Nandu (Telugu actor)

Nandu
Born	Ananda Krishna Nandu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Geetha Madhuri
Children	2

Nandu is an Indian actor who works in predominantly Telugu language films. He debuted with Photo (2006) and is best known for his role in 100% Love (2011).

Career

Nandu made his lead debut with the thriller film Photo (2006) starring Muktha and Anjali under the stage name of Anand.[1] After playing a negative role in Sukumar's 100% Love, he went on to play the lead roles in several films notably including Ram Gopal Varma's 365 Days (2015) with Anaika Soti.[2] That same year, he played the lead role in Best Actors. Regarding his performance, a critic from The Times of India wrote, "Nandu delivered a decent performance, aptly displaying emotions. His performance has a comfort level that makes his acting seem natural".[3] After starring in several low-budget films, Nandu starred in Sawaari in 2020. The film released to positive reviews with a critic noting that "Nandu comes out of his comfort zone and steals the show right from the get-go".[4]

Personal life

Nandu is married to Geetha Madhuri with whom he has a daughter.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Filmography

Actor

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Photo	Siddhu	credited as Anand
2008	Khiladi No. 1	Vijay	Bhojpuri film; dubbed into Telugu as Bhairavi
2009	Preminche Rojullo		credited as Vijay Nandu
2011	100% Love	Raghu Ramayya	credited as Anand[11]
2014	Autonagar Surya	Kiccha
	Paathasala	Raju
	Rabhasa	Vaibhav
	Ice Cream 2
2015	Pesarattu	Yuvaraj
	Serndhu Polama	Tony	Tamil film[12]
	365 Days	Apoorva
	Superstar Kidnap	Nandu
	Best Actors	Nandu
2016	Shourya	Netra's fiancé
	Pelli Choopulu	Vikram
2017	Pichiga Nachav
	Jaya Janaki Nayaka	Prudhvi
	Raju Gari Gadhi 2	Nandu
	B.Tech Babulu
	Kutumba Katha Chitram	Charan
2018	Sammohanam	Kishore Babu
	Enduko Emo	Karthick
2019	Sivaranjani	Karthik
2020	Savaari	Raju
2022	Sehari	Passerby	Cameo
	Bomma Blockbuster	Pothuraju

Dubbing artist

Year	Film	Actor	Ref.
2015	Size Zero	Arya	[13]

Web series

• All titles are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Webseries	Role	Platform	Notes
2018	Hey Krishna	Lord Krishna	Yupp TV
2023	Vadhuvu	Anand	Disney+ Hotstar
2024	The Mystery of Moksha Island	Vikram (Vicky)	Disney+ Hotstar	[14][15]

References

1. "Photo film launch - Telugu Cinema - Anand, Anjali & Mukta".
2. "'365 Days' had positive effect on my marriage: Nandoo". The Indian Express. 19 May 2015.
3. Rao, Siddharth. "Best Actors Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critics Review of Best Actors by The Times of India". The Times of India.
4. Rajasekhar, Paturi. "Savaari Movie Review : Savaari is an entertaining rom-com despite the flaws". The Times of India.
5. "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Actor Nandu urges votes for Geetha Madhuri". The Times of India. 25 September 2018.
6. "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Actor Nandu reacts to #kaushalunfitforbb2 trend". The Times of India. 15 September 2018.
7. "Cute pictures: Geetha Madhuri and Nandu embrace the former's pregnancy in style". The Times of India.
8. "Nandu and Priyanka Sharma starrer 'Savaari' set for a grand release on Feb 7". The Times of India.
9. "Nandu and Geetha Madhuri finally announce parenthood; see picture". The Times of India. 17 August 2019.
10. Nyayapati, Neeshita. "Nandu and Geetha Madhuri's 'blockbuster' baby girl!". The Times of India.
11. "100% Love film review - Telugu cinema Review - Naga Chaitanya & Tamanna".
12. Lakshmi, V. "Vinay, Madhurima to go to New Zealand". The Times of India.
13. "Nandoo Dubs for Arya in 'Size Zero'". New Indian Express. 15 September 2015.
14. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Sep/06/the-mystery-of-moksha-island-trailer-a-game-of-lies-and-thrills
15. https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/the-mystery-of-moksha-island-telugu-web-series-review.html

External links

• Nandu at IMDb