Anish Kuruvilla

Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in Dollar Dreams, and played a supporting role in Anand (2004). After taking a break from acting for 12 years, he played a crucial role in the 2016 film Pelli Choopulu. He also appeared in the biographical film of Indian cricketer M. S. Dhoni.

Early life Kuruvilla was born into a Malayali family and grew up in Hyderabad. He attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur. He worked with Nagesh Kukunoor and Manishankar before his directorial debut, Avakai Biryani (2008), which was produced by Sekhar Kammula. His second directorial film was Ko Antey Koti (2012), produced by Sharwanand, who was also the lead actor. After his directorial ventures, he returned to acting with the 2016 film, Pelli Choopulu.

Filmography Telugu Denotes films that have not yet been released

Other languages YearTitleRoleLanguage 2016 M. S. Dhoni - The Untold Story BCCI Committee member Hindi 2017 Velaikkaran Jayaram Tamil 2019 The Accidental Prime Minister T. K. A. Nair Hindi Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Sonam's father Malayalam Game Over Psychiatrist Tamil Bigil Delhi Police officer 2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Sooraj Mehta 2021Oh Manapenne! Aditi's father 2022 Major Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez Hindi DSP Police commissioner Tamil Vijayanand AJ Kannada 2023 Tiger 3 Indian Prime Minister Hindi

Television

As director