Anand Deverakonda (born 15 March 1992) is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. His notable films include Middle Class Melodies and Baby.
Early life Deverakonda was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, to Govardhan Rao and his wife, Madhavi. Govardhan Rao was a television show director, while Madhavi was a soft-skills tutor. His brother Vijay Deverakonda is also an actor in Telugu films. Like his brother, Anand also attended the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School at Puttaparthi. Anand Deverakonda graduated with an engineering degree and worked at Deloitte. He worked in the United States for a few years and returned to India to pursue a full-time career in film.
Career Deverakonda made his film debut in 2019 with Dorasaani, a period love story directed by KVR Mahendra and starring Shivatmika Rajashekar. Although the film didn't do well commercially, Deverakonda went on to win Best Debut Male award at Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020.
Deverakonda's second feature film, Middle Class Melodies, premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. Later in 2021, he starred in Pushpaka Vimanam. His next film Highway, directed by K. V. Guhan, premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022. In 2023, he starred in a new age romantic drama film Baby. He was the 2024 comedy chaos film, Gam Gam Ganesha.
Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes2019DorasaaniRaju2020Middle Class MelodiesRaghava2021Pushpaka VimanamChittilanka Sundar2022HighwayVishnu2023BabyAnand2024Gam Gam GaneshaGanesh2026EpicMadham Aditya
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.Filmfare Awards South2024Best Actor – TeluguBabySantosham Film Awards2023Best ActorSouth Indian International Movie Awards2024Critics Best Actor – Telugu2021Best Male Debut – TeluguDorasaaniZee Cine Awards Telugu2020Best Debut Actor
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