Gurunandan

Gurunandan
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Born
Gurumurthy

(1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 35)
Mudigere, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRaju, Rank Star
Occupation(s)Actor, Model
Years active2011–present

Gurumurthy (Kannada: ಗುರುನಂದನ್), credited as Gurunandan, is an Indian film and television actor working in Kannada cinema. After having worked in small roles in television series, he rose to fame with the popular series Lakumi aired on the Asianet Suvarna.[1] Following this, he made his big screen lead debut with Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam (2014). His breakthrough came with his second film in a lead role, First Rank Raju (2015) for which he received both critical acclaim and commercial success.[2]

Early life

Gurunandan was born as Gurumurthy in Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka. After his 8th grade in school, he ran away from his house to Bangalore to try his luck in cinema.[3]

Career

Gurunandan ventured into mainstream cinema with a lead role in an experimental romantic film Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam opposite Shwetha Srivatsav.[4] His performance was noted and he earned a nomination at the SIIMA awards for his debut. However, the film underperformed at the box-office. His next release was the comedy film First Rank Raju (2015) which earned both critical and commercial success.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2012 Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam Jayantha Nominated - SIIMA Best Male Debut Award
2015 Charlie Himself Guest appearance
First Rank Raju Raju
2016 Chiravada Nenapu Raj
John Jani Janardhan Himself Guest appearance
2017 Smile Please Manamohan/Manu
2018 Raju Kannada Medium Raju
2019 Missing Boy Nishchay Jagdish

References

  1. ^ "From serial to Sandalwood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "FIRST RANK in second attempt!". Deccan Chronicle. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "This Kannada actor ran away from home in class 8". Times of India. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Review:'CYNMPK' - a bad experiment". Zee News. 23 September 2012.
  5. ^ Joy, Pratibha (19 November 2015). "Who is the hero of First Rank Raju?". The Times of India.