Mahendran (actor)

Mahendran is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu language films. He started acting at the age of 3 and has appeared in over 100 films in six languages as a child actor, a record in India.[1][2] He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Mahendran
Other namesMaster Mahendran (former)
OccupationActor
Years active1994-present

In 2013 he played the lead in Vizha, which was his breakthrough as an adult actor.[3][4][5][6]

Career

Mahendran made his debut with K. S. Ravikumar's Nattamai (1994).[7] He twice won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist, for Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995) and Kumbakonam Gopalu (1998).[8] He also twice won the Nandi Award for Best Child Actor, for Devi (1999) and Little Hearts (2001).[9][10] He also appeared on the Sun TV dance show Masthana Masthana as a participant in 2009.

The actor made his breakthrough as a hero when he starred alongside Malavika Menon in Vizha (2013), directed by Barathi Balakumaran.[11][12]

The film is based on the award-winning short film Uthiri, and portrays the love story of Mahendran's character Sundaram, who plays the thappu instrument at funerals, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an oppari singer.[13] The film opened to positive reviews in December 2013.[14] His first Telugu film, First Love opposite Amrita Rao released on the same day, with a low key release.[15]

Filmography
  • Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Child artist
List of Mahendran child artist film credits
Year Film Role Notes
1994NattamaiBoy at panchayatUncredited[16]
1995PedarayuduBoy at panchayatTelugu film
Thaikulame ThaikulamePandiyan and Janaki's adopted sonWon—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist
MuthuDancer in "Kuluvalilae"Uncredited[17]
1996Mahaprabhu
ParambaraiYoung Paramasivan
Coimbatore MappillaiSumithra's neighbor
Senathipathi
1997Vaimaye VellumRaja
Mappillai GounderYoung Subramani
Pelli ChesukundamTelugu film
Aahaa..!Ajay
1998KondattamMahendran
Thulli Thirintha KaalamMarket worker
Kaathala KaathalaOrphan child
NatpukkagaYoung Chinnaiyya
En Uyir Nee ThaaneRajasekhar's son
Aahaa..!AjayTelugu film
Kumbakonam GopaluWon—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist
Sivappu NilaMuthu Manikkam
1999Suriya PaarvaiVijay
DeviYoung DantraTelugu film
Won—Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
Padayappa
Poomagal OorvalamSaravanan
Nee Varuvai Ena
Minsara KannaVetri
Thirupathi Ezhumalai VenkatesaUdayappa
PaattaliYoung Shanmugam
2000Sudhandhiram
MaayiYoung Maiyaandi
MugavareeA child on the beach
2001Ammayi KosamTea supplier boyTelugu film
MohanayanangalThe Young Evil MonkMalayalam film
SimharasiYoung NarasimharajuTelugu film
Viswanathan RamamoorthyMahendran
AsokavanamRahul
Little HeartsTelugu film
Won—Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
2002Nee SnehamTelugu film
2003Magic Magic 3DIndrajeet's friend
SimhadriHandicapped childTelugu film
Aalukkoru AasaiSaravanan
2006Nenjirukkum Varai

Adult actor
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Mahendran adult film credits
Year Film Role Notes
2010JaggubhaiMohan
Mudhal Kadhal MazhaiAanjaneyar Kumar
2013VizhaSundaram[18]
2014First LoveTelugu film
Endrume AnandhamSubbu
2015VindhaiKarthi
Viraivil IsaiSusi
2017ThittivasalMuthu
2018Naadodi KanavuMarudhu
2020Asalu Em JarigindhanteVaasuTelugu film
2021MasterYoung Bhavani
Chidambaram Railway GateVelu
Namma Oorukku Ennadhan AchuNalla Thambi
2022 MaaranPolice officer
2023 RipupburySathyaraj
Kathar Basha Endra MuthuramalingamYoung Kaluvan
2024Amigo GarageRudra
TBAMusasi †

Television
List of Mahendran television credits
Year Series Role Notes
1997Mayavi MarichanManikandanSun TV
2023LabelDisney+ Hotstar

References
  1. "Acted in Most Number of Movies as a Child Artist (Male)". India Book of Records. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  2. "Meet Mahendran, the stellar actor who shined as Kutti Bhavani in Master". Onmanorama. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. "Master Mahendran is back with 'Vizha'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. "Mahendran's next is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. "Mahendran's next 'Namma Ooruku Ennadhaan Aachu', a rural thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. Joseph, Raveena; Ramanujam, Srinivasa (13 November 2015). "Child stars on the big screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. Prasad, Shiva. "KS Ravikumar uncle is a huge inspiration for me on how to approach cinema: Master Mahendran". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "Master Mahendran's first meeting with Ajith". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. "Venkatesh, Maheshwari get Nandi awards". The Hindu. 8 December 2000. Archived from the original on 31 January 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  10. "Film awards announced". The Hindu. 18 July 2000. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  11. S. R. Ashok Kumar (10 November 2013). "Audio Beat: Vizha — Tunes that will touch a chord". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  12. "'Master' actor Mahendran thanks fans on social media for their love and support to the film". The Times of India. 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  13. "Vizha: storytelling with a difference". The Times of India. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  14. "I had complete belief in Vizha's script: Barathi". The Times of India. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  15. "First Love Telugu Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  16. "Karthi releases Master Mahendran's Namma Oorukku Ennadhan Achu trailer". The Times of India. 18 January 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  17. "தலைவர் கூட டான்ஸ், அத விட வேற என்ன வேணும் ? - தளபதி விஜய்யின் மாஸ்டர் பிரபலம் கமெண்ட்" ["Even the leader dances, what else do you want?" - Thalapathy Vijay's Master Popularity Comment]. Behindwoods (in Tamil). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  18. "Master Mahendran is back with 'Vizha'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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