Chandan Kumar

Chandan Kumar
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39).[1]
Mysore
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​

Chandan Kumar, mononymously known as Chandan,is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films and Kannada and Telugu television. He is known for his work in the television soap opera Radha Kalyana and later Lakshmi Baramma, in which he played the role of Chandu, that was aired on Colors Kannada from 2012.

During the time, he was cast in several films for which he had to step out of the serials mid-way.[3] His first film in lead role Parinaya released in 2014 which took two years in the production. He was one of the leads in the multi-starrer film, Luv U Alia (2015) and protagonist in bilingual film Prema Baraha.

Apart from serials and films, Chandan has been contestant for the reality shows such as Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru, "Dancing Stars season 1" and runner-up in Bigg Boss Kannada 3.[4]

Personal life

Chandan married his co-star Kavitha Gowda on 14 May 2021 in Bengaluru.[2]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2011 Lifeu Ishtene Chandan Supporting role
2014 Parinaya Pretham Debut in lead
2015 Katte Chandu
Eradondla Mooru Prem
Luv U Alia Kiran
Bangalore 560023 Chandu
2018 Prema Baraha Sanjay Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Sollividava
2021 [email protected] Himself Cameo appearance
2024 Gowri Cameo appearance[5]

Television

Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
2011 Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru Contestant Suvarna Kannada
2011–2013 Radha Kalyana Vishal Bharadwaj Zee Kannada
2013–2014 Lakshmi Baramma Chandu Colors Kannada
2013 Taka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star Contestant
2015 Bigg Boss Kannada 3 Contestant Runner up
2018–2020 Sarvamangala Mangalye Maha Shankara Star Suvarna
2019–2021 Savitramma Gari Abbayi Balraju Star Maa Telugu Replaced by Baladitya
2021 Cookku with Kirikku Contestant Star Suvarna Kannada Winner
2021–2023 Marali Mansagide SP Vikrant Nayak
2021–2022 Srimathi Srinivas Srinivas Star Maa Telugu Replaced by Ashwin

References

  1. ^ "Chandan Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes".
  2. ^ a b "Chandan Kumar and Kavitha Gowda get married in an intimate ceremony". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Who will replace Chandan in Lakshmi Baramma?". The Times of India. 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Chandan Kumar Bigg Boss Kannada 3 Contestant". Youngster Choice.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Samarjit impresses with dance moves and action stunts". Deccan Herald.