Naveen Chandra (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian actor who works in

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and

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films. After debuting in ''

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'' (2006), he gained recognition for ''

Andala Rakshasi ''Andala Rakshasi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi in his directoral debut. It was produced by Sai Korrapati, under Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram, and co-produced by S. S. Rajamouli indepe ...

'' (2012) and continued to appear in both leading and supporting roles. ''

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'' (2015), ''

Nenu Local ''Nenu Local'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, written by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Nani, Keerthy Suresh and Naveen Ch ...

'' (2017), '' Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna'' (2020) and ''

Jigarthanda DoubleX ''Jigarthanda DoubleX'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and jointly produced by him, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, S. Kathiresan and Alankar Pandian under Stone Bench Films, Five Star Creati ...

'' (2023) are his notable films.

Early life

Naveen Chandra was born in a

family in the

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area of

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. Both his parents are Tamils, with his father being a head mechanic at KSRTC and hails from

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, while his mother hails from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Their family later moved to

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, Karnataka, where he was raised. Chandra obtained a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a multimedia animator before he forayed into films.

Career

Chandra made his debut as a in Telugu with ''

'' under the stage name Anji in the year 2006, and later acted in the film ''Kalyanam'' under the stage name Chandu. Chandra made his debut as a hero in Tamil with ''

Pazhaniappa Kalloori ''Pazhaniappa Kalloori'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Pavan and produced by Anbalaya Films. The film stars Naveen Chandra (credited as Pradeep), Arjumman Mughal, Madhu Shalini and Akshaya Rao in lea ...

'' under the stage name Pradeep. His next film ''Agarathi'' never saw a theatrical release. In 2012, he starred in the Telugu film ''

'' which gained him positive responses from viewers and critics for his performance in his role as Surya. He shot for the Tamil film ''Therodum Veedhiyile'' with

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in 2012. In the bilingual film ''

Dalam ''Dalam'' is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director B. Jeevan Reddy, a protégé of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version ''Dalam'' was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of M ...

'', Chandra played an ex-naxalite who struggles to return to a normal life. For his role in Sathyashiva's ''

Sivappu ''Sivappu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language film directed by Sathyasiva and produced by Muktha Films and Punnagai Poo Gheetha. Evoking the plight of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India, the film stars Rajkiran, Naveen Chandra and Rupa Manj ...

'', he lived incognito as a labourer in his friend's construction company for two weeks in order to get into his character. The film also released in 2014. He was also signed as the second lead in the Tamil film ''

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''. He was signed on for the lead role in producer C. V. Kumar's ''Sarabam''. He next appeared in ''Miss India'' starring

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam films. Her film accolades include one National Film Award, five South Indian In ...

under the direction of Narendra Nath. He played pivotal roles in ''Month of Madhu'' and ''Jigarthanda DoubleX'' that released in 2023. He will be next seen in an untitled film bankrolled by UV Creations where he pairs alongside

Rashi Singh Rashi Singh is an Indian film actress who worked in Telugu films. Early life Born in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, she worked briefly as an air hostess, before venturing into films. She debuted in the Telugu film industry through '' Sashi'', opposit ...

Personal life

Naveen Chandra is married to Orma, with whom he has a son.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, id=5194813 21st-century Indian male actors Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Karnataka Tamil male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India