Chandhunadh

Chandunath G. Nair, professionally credited as Chandhunadh, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema.[1][2]

Chandhunath
Born
Chandunath G. Nair

India
EducationChrist University (M. Phil)
OccupationActor
Years active2017 – present
SpouseSwathy
Children1

Early life

His father retired as a forest range officer and mother was a Hindi language professor at University of Kerala.[3] Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram.[4] He went to college at Mar Ivanios College for bachelor's degree and to Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation.[5] He took master's degree in English language and literature.[4] He also took M. Phil. Later, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges at Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatre too at these academies.[5] He was a theatre instructor teaching acting skills. He has also scripted English plays. He was an active member of a theatre alumni collective called Kanal Samskarika Vedi. Before debuting in films he was in Bangalore for four years.[4]

Career

Chandhunath made his film debut with Himalayathile Kashmalan (2017) directed by Abhiram Suresh Unnithan, his college mate. He originally won the audition for a big budget film by Abhiram, but that film did not materialize. But he was subsequently cast in Abhiram's debut directorial Himalayathile Kashmalan.[4] For his second film Pathinettam Padi (2019), he was initially selected as an assistant director by Shankar Ramakrishnan. But after seeing him taking workshops for the debutant actors in the film, he was cast in the role of Joy Abraham Palackal, a teacher and brother of Mammootty's character.[5] In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma.[6] He played one among the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man, released on Disney+ Hotstar. He also worked in Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain. He is set to appear in Jeethu Joseph's upcoming film, Ram. He plays the role of a journalist in the film.

Personal life

Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend at Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and a former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer.[3] They have a son named Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017Himalayathile KashmalanJose[8]
2019Pathinettam PadiJoy Abraham Palakkal[9]
2021MalikSP Rishab
2022Twenty One GmsMartin
CBI 5: The BrainBhasuran[10]
12th ManJitheshOTT release[11]
PaappanSiddharthan[12]
Ini UtharamS.I. Prashanth Varma[13]
Kakkipada[14]
2023DivorceGagan[15]
Lovefully Yours VedaSijo[16]
Hunt Not yet releasedTBA[17]
TBAKhjuraho Dreams Not yet releasedFilming[18]
Thrayam Not yet releasedPost-production[19]
Ram Not yet releasedVivek[20]
Secret Home Not yet releasedTBA[21]

References
  1. "പ്രതിസന്ധികൾക്കിടയിലും ചന്തുനാഥ് 'ജോയ്‌ഫുൾ' ജിനു ജോസഫ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "വിളിച്ചത് സഹസംവിധായകനായി, പിന്നെ മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ സ്വന്തം ജോയ്; ഇതാ ചന്തുനാഥ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. S., Resmi (12 July 2022). "Chandhunadh : 'ഞാൻ ഭക്ഷണപ്രിയനല്ല' ഫിറ്റ്നസ് രഹസ്യം തുറന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് ചന്തുനാഥ്". Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. Manu, Meera (30 January 2017). "'Friendly' Debut". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ജോസഫ്, ജിനു (11 July 2019). "വിളിച്ചത് സഹസംവിധായകനായി, പിന്നെ മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ സ്വന്തം ജോയ്; ഇതാ ചന്തുനാഥ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. Sreelekha, R. B. (3 May 2022). "Grateful to be part of the KGF 2 Family: Sankar Ramakrishnan". Onmanorama. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. "നടനായ ഭർത്താവ് സംവിധായകനായി, ഭാര്യ പാടി; ഇത് ചന്തുവിന്റെയും സ്വാതിയുടെയും സ്വന്തം 'സ്വ'". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. "Himalayathile Kashmalan Malayalam Movie". Now Running. August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. "'Pathinettampadi' review: A novel script on school rivalry stretched out too much". The News Minute. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. "സിബിഐ 5 ദി ബ്രെയിൻ - ഫിലിം റിവ്യൂ". Samayam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. "Mohanlal playing 'Odd or Even' during '12th Man's shoot; Video goes viral". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. "Following Paappan's release, Suresh Gopi requests people to refrain from sharing spoilers". Cinema Express. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. "Aparna Balamurali's 'Ini Utharam' completes filming". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. "People with petty minds on Censor Board is destroying Malayalam cinema: 'Kakkipada' director". OnManorama. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  15. "Woman filmmaker funded by Kerala govt alleges long delay in film's release". The News Minute. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  16. "Celebration of 90's campus; Lovefully Yours Veda trailer is here". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  17. "Bhavana Menon teams up with Kaapa director Shaji Kailas for a thriller titled Hunt". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  18. "'സാന്ത്വന'ത്തിലെ അപ്പു, ശ്രീനാഥ് ഭാസിക്കും ചന്തുനാഥിനും ഒപ്പം; താരം ഇനി സിനിമയിൽ". Samayam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. "സണ്ണിവെയ്‌നും ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസനും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; പൂർണമായും രാത്രിയിൽ ചിത്രീകരിച്ച 'ത്രയം'". Mathrubhumi News (in Malayalam). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. "Mohanlal, Jeethu Joseph's Ram plot leaked. 'This is Pathaan 2.0,' say fans". India Today. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  21. "Sshivada, Chandhunadh, Aparna Das and Anu Mohan to headline Secret Home". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 April 2023.


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