Aadhav Kannadasan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films.

Career

Aadhav Kannadasan began his career in the film industry by working as an assistant director in G. N. R. Kumaravelan's team during the making of ''

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'' (2011). Notably, Aadhav's father Kalaivanan Kannadasan had earlier apprenticed under Kumaravelan's father G. N. Rangarajan, hence he was keen to follow the same pattern. In late 2010, he agreed terms to make his acting debut in A. C. Durai's '' Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'', and took up acting lessons with

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, as well as stunt and dance classes to prepare for the role. Aadhav had been 86 kilograms, and had to shed 12 kilograms for the role. Aadhav spent time with the four school children in the film to imbibe their body language and to learn how to portray a school kid. The film remained stuck for a number of years, before it was eventually released in August 2013. ''Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' opened to mixed reviews. In 2014, he appeared in the horror drama ''

Yaamirukka Bayamey ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by debutant Deekay and produced by Elred Kumar. The cast includes Kreshna, Oviya, Rupa Manjari (in her penultimate appearance), Karunakaran, a ...

'', which performed well at the box office, and subsequently reprised his role in the Kannada remake, '' Namo Bhootatma'' (2014). He also produced a Tamil short film ''Oliyum Oliyum'' which was selected in the Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF). In 2016, Aadhav worked simultaneously on two projects, ''Pagal'' by Ezhil Bharathi and ''Vadaname Chandra Bimbamo'' by Srinivas, but both films remain unreleased. On the slow start to his acting career, Aadhav noted that he was poor at networking and apprehensive about approaching production houses for opportunities. He made his web series debut through the

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'' (2019), working alongside

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and

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu films, also appeared in a few Kannada, Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film '' Podaa Podi'' (2012). Early life and family Varalaxm ...

. Aadhav then portrayed a supporting role in the crime thriller ''

Kaalidas ''Kaalidas'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Sri Senthil. The film stars Bharath and Ann Sheetal, while Suresh Menon and Aadhav Kannadasan portray other pivotal roles. The film began product ...

'' (2019), appearing as a mysterious tenant. In 2020, he notably directed on a short film titled ''Lockdown'' featuring

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. He will also be seen in a feature film alongside actress

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Personal life

His grandfather is the renowned poet

Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...

, while his father Kalaivanan Kannadasan, also worked in the film industry as a director. In December 2017, Aadhav married Vinodhnie Suresh in a ceremony held in Chennai.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Lyricist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kannadasan, Aadhav Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)