Aanand Vardhan is a Telugu film actor who, as a child artiste, appeared in more than 20 Telugu films.

Family

He is the grandson of the famous playback singer P. B. Srinivas. His father is a chartered accountant. His father used to frequently tell him stories from

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, so he learnt them by heart, and later had a role in ''Ramayanam''. His grandfather also wanted to see him as an actor.

Career

He was 4 years old when he acted in the film ''Ramayanam''. He played the roles of

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and

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. He made his feature film debut as a child actor in ''Priyaragalu'' starring Jagapathi Babu and Soundarya. He played significant roles in the hit films '' Suryavamsam'', '' Preminchukundam Raa'' and ''

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''. He acted with Jagapati Babu, Venkatesh and Nandamuri Balakrishna. He also acted with

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in the Hindi remake of '' Suryavamsam''. He graduated with Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science & Engineering from CMR College of Engineering & Technology,

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, India in 2012.

Filmography

Awards

*1997:

Nandi Award for Best Child Actor The Nandi Award for Best Child Actor winners since 1981: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Child Actor Child Actor ...

- '' Priyaragalu''

References

Living people Telugu male actors Indian male film actors Indian male child actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Nandi Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-actor-stub