Ananth Nag

Ananth Nag is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil film industry. After making his acting debut in the Tamil version of Alphonse Putharen's Neram, he has gone on to act in films including Amara Kaaviyam (2014), Premam (2015) and Vetrivel (2016).

Career Ananth worked as an assistant cinematographer for films and short films and met director Alphonse Putharen through his work. He subsequently went on to feature in a cameo role in Putharen's first film Neram (2013) as well as a series of short films titled Enna Solla Pogirai, Enna Solla Varenna and Jai Jakkama, where Ananth starred as a protagonist. Ananth then portrayed the antagonist in Amara Kaaviyam (2014), appearing as a school boy who vies for the attention of his friend's lover. Putharen cast him in Premam (2015) as Arivazhagan, the cousin of Sai Pallavi's character, while he was later seen as Sasikumar's brother in Vetrivel (2016).

He made his lead debut with July Kaatril (2019). He then starred in films such as Thiruvalar Panjangam (2020), Maara (2021) and Thalaikkavasamum 4 Nanbargalum (2023). He was seen in Sundar C's Coffee with Kadhal (2022) and Jai Amar Singh's College Road (2022). He was acted in lead role in suspense thriller Aathmika (2023). He has appeared in thriller films such as Athomugam (2024), Siragan (2024) and Light House (2024). He was cast with Rajinikanth in Vettaiyan (2024).

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2013 Neram Manickam Tamil version only 2014 Amara Kaaviyam Balaji 2015 Premam Arivazhagan Malayalam film 2016 Vetrivel Saravana 2019 July Kaatril Rajeev 2020 Thiruvalar Panjangam Karthik 2021 Maara Bala Oru Kudaikul Ayya Vaikundar 2022 Coffee with Kadhal Aravindh College Road Arul 2023 Thalaikkavasamum 4 Nanbargalum Anbu Regina Jo Thudikkum Karangal Sameer 800 Cricket Player Aathmika Karthi 2024 Athomugam Paul Siragan Mr. X Light House Vettaiyan ASP Ram 2025 Xtreme Jeeva Trauma Raghu 2026 Granny Vishnu Arivaan Inspector M. Surya Kaalidas 2 Gokul