Mahesh (born 3 May 1990) is an Indian actor who has appeared in

Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...

films. He made his debut in the 2010 film, ''

Angadi Theru ''Angadi Theru'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan, starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali. The title refers to the Ranganathan Street in Chennai where the story takes place. The film fea ...

'', directed by

Vasanthabalan Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter. He has made critically acclaimed films including ''Veyil'' (2006), '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014). Career Vasan ...

Career

Mahesh was spotted by

's assistants while playing for his school in a volleyball match in

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (), also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fourth-largest munici ...

and the director's team asked him to audition for a role in ''

''. Despite rejecting their advances initially, he eventually agreed to join the team after finishing his board examinations and after being encouraged by his sports mentor to pursue a career in films. The film subsequently released in March 2010 to positive reviews, with Mahesh's performance being well received by critics. However, since ''Angadi Theru'', Mahesh has only been seen in low-budget films with his immediate release ''Konjam Siripu Konjam Kobam'' (2011) taking a low key box office opening to poor reviews, while '' Yasakhan'' met with a similar fate. In 2014, he played the fiancé of Janagi in the French film '' Son épouse'', which was set in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

. In 2015, he appeared in two further unnoticed films which had delayed releases, '' Iravum Pagalum Varum'' alongside Ananya and '' Buddhanin Sirippu'', co-starring

Mithra Kurian Mithra Kurian (born Dalma Kurian), is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Her notable works include ''Bodyguard'' (2010) and '' Kaavalan'' (2011). Biography She first appeared in a supporting role in the 2004 Malayala ...

and

Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

Filmography

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* Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Living people 1988 births People from Dindigul district Male actors from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema {{India-film-actor-stub