Tarun Chandra (born 27 April 1983) is an Indian actor based in

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. He made his film debut in the multi-starrer '' Khushi'' (2003) and has since then acted in various films, notably being, ''Geleya'' (2007), '' Love Guru'' (2009) and '' Gaana Bajaana'' (2010).

Early life and career

Taarun was born in

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. He graduated with a bachelor of commerce degree from MES College, Bangalore. He underwent three months acting course at Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, before he entered into films. He first appeared as one of the lead actors in 2003 released film, '' Khushi''. He had also acted in a

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film '' Valliddari Vayasu Padahare'' which was released in 2006 after a two-year delay. After

Geleya ''Geleya'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by A. Harsha, a popular choreographer making his debut in direction. The script is written by Preetham Gubbi and the cinematography is by Krishna; all of whom had worked previou ...

's successful run, he was approached for '' Parichaya'' and by director Prashant for his movie '' Love Guru'', which won a state award for best movie. His last film appearance came in the Kannada film ''

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''. In November 2021, he signed the

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, ''Trin Trin''. Directed by Anand Mishra, he is to star alongside

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Tarun Living people 1983 births Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Male actors from Bengaluru 21st-century Indian male actors