Sanjeev Venkat (born 28 September 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the

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serial on Sun TV titled '' Thirumathi Selvam'' (2007–2013) in which he starred opposite

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. He has acted in other serials, such as '' Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai,

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,'' ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' and ''Kanmani''.

Career

Sanjeev started his career in supporting roles playing Vijay's friend in films. He first TV role was in '' Metti Oli'' in 2002. His first lead role was in '' Thirumathi Selvam'' (2007–2013) as Selvam. Awards he received for this include a Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Television Actor in 2008 and Sun Kudumbam Award for Best Actor 2010.

Personal life

Sanjeev and his friend Vijay studied visual communications together at Loyola College in Chennai. He is the nephew of actress

Manjula Vijayakumar Manjula Vijayakumar (4 July 195423 July 2013) was an Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Personal life She and actor Vijayakumar got married in 1976. The coupl ...

. Sanjeev married actress Preethi Sanjeev in 2009. His only sister

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(died 2005) was an actress. Sanjeev has two children: Laya (born 2010), and Adhav (born 2014).

Filmography

Television soaps

Films

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Reality shows/live shows

Dubbing artist

Awards and honours

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanjeev Venkat Living people Tamil theatre Tamil male television actors Tamil television presenters Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Sanjeev Venkat Male actors from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Tamil male actors Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants 1975 births