Sai Chand
{{Short description|Indian actor and documentary filmmaker}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sai Chand
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| birth_name = Tripuraneni Sai Chand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|6|25}}{{cite AV media | people=Prema, Sai Chand| date=26 July 2017| title=Fidaa Actor Sai Chand Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brTOFWTmg1U?t=410|medium= YouTube | time=6m 50sec | publisher=iDream Telugu Movies}}
| birth_place = Kurnool, Andhra State, India
| citizenship =
| alma_mater = New Science College, Hyderabad
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}}
| years_active = 1979—1993;
2017—present
| father = Tripuraneni Gopichand
}}
Tripuraneni Sai Chand (born 25 June 1956) is an Indian actor and documentary filmmaker who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television.{{cite web|last1=Nadadhur|first1=Srivathsan|title=Sai Chand: The father figure|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-sai-chand-interview-the-father-figure/article19408156.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en-IN|date=2 August 2017}} He is popularly known for his roles in films like Maa Bhoomi, Fidaa and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.
Early life
Tripuraneni Sai Chand was born to noted Telugu writer and humanist Tripuraneni Gopichand and is the grandson of Tripuraneni Ramaswamy.{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2020-03-21|title='Maa Bhoomi' memories: Telugu actor Saichand completes 40 years in the industry|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/as-saichand-completes-40-years-in-the-industry-he-reminisces-the-making-of-maa-bhoomi/article31126055.ece|access-date=2021-07-29|issn=0971-751X}} His father died when he was 6 years old. He completed his primary education from Vasavya Vidyalaya, Vijayawada run by Goparaju Ramachandra Rao. His first screen presence is in a film Sati Arundhati as a child actor.{{cite news|last1=Challa|first1=Srinivas|title=Interview with Saichand|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/355626801/Saichand-Fidaa-the-Telugu-movie-Sunday-06-08-2017-Page-13|accessdate=15 February 2018|publisher=Andhra Jyoti|date=6 August 2017}} He did B.Com. from New Science College, Hyderabad.
Career
Maa Bhoomi (1980) directed by Goutam Ghose was Sai Chand's first film as an actor.{{cite web|title=Saichand Profile MAA|url=http://www.maastars.com/saichand-profile/|website=maastars.com|publisher=Movie Artists Association|accessdate=15 February 2018}} His first film was box office hit and went to run for an year. It also received Nandi award, and Film Fare award in the best film category. It was also premiered in several film festivals across the world.{{cite web|last1=E|first1=Sai Kishore|title=35years on, still a benchmark|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-15/35years-on-still-a-benchmark-137481|website=The Hans India|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en}}
He has acted in more than 35 films throughout his career. Sai Chand is commonly associated with parallel cinema like the films ''Maa Bhoomi, Manchupallaki, Pelleedu Pillalu, Ee Charitra Ae Siratho, Ee Desamlo Oka Roju, Rangula Kala, Adavallu Aligithe, Ee Chaduvulu Makkodu, Siva, Ankuram, Fidaa, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'.
As a filmmaker, he made Pandita Parameshwara Sastry Veelunaamaa as a tele-film. Some of his documentaries are on topics that include: grain storage, dry-land agriculture, rice production technology, and information technology for common man.
Sai Chand has also made documentary films on film-making veterans like L. V. Prasad, Allu Ramalingaiah Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Suryakantam, Anjali Devi, Bapu, Ramana Duo and others.{{cite web|last1=Murthy|first1=Neeraja|title=From the golden pages|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/from-the-golden-pages/article5269774.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 February 2018|language=en-IN|date=25 October 2013}}
Filmography
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Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema
Category:20th-century Indian male actors
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Indian documentary film directors
Category:Indian experimental filmmakers
Category:Male actors from Andhra Pradesh