Anandsami

Anand Sami or Anandsami is an Indian film and stage actor who has worked on Tamil and Malayalam films. In films, Anandsami had a career breakthrough with appearances in Lens and Odu Raja Odu (2018).

Career In 2001, Anandsami was a part of the Indian Tamil remake of the Hindi television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. He appeared in ten episodes, and has since noted that being a part of the show prompted to become more professional with his approach to acting. After completing work on the series, Anandsami created a portfolio and attempted to become an actor in Tamil cinema. Finding chances hard to come by, he joined the Chennai-based theatre troupe Koothu-P-Pattarai in 2002, where he performed for eight years, before moving on to work with another group, Perch.

Anandsami was also a part of the trio that performs Kira Kozhambu, a play based on writer Ki Rajanarayanan's folk tales. He acted in the play with Ravindra Vijay and Kalieaswari Srinivasan in Coimbatore, and reenacted the same play with Maya S. Krishnan reprising Srinivasan's part in Chennai. The play was based on Ki. Rajanarayanan's collection of short stories titled Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play. A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment". He was also part of an ensemble cast of actors that performed The Water Station, directed by Sankar Venkateswaran of Theatre Roots and Wings at the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival

In film, Anandsami's most notable role was in Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan's directorial debut Lens, a thriller about web voyeurism. He was also seen in the 2018 black comedy Odu Raja Odu. In 2021, Anandsami was seen in Amazon Prime's The Family Man portraying a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel fighter.

Filmography Films + Year Film Role Language Notes 2002 Run Tamil Uncredited role 2003 Parthiban Kanavu 2004 Varnajalam Ashwin 2005 Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai Guru 2008 Chakkara Viyugam 2009 Siva Manasula Sakthi Sakthi's friend Passenger Anali Shaji Malayalam 2016 Lens Yohan TamilEnglish 2018 Odu Raja Odu Nakul Tamil 2019 Mayuran 2022 Kuthiraivaal Koteeswaran 2024 Thangalaan Kailasam Raghu Thatha Ranganathan All We Imagine as Light Drowned Man MalayalamHindiMarathi

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