Anand Deverakonda

Anand Deverakonda (born 15 March 1992)[1] is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Younger brother of actor Vijay Deverakonda, his films include Dorasaani, Middle Class Melodies, Pushpaka Vimanam and Baby.[2]

Anand Deverakonda
Deverakonda in 2021
Born (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma materSreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (B.Tech)
OccupationActor
Years active2019–⁠present
RelativesVijay Deverakonda (brother)

Early life

Deverakonda was born in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India to Govardhan Rao and his wife Madhavi. Govardhan Rao was a TV serial director while Madhavi was a soft-skills tutor.[3] His brother Vijay Deverakonda is also an actor in Telugu films. Anand Deverakonda graduated with an engineering degree and was placed in Deloitte.[4] He worked in USA for a few years and returned to India to pursue a full time career in films.[5]

Career

Deverakonda made his film debut in 2019 with Dorasaani, a period love story directed by KVR Mahendra and starring Shivatmika Rajashekar. Although the film didn't do well commercially, Deverakonda went on to win Best Debut Male award at Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020.[6][7]

Deverakonda's second feature film, Middle Class Melodies, premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. Later in 2021, he starred in Pushpaka Vimanam.[8] His next film Highway, directed by K. V. Guhan, premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022.[9] In 2023, he starred in a new age romantic drama film Baby. He will be next seen in a comedy chaos film, Gam Gam Ganesha.[10]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Dorasaani Raju Won - Zee Cine Award Telugu for Best Male Debut[7]
Nominated — SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2020 Middle Class Melodies Raghava Amazon Prime Release
2021 Pushpaka Vimanam Chittilanka Sundar
2022 Highway Vishnu Aha film[9]
2023 Baby Anand
TBA Gam Gam Ganesha † TBA Filming[11]

References
  1. "Anand Deverakonda celebrates his birthday with Vijay Deverakonda and their parents; PICS". PINKVILLA. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. "Anand Deverakonda: Will Let Audience Decide What Kind Of An Actor I am". Outlook India. 2021-11-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22.
  3. "Anand Deverakonda: Vijay and I Developed Interest In Cinema Because Of Our Father". Outlook India. 2021-12-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
  4. "Vijay Deverakonda, Anand opens up about brother things in super candid interview". Telangana Today. 2021-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
  5. "Vijay Deverakonda reviews brother Anand's Dorasani: The storytelling was beautiful to watch". India Today. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26.
  6. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 November 2021). "Anand Deverakonda: Vijay had warned me early on that it wouldn't be easy". The Hindu.
  7. "Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020: Samantha Akkineni, Chiranjeevi and Nani win top laurels". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-12. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12.
  8. "Anand Deverakonda: Pushpaka Vimanam is right blend of fun and organic emotions". 11 November 2021.
  9. "Anand Deverakonda wraps up 'Highway'". Telangana Today. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09.
  10. "'Baby' trailer: Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya se ." The Times of India. 8 July 2023.
  11. "Anand Deverakonda's new movie Gam Gam Ganesha goes on floors". The Indian Express. 8 February 2022.
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