Chandan Achar
{{Short description|Indian Kannada film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chandan Achar
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|08|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = Krishnarajanagara, Mysore, Karnataka, India
| other_names = Chandan
| education =
| alma_mater = Maharaja's College
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012 – present
}}
Chandan Achar (born 2 August 1990) is an Indian theatre and film actor who works in Kannada. He is known for his works in movies including Kirik Party and Chemistry of Kariyappa.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/blockbuster-hit-kirik-party-television-premiere-on-colors-kannada/articleshow/59806693.cms|title=Blockbuster hit Kirik Party television premiere on Colors Kannada|work=Times of India|date=28 Jul 2017|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/chandan-achar-impresses-audience-in-chemistry-of-kariyappa|title=Chandan Achar impresses the audience in Chemistry of Kariyappa|author=Vedant|work=News Karnataka|date=16 Feb 2019|access-date=7 Oct 2020}} For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got SIIMA award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/siima-shivarajkumar-is-best-actor-shraddha-srinath-is-best-actress/articleshow/59396743.cms|title=SIIMA: Shivarajkumar is Best Actor and Shraddha Srinath is Best Actress|work=Times of India|date=1 Jun 2017|access-date=7 Oct 2020}} He was also a contestant in the reality show of Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7).{{Cite web|url=https://ww.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-kannada-7-premier-complete-list-of-contestants-on-kichcha-sudeepas-show-2345001.html|title=Bigg Boss Kannada 7 Premiere: Complete List of Contestants on Kichcha Sudeepa's Show|website=News18|access-date=2019-10-14}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Early life
Born and raised in Krishnarajanagar Town, Mysore, Chandan was an alumnus student of Journalism and Mass Communication Department in Maharaja's College, Mysore.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chandan-achar-walks-down-memory-lane-at-maharajas-college-in-mysuru/articleshow/70547815.cms|title=Chandana Achar walks down memory lane at Maharaja's college in Mysore|work=Times of India|author=Vinay Lokesh|date=6 Aug 2019|access-date=7 Oct 2020}} He got trained in Mandya Ramesh's institute Natana.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/chandan-excited-about-his-lead-role-671555.html
|title=Chandan is excited about his lead role|work=Deccan Herald|author=Deepali Jain|date=24 May 2018|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}
Career
An active participant in drama and other activities in college days, Chandan first appeared in a small role in the Diganth starrer Kannada movie Parijatha in 2012. His first notable role was in the college drama Kirik Party in 2016. Then he acted in Mugulu Nage with Ganesh.{{cite news |last1=SM |first1=Shashiprasad |title=Mugulu Nage movie review: Smile with a teary end |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010917/mugulu-nage-movie-review-smile-with-a-teary-end.html |access-date=31 March 2024 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=1 September 2017}}
Chandan did his first movie as a lead in the 2019 movie ‛Chemistry of Kariyappa’.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-actor-chandan-achar-this-is-different-from-bigg-boss-now-we-are-living-in-fear-and-anxiety/article31190602.ece |title=Kannada actor Chandan: 'This is different from Bigg Boss, now we are living in fear and anxiety'|work=The Hindu|author=Shilpa Sebastian|date=28 Mar 2020|access-date=7 Oct 2020}} After Kirik Party, he again shared space with Rakshit Shetty in the multilingual Avane Srimannarayana.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/avane-srimannarayana-takes-off-tomorrow/articleshow/63298417.cms|title=Avane Srimannarayana takes off tomorrow|work=Times of India|author=Sunayana Suresh|date=14 Mar 2018|access-date=7 Oct 2020}} His next solo venture was Mangalavara Rajaadina which was released in March 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/mangalavara-rajaadina-movie-review-a-sentimental-comedy-drama-78125|title = Mangalavara Rajaadina Movie Review: A sentimental comedy drama|date = 7 February 2021}}
Chandan was also a part of the popular reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7) where he was a contestant and got evicted on the 99th day of the show.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/chandan-achar-eliminated-bigg-boss-kannada-here-how-audience-reacts-his-eviction-811969|title=Chandan Achar eliminated from Bigg Boss Kannada: Here is how audience reacts to his eviction|work=IBTimes|author=David Johnson|date=20 Jan 2020|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}
Filmography
=As actor=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| 2010
| | |
| rowspan=|2012
|Terrorist | |
| rowspan=|2012
| | |
| rowspan=|2016
|Alexander Gabriel | |
| rowspan=|2017
| Pulakeshi's Friend |
| rowspan='2'|2019
|Utthara Kumar |
| Avane Srimannarayana
| Drama Artist | |
| 2021
| Kumara | |
| 2022
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |Bangalore Boys{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} |Manche Gowda |
=As singer=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Film !Song !Co-singer !Music |
| 2016
|"Lastu Benchina Party Nammadu" |Chintan Vikas, Varun Ramachandra, B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Movie !Award !Category !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan=2|Kirik Party
|South Indian International Movie Award -SIIMA – 2017 |Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) |{{won}} |
| IIFA Utsavam
|Best Actor in A Supporting Role – Male |{{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|8612308}}
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Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema
Category:21st-century Indian male actors