Mahendran is an
Indian actor who works in
Tamil
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and
Telugu language films. He started acting at the age of 3 and has appeared in over 100 films in six languages as a child actor, a record in
India
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. He is a recipient of two
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...
and two
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Governmen ...
.
In 2013 he played the lead in ''
Vizha'', which was his breakthrough as an adult actor.
Career
Mahendran made his debut with
K. S. Ravikumar's ''
Nattamai'' (1994). He twice won the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist, for ''
Thaikulame Thaikulame'' (1995) and ''
Kumbakonam Gopalu'' (1998). He also twice won the
Nandi Award for Best Child Actor, for ''Devi'' (1999) and ''Little Hearts'' (2001). He also appeared on the
Sun TV dance show ''Masthana Masthana'' as a participant in 2009.
The actor made his breakthrough as a hero when he starred alongside
Malavika Menon in ''
Vizha'' (2013), directed by Barathi Balakumaran.
The film is based on the award-winning short film ''Uthiri'', and portrays the love story of Mahendran's character Sundaram, who plays the
thappu instrument at funerals, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an
oppari singer. The film opened to positive reviews in December 2013. His first Telugu film, ''First Love'' opposite Amrita Rao released on the same day, with a low key release.
Filmography
*''Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
Child artist
Adult actor
Television
References
External links
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Tamil male actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Indian male child actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Telugu cinema