Nandaa Dorairaj is an Indian actor, producer who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his debut in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and later appeared in other films such as Eeram (2009).[2]
Nandaa | |
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 Actor Nandaa at the Athithi Audio Launch | |
| Born | Govind Sendrampalayam Durairaj 9 September 1977 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Nandha |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | |
Early life
editNandaa Dorairaj was born as Govind Durairaj in Coimbatore to Durairaj and Rani. He has a younger brother Karthik and is the grandson of former Union minister M. Kannappan.[3]
Personal life
editNandaa married Vidyaroopa in 2013.[4]
Career
editHe was spotted by producer S. Thanu during his family function. In 1998, he joined the Film Institute in Chennai and obtained a diploma in acting after a one-year course.[5] He first signed up to star in a project titled Enna Solla Pogirai opposite Gayathri Raguram, but the film was later stalled.[6] He made his debut in 2002 with the movie Mounam Pesiyadhe along with Suriya and Trisha Krishnan by film director Ameer. Director Ameer was looking for a cheerful and well built hero to play the co-role with Suriya. Nandhaa immediately fit the criteria and was therefore selected for the role. Punnagai Poove in 2003, showed him as a full-time hero. In 2005, he acted in Selvam. In a freak mishap, he suffers an injury on his head and he forgets all about his past. Nandha playing a confused youth has given a good and matured performance. Donning a tricky character.[7] In 2006, he appeared in two movies as Kodambakkam and Aanivaer. He play in action film, Agaram (2007). The film was released to positive reviews.[8] Followed by Urchagam (2007).[9]
His movie Eeram (2009) was a hit produced by director S. Shankar. Following the success of Eeram, director Shankar again cast him in his production for the second time in Anandhapurathu Veedu (2010), directed by Naga. Then he starred alongside Jiiva in Vanthaan Vendraan (2011). He starred in Vellore Maavattam (2011), in which he played a cop. After two years without movies, Nandha became an action hero in movies as Athithi (2014), Katham Katham (2015), Adhibar (2015) and Kallaattam (2016). In 2018 again after Mounam Pesiyadhe, he starred alongside Suriya in Thaana Serndha Kootam directed by Vignesh Shivan for studio green productions, which turned out to be a success.[10] He has also been starred in a web series produced by Ekta Kapoor for Balaji teleflims which was Tamil s first web series directed by Kaushik.[11] The next is Zhagaram (2019) the adventure thriller film. Nandha who plays Akhilan is very fit and passes off as a young man quite convincingly and lends authenticity to the role of the reluctant treasure hunter.[12] In 2020, he acted as dual roles in Vaanam Kottatum.[13]
Filmography
editActor
edit- Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Kannan | |
| 2003 | Punnagai Poove | Venkat | |
| 2005 | Selvam | Selvam (Kannan) | |
| 2006 | Kodambakkam | Sugavannan | |
| Aanivaer | Nandha | ||
| 2007 | Agaram | Thiru | |
| Urchagam | Ganesh | ||
| 2009 | Eeram | Balakrishnan | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain |
| 2010 | Anandhapurathu Veedu | Bala | |
| 2011 | Vanthaan Vendraan | Ramana | |
| Vellore Maavattam | ASP Muthukumar IPS | ||
| 2014 | Athithi | Madhiazhagan | |
| 2015 | Katham Katham | SI Nandha | |
| Adhibar | David | ||
| 2016 | Kallaattam | Thamizh | |
| 2018 | Thaana Serndha Kootam | Inspector Vetrivel | |
| 2019 | Zhagaram | Akhilan | |
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottatum | Baskaran, Natrayan | |
| 2021 | Paramapadham Vilayattu | Tamizhselvan |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Premi | Govind | Episode 18[14] | |
| 2017 | Maya Thirrai | |||
| 2019 | Iru Dhuruvam | Viktor | SonyLIV | Web Series |
| 2021 | Survivor Tamil | Participant | Zee Tamil | 10th Voted out |
| 2023 | Iru Dhuruvam 2 | Viktor | SonyLIV | Web Series |
| 2024 | Snakes and Ladders | Chezhiyan | Amazon Prime Video | Web Series |
Dubbing artist
edit| Year | Film | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | J. C. Daniel | Prithviraj | Tamil version of Malayalam film Celluloid |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Sun Naam Oruvar | Sun TV show |
| 2022 | Laththi |
References
edit- ^ "Actor Nandha's marriage photos". filmibeat. 15 July 2013.
- ^ Malathi, Rangarajan (18 September 2009). "Water, water everywhere … -- Eeram". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "05-04-03". 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Sandesh (15 July 2013). "Actor Nandha's marriage photos". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "சாக்லேட் கனவுகள்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 18 May 2003. pp. 88–89. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Enna Solla Pogirai". 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Selvam review. Selvam Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Agaram review. Agaram Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Urchagam". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (13 January 2018). "Thaana Serndha Kootam movie review: An enjoyable affair". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Actor Nandha's new attempt - Tamilstar.com". www.tamilstar.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Zhagaram review. Zhagaram Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "After Mani Ratnam's Vaanam Kottatum, it's Atharvaa's cop thriller for popular actor Nandha". Behindwoods. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Premi Episode 18 | Kavithalayaa, retrieved 14 June 2021