Nandaa

{{Infobox person

| name = Nandha

| image = Actor Nandha at the Athithi Audio Launch.jpg

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| caption = Actor Nandaa at the Athithi Audio Launch

| birth_name = Govind Sendrampalayam Durairaj

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|09|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

| death_date =

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| nationality = Indian

| height =

| occupation = Actor, voice actor, producer

| known_for =

| years_active = 1997–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Vidya Rupa{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/actor-nanda-marriage-photos-114551.html|title=Actor Nandha's marriage photos|website=filmibeat |date=15 July 2013}}|2013}}

| other_names = Nandha

}}

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).{{cite news|last1=Malathi|first1=Rangarajan|title=Water, water everywhere … -- Eeram|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/water-water-everywhere-eeram/article659914.ece|accessdate=27 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=18 September 2009|language=en-IN}}

Early life

Nandaa 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.{{Cite web|date=2007-12-18|title=05-04-03|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/2003/may/05-04-03.htm|access-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218133252/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/2003/may/05-04-03.htm|archive-date=18 December 2007}}

Personal life

Nandaa married Vidyaroopa in 2013.{{Cite web|last=Sandesh|date=2013-07-15|title=Actor Nandha's marriage photos|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/actor-nanda-marriage-photos-114551.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en}}

Career

He 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.{{cite magazine|magazine=Kalki|language=ta|access-date=14 February 2024|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-05-18/page/88/mode/2up|pages=88-89|title=சாக்லேட் கனவுகள்!|date=18 May 2003}} He first signed up to star in a project titled Enna Solla Pogirai opposite Gayathri Raguram, but the film was later stalled.{{Cite web|date=2004-06-03|title=Enna Solla Pogirai|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/enna.asp|access-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603235347/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/enna.asp|archive-date=3 June 2004}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Selvam review. Selvam Tamil movie review, story, rating|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/selvam-review-tamil-movie-7546|access-date=2021-06-14|website=IndiaGlitz.com}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Agaram review. Agaram Tamil movie review, story, rating|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/agaram-review-tamil-movie-7216|access-date=2021-06-14|website=IndiaGlitz.com}} Followed by Urchagam (2007).{{Cite web|title=Urchagam|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/urchagam-review-tamil-pclwuAgfgbgie.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412115049/http://www.sify.com/movies/urchagam-review-tamil-pclwuAgfgbgie.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2019|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Sify|language=en}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2018-01-13|title=Thaana Serndha Kootam movie review: An enjoyable affair|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/130118/thaana-serndha-kootam-movie-review-an-enjoyable-affair.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-actor-nandhas-new-attempt-nandha-27-05-1718822.htm |title=Actor Nandha's new attempt - Tamilstar.com |website=www.tamilstar.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006024619/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-actor-nandhas-new-attempt-nandha-27-05-1718822.htm |archive-date=2017-10-06}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Zhagaram review. Zhagaram Tamil movie review, story, rating|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/zhagaram-review-tamil-movie-22618|access-date=2021-06-14|website=IndiaGlitz.com}} In 2020, he acted as dual roles in Vaanam Kottatum.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-19|title=After Mani Ratnam's Vaanam Kottatum, it's Atharvaa's cop thriller for popular actor Nandha|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/after-mani-ratnams-vaanam-kottatum-its-atharvaas-cop-thriller-for-popular-actor-nandha.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Behindwoods}}

Filmography

=Actor=

;Films

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="1"\| 2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Kannan
rowspan="1"\| 2003	Punnagai Poove	Venkat
rowspan="1"\| 2005	Selvam	Selvam (Kannan)
rowspan="2"\| 2006	Kodambakkam	Sugavannan
Aanivaer	Nandha
rowspan="2"\| 2007	Agaram	Thiru
Urchagam	Ganesh
rowspan="1"\| 2009	Eeram	Balakrishnan	Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
rowspan="1"\| 2010	Anandhapurathu Veedu	Bala
rowspan="2"\| 2011	Vanthaan Vendraan	Ramana
Vellore Maavattam	ASP Muthukumar IPS
rowspan="1"\| 2014	Athithi	Madhiazhagan
rowspan="2"\| 2015	Katham Katham	SI Nandha
Adhibar	David
rowspan="1"\| 2016	Kallaattam	Thamizh
2018	Thaana Serndha Kootam	Inspector Vetrivel
rowspan="1"\| 2019	Zhagaram	Akhilan
rowspan="1"\| 2020	Vaanam Kottatum	Baskaran, Natrayan
rowspan="1"\| 2021	Paramapadham Vilayattu	Tamizhselvan

=Television=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year !! Show !! Role ! Channel!! Notes
1997	Premi	Govind \|	Episode 18{{Citation\|title=Premi Episode 18 {{!}} Kavithalayaa\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUdmlNRkNwA\|language=en\|access-date=2021-06-14}}
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