Life's Good | Filmed in 2011 | ||||
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | ||||||
| The Storyteller | ||||||
| 2024 | Aata Vel Zaali | Marathi film; | ||||
| co-edited with Kush Tripathy; | ||||||
| also casting director | ||||||
| 2025 | Phule |
Acting credits
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Chhupa Rustam | Mr. Chinoy | ||
| 2001 | Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta | Anand Mhatre | |
| 2002 | Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai | Sunil Madhavan | |
| 2003 | Satta | ||
| Joggers' Park | |||
| 2006 | Sandwich | Mr. Rao | |
| 2007 | Aap Kaa Surroor | News Reporter | |
| Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever | Film Director | ||
| 2008 | Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run | Harbans Singh | |
| 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 | |
| 2018 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Eshwar Iyer | Bilingual film |
| Evening Shadows | Damodar | ||
| 2.0 | Scientist | Tamil film | |
| 2020 | Scam 1992 | S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor | |
| Durgamati | Psychiatrist | ||
| 2021 | Kaadan | Kurunjinathan/ Kanakamedala Raja Gopalam/ Jagannath Sevak | Trilingual film |
| 2022 | Forensic | Dr. Rajeev Gupta | |
| Salaam Venky | Guruji | ||
| 2023 | Mission Raniganj | PM Natarajan | |
| 2024 | Ameena | Aftab Hasnain | |
| 2025 | Sikandar | Chief Minister | |
| Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat | Adaa's Father | ||
| TBA | 3 Monkeys |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Sword of Tipu Sultan | Pandit Purnaiah | |
| 1994 | Dekh Bhai Dekh | ||
| 1994 | Junoon | Advocate Vrinal Modi | |
| 1997 | Ghar Jamai | Director and writer only | |
| 1997–1998 | Zabaan Sambhalke | ||
| 1998 | Jaal | Director only | |
| 2000 | Alvida Darling | ||
| 2001 | Dial 100 | ||
| Kabhi To Milenge | Dr. Praful | Also director | |
| 2002 | Devi | Director only | |
| 2009 | Ghar Ki Baat Hai | ||
| 2010 | Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De | ||
| 2012 | Lakhon Mein EK | ||
| 2017–2018 | Aadat Se Majboor | Roshan Lal Tootejaa | |
| 2020 | Mere Sai | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 2020–2022 | Avrodh: The Siege Within |
References
References
- (15 September 2011). "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal bags top National Awards".
- "CBFC clears gay film 'Evening Shadows' with U/A certificate".
- Hungama, Bollywood. (2023-10-06). "Mission Raniganj Cast List {{!}} Mission Raniganj Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama".
- (25 May 2024). "Ananth Mahadevan claims Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies is similar to his 1999 film Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol: 'Many incidents are the same'".
- "Ananth Mahadevan says, there's no reason to look down upon television". Free Press Journal.
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