Chandhunath
Born
Chandunath G. Nair

India
EducationChrist University (M. Phil)
OccupationActor
Years active2017 – present
SpouseSwathy
Children1

Chandunath G. Nair, professionally credited as Chandhunadh, is an Indian actor who appears in supporting roles in Malayalam cinema.[1][2]

Early life

His father retired as a forest range officer and mother was a Hindi language professor at University of Kerala.[3] Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram.[4] He went to college at Mar Ivanios College for bachelor's degree and to Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation.[5] He took master's degree in English language and literature.[4] He also took M. Phil. Later, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges at Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatre too at these academies.[5] He was a theatre instructor teaching acting skills. He has also scripted English plays. He was an active member of a theatre alumni collective called Kanal Samskarika Vedi. Before debuting in films he was in Bangalore for four years.[4]

Career

His commercial film was , Pathinettam Padi (2019) by Shankar Ramakrishnan. But after seeing him taking workshops He played a teacher and brother of Mammootty's character.[5] In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma.[6] He played one among the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man, released on Disney+ Hotstar. He also worked in Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain in minor supporting roles.

Personal life

Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend at Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and a former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer.[3] They have a son named Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017Himalayathile KashmalanJose[8]
2019Pathinettam PadiJoy Abraham Palakkal[9]
2021MalikSP Rishab
2022Twenty One GmsMartin
CBI 5: The BrainBhasuran[10]
12th ManJitheshOTT release[11]
PaappanSiddharthan[12]
Ini UtharamS.I. Prashanth Varma[13]
Kakkipada[14]
2023DivorceGagan[15]
Lovefully Yours VedaSijo[16]
Phoenix †Freddy[17]
Hunt †TBA[18]
TBAKhjuraho Dreams †TBAFilming[19]
Thrayam †TBAPost-production[20]
Ram †TBA[21]
Secret Home †TBA[22]

References

  1. ↑ "പ്രതിസന്ധികൾക്കിടയിലും ചന്തുനാഥ് 'ജോയ്‌ഫുൾ' ജിനു ജോസഫ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "വിളിച്ചത് സഹസംവിധായകനായി, പിന്നെ മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ സ്വന്തം ജോയ്; ഇതാ ചന്തുനാഥ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 S., Resmi (12 July 2022). "Chandhunadh : 'ഞാൻ ഭക്ഷണപ്രിയനല്ല' ഫിറ്റ്നസ് രഹസ്യം തുറന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് ചന്തുനാഥ്". Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Manu, Meera (30 January 2017). "'Friendly' Debut". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 ജോസഫ്, ജിനു (11 July 2019). "വിളിച്ചത് സഹസംവിധായകനായി, പിന്നെ മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ സ്വന്തം ജോയ്; ഇതാ ചന്തുനാഥ്". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Sreelekha, R. B. (3 May 2022). "Grateful to be part of the KGF 2 Family: Sankar Ramakrishnan". Onmanorama. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "നടനായ ഭർത്താവ് സംവിധായകനായി, ഭാര്യ പാടി; ഇത് ചന്തുവിന്റെയും സ്വാതിയുടെയും സ്വന്തം 'സ്വ'". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Himalayathile Kashmalan Malayalam Movie". Now Running. August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "'Pathinettampadi' review: A novel script on school rivalry stretched out too much". The News Minute. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "സിബിഐ 5 ദി ബ്രെയിൻ - ഫിലിം റിവ്യൂ". Samayam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mohanlal playing 'Odd or Even' during '12th Man's shoot; Video goes viral". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Following Paappan's release, Suresh Gopi requests people to refrain from sharing spoilers". Cinema Express. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Aparna Balamurali's 'Ini Utharam' completes filming". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "People with petty minds on Censor Board is destroying Malayalam cinema: 'Kakkipada' director". OnManorama. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Woman filmmaker funded by Kerala govt alleges long delay in film's release". The News Minute. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Celebration of 90's campus; Lovefully Yours Veda trailer is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Phoenix gets a release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Bhavana Menon teams up with Kaapa director Shaji Kailas for a thriller titled Hunt". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "'സാന്ത്വന'ത്തിലെ അപ്പു, ശ്രീനാഥ് ഭാസിക്കും ചന്തുനാഥിനും ഒപ്പം; താരം ഇനി സിനിമയിൽ". Samayam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "സണ്ണിവെയ്‌നും ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസനും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; പൂർണമായും രാത്രിയിൽ ചിത്രീകരിച്ച 'ത്രയം'". Mathrubhumi News (in Malayalam). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Mohanlal, Jeethu Joseph's Ram plot leaked. 'This is Pathaan 2.0,' say fans". India Today. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Sshivada, Chandhunadh, Aparna Das and Anu Mohan to headline Secret Home". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 April 2023.


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