Amitash Pradhan (born 12 October 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil films.[1] He has starred in films such as Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015), Heartbeats (2017), Vaanam Kottatum (2020), Kutty Story (2021), Thalli Pogathey (2021) and as lead in the crime drama Paramporul (2023).[2]
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Personal life
Amitash was born and brought up in Chennai. He did his schooling in Bala Vidya Mandir, and master's degree(Msc) in Electronic Media from Anna University. He did his Diploma in acting from Anupam Kher's institute in Bombay called An Actor Prepares. Amitash delved into acting at the age of 7, when he enrolled in a popular theatre group in Chennai and came on stage in his first play in 1998. He went on to pursue his acting talent in many of their plays as well as school plays. His association with several experienced and eminent theatre directors and theatre groups like Madras Players shaped his perspectives on acting. He founded Theatron, a theatre club in Anna University, the first of its kind in that institution and introduced many students to stage plays. Under that banner, he directed several plays. He also directed many other plays as well.
Amitash is also a singer. He has to his credit a Cover Sing For The Moment, which is a tribute to "Laal Ishq".
Career
Vaaranam Aayiram was his introduction to films, albeit a tiny role, just as he completed his schooling.[3] His professional acting breakthrough came in 2014 with the Tamil film Velaiyilla Pattadhari, in which he plays the role of the main antagonist against Dhanush. The film went on to make waves as the highest grossing Tamil film of 2014 and Amitash got recognition.[4] Telugu film director Srinu Vaitla cast him in his Telugu film Bruce Lee - The Fighter, marking his Telugu debut.[5]
He made his Hollywood debut in the year 2015 with playing male lead in the movie Heartbeats directed by Duane Adler of the Step Up series was a significant phase for Amitash.[6] He plays the role of Aseem Kapoor, an Indian choreographer with whom Krystal Ellsworth, an American dancer falls in love and the film celebrates their love and the tough path they had to tread.
He played one of the primary characters in Vaanam Kottattum (2020)[7] Amitash alongside Aishwarya Rajesh and Shanthanu Bhagyaraj which was bankrolled by Madras Talkies, a Mani Ratnam's production house.
During the pandemic lockdown of 2020, he has sung and performed in an independent Tamil music video called "Corona Kannala"[8] and followed it up with "Arakkiye" which was released in Sony Music for the valentine's day 2021.[9]
He was also a part of an anthology called Kutty Story (2021)[10] by four eminent directors of South and he featured in A. L. Vijay's episode along with Megha Akash.[11] In the film Thalli Pogathey (2021), a remake of the Telugu film Ninnu Kori, Amitash acted as one of the two male leads alongside Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran.[12]
His next film, Paramporul[13] under the production of Kavi Creations which sees Amitash alongside R. Sarathkumar in the lead roles, Amitash also made his playback singing debut with the song Sippara Rippara,[14] along with Shankar Mahadevan in the same film under Yuvan Shankar Raja's musical. This movie is slated for an August 2023 release.
Theatre
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | The Virtuous Burglar |
| 2010 | Whose wife is she anyway? |
| 2010 | The Fire and the Rain |
| 2011 | The Cyclist |
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan's college friend | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Velaiyilla Pattathari | Arun Subramaniam | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Bruce Lee - The Fighter | Rahul | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Heartbeats | Aseem Kapoor | English | |
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottatum | Kalyan Reddy | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Kutty Story | Vikram | Tamil | Amazon Prime anthology film; Segment: Avanum Naanum |
| Thalli Pogathey | Arun | Tamil | ||
| 2022 | Krishna Vrinda Vihari | Nandan | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Paramporul | Aadhi | Tamil | [15] |
Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | V4Entertainment's Best Debut 2014 | Velaiyilla Pattathari | Won | [16] |
References
- ^ "Exclusive biography of #AmitashPradhan and on his life".
- ^ "Amitash Pradhan & Kashmira's film titled Paramporul". The Times of India. 4 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Amitash Pradhan reveals that his first camera experience was with Suriya". The Times of India.
- ^ "Amitash Pradhan's most cherished moment". The Times of India.
- ^ "Amitash Pradhan in Ram Charan's next". 16 June 2015.
- ^ "VIP Villain to be a Hollywood Hero". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (20 July 2019). "Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Amitash Pradhan, new additions in Mani Ratnam's film". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Corona Kannala, a love song for today's times". The Times of India.
- ^ "I want to contribute a lot to the Tamil indie music scene: Amitash Pradhan". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "'Kutty Story' movie review: The good and the bad co-exist in this latest anthology". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Gautham Menon's kutty story has been titled Ethirpara Mutham". The Times of India.
- ^ "Atharvaa-Anupama Parameswaran's Thalli Pogathey to release in theatres". The News Minute. 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Paramporul". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "First single for Paramporul, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to release tomorrow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Amitash Pradhan & Sarath Kumar's 'Paramporul' to release on September 1". The Times of India. 14 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "GQ 100 Best Dressed 2018 - The Fashion Party of The Year!". MyBataz - Blog. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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