Chandan Achar

Chandan Achar
Born	(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34) Krishnarajanagara, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Other names	Chandan
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.[1][2] For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got SIIMA award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) in 2017.[3] He was also a contestant in the reality show of Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7).[4]

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.[5] He got trained in Mandya Ramesh's institute Natana.[6]

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.[7]

Chandan did his first movie as a lead in the 2019 movie ‛Chemistry of Kariyappa’.[8] After Kirik Party, he again shared space with Rakshit Shetty in the multilingual Avane Srimannarayana.[9] His next solo venture was Mangalavara Rajaadina which was released in March 2020.[10]

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.[11]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Veera Parampare
2012	Rambo	Terrorist
2012	Parijatha
2016	Kirik Party	Alexander Gabriel
2017	Mugulu Nage	Pulakeshi's Friend	[7]
2019	Chemistry of Kariyappa	Utthara Kumar	[12]
	Avane Srimannarayana	Drama Artist
2021	Mangalavara Rajaadina	Kumara
2022	Bangalore Boys†	Manche Gowda	[13]

As singer

Year	Film	Song	Co-singer	Music
2016	Kirik Party	"Lastu Benchina Party Nammadu"	Chintan Vikas, Varun Ramachandra, B. Ajaneesh Loknath	B. Ajaneesh Loknath

Awards

Movie	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Kirik Party	South Indian International Movie Award -SIIMA – 2017	Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)	Won	[3]
	IIFA Utsavam	Best Actor in A Supporting Role – Male	Nominated	[14]

References

1. "Blockbuster hit Kirik Party television premiere on Colors Kannada". Times of India. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
2. Vedant (16 February 2019). "Chandan Achar impresses the audience in Chemistry of Kariyappa". News Karnataka. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "SIIMA: Shivarajkumar is Best Actor and Shraddha Srinath is Best Actress". Times of India. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
4. "Bigg Boss Kannada 7 Premiere: Complete List of Contestants on Kichcha Sudeepa's Show". News18. Retrieved 14 October 2019.^[permanent dead link‍]
5. Vinay Lokesh (6 August 2019). "Chandana Achar walks down memory lane at Maharaja's college in Mysore". Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
6. Deepali Jain (24 May 2018). "Chandan is excited about his lead role". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
7. SM, Shashiprasad (1 September 2017). "Mugulu Nage movie review: Smile with a teary end". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
8. Shilpa Sebastian (28 March 2020). "Kannada actor Chandan: 'This is different from Bigg Boss, now we are living in fear and anxiety'". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
9. Sunayana Suresh (14 March 2018). "Avane Srimannarayana takes off tomorrow". Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
10. "Mangalavara Rajaadina Movie Review: A sentimental comedy drama". 7 February 2021.
11. David Johnson (20 January 2020). "Chandan Achar eliminated from Bigg Boss Kannada: Here is how audience reacts to his eviction". IBTimes. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
12. "'Chemistry of Kariyappa' is a family entertainer". Times of India. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
13. "Raj Suriya's 'Bangalore Boys' to have four lead characters". Times of India. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
14. "IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners". Updatebro.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

External links

• Chandan Achar at IMDb