Author: Anant Mahadevan
Profile: Anant Mahadevan is an Indian writer, actor and film director of Hindi and Marathi films and television series in India, since the 1980s. He is also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. He is born in Thrissur, Travancore, Cochin, India. He is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre. In the year 1984, he began his career in films. In, Evening Shadows, a Hindi feature film in 2018 Anant has played the role of Damodar.
Writing style: Anant Mahadevan is man bestowed with many talents, right from writing and directing screenplays, varied choice of roles, the man juggles it all with elan.
Published Texts:
Filmography
Director
Films
2002 – Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
2004 – Dil Maange More!!!
2006 – Aksar
2007 – Aggar: Passion Betrayal Terror
2007 – Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever
2008 – Anamika: The Untold Story
2009 – Red Alert: The War Within
2010 – Mee Sindhutai Sakpal (Marathi)
2012 – Staying Alive
The Storyteller (Upcoming film)
2014 – The Xpose (film)
2015 – Gour Hari Dastaan
RoughBook (upcoming film)
2016 – Life’s Good
2016 – Rukhmabai Bhimrao Raut (film based on Rukhmabai Bhimrao Raut)
2017 – Aksar
2020 – Mere Sai (Bal Gangadhar Tilak)
2020 – Avrodh
2020 – Bitter Sweet (Marathi film)
Television
1990 – The Sword of Tipu Sultan
1994 – Dekh Bhai Dekh
1994 – Junoon (as Advocate Vrinal Modi)
1997 – Ghar Jami
1997-1998 – Zabaan Sambhalke (Season 2)
1998-1999 – Jaan
2003 – Devi
Writer
2004 – Dil Maange More!!! (story)
2006 – Aksar (story)
2008 – Anamika: The Untold Story (screenplay)
2010 – Mee Sindhutai Sakpal (screenplay)
Actor
1989 – Chandni (Chandni’s friend husband)
1991 – Vishkanya – Bajrang
1992 – Nagin Aur Lootere – Nagraj
1992 – Khiladi – Neelam’s Uncle
1993 – Professor Ki Padosan
1993 – Gardish – Havaldar Sawant
1993 – Baazigar – Vishwanath Sharma (Ajay’s father)
1993 – Bedardi – Professor Harish Thakkar
1993 – Bhookamp – Akhtar
1993 – Kanoon – Pasha Polyster (Vijay Saxena’s Assistant)
1994 – Gangster
1994 – Prem Yog
Live Today
1995 – God and Gun
1995 – Janam Kundli
1995 – Gaddaar – Mr.Saxena
1995 – Hum Dono
1995 – Akele Hum Akele Tum
1996 – Vijeta
Yes Boss
Ishq
Miss 420
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
Main Solah Baras Ki
1998 – Kudrat
Dil Kya Kare – DCP Krishan Kumar
Mann – Creditor
1999 – Baadshah (uncredited) –Seth. Mahendra
2000 –Rhythm (Tamil film)
2004 – Shikaar
Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller
Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke
Kyo Kii… Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
Tum Se Ancha Kaun Hai
Aisaa Kyon
Satta
Jogger’s Park
Sandwich
The Train: Some Lines Should Never Be Crossed…
Aap Kaa Surroor – TV News Reporter
2007 – Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever (Film Director)
2008 – Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run (Harbans Singh)
2008 – EMI (Babu)
2009 – 8×10 Tasveer (Sundar Puri)
2010 – Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke (V.G. Chunawala)
2010 – Barood: (The Fire) – A Love Story (Amit Vohra)
2012 –Staying Alive
2014 – The Xpose
2015 – Papanasam (Tamil film)
2017-2018 – Aadat Se Majboor (TV Series) as Roshan Lal Tootejaa/ Darshan Lal Tootejaa
2018 – Vishwaroopam 2/Vishwaroop 2 (Tamil/Hindi film)
2018 – Evening Shadows – Damodar
2018 – 2.0 (Tamil film)
2020 – Scam (1992)
2021 – Indian 2 (Tamil film) – to be released
Awards and Acknowledgements:
2010 – Received the National Award (along with Sanjay Pawar – for Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sakpal
2010 – Special Jury Award at the National Film Awards (for the Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sakpal)
2014 – Film Gour Hari Dastaan was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India Goa, at the International Film Festival of Bangalore, at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and at the International Film Festival of Chennai.
‘Rough Book’ is his next film that generated excitement in the Film Bazaar held in Goa and in the festival circuit.