Anant Mahadevan

• Name — Anant Mahadevan • Birth Name — Ananth Narayan Mahadevan • Born — 27 October 1960 • Birthplace — Thrissur, Travancore–Cochin, India • Occupation — * Filmmaker • actor • Years Active — 1984–present

Anant along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Film Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the Marathi film Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. The film also fetched him the special jury award there.[1] Anant Mahadevan's film Gour Hari Dastaan was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (2014) Goa, at the International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK (2014), the International Film Festival of Bangalore, and at the International Film Festival of Chennai (2014). He plays the role of a strict patriarch who has his set opinions and wants other members in his family - his wife Vasudha (Mona Ambegaonkar), sister Sarita (Yamini Singh) and son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) - to obey his commands.[2] His next film is Mission Raniganj[3]

• Illustration — "Dance like a Man" performance with cast, Ananth Mahadevan, Lillete Dubey, Suchitra Pillai & Joy Sengupta, at Prithvi Theatre, 2021.

• Year — Films — Role — Notes • 1985 — Khandaan — Subbu • 1986 — Mazhe Ghar Mazha Sansar — Chintamani — Marathi Film • 1988 — Isabella — Ananthu • 1989 — Chandni — Chandni's friend's husband • 1991 — Vishkanya — Bajrang • 1992 — Nagin Aur Lootere — Nagraj • Khiladi — Neelam's Uncle • 1993 — Professor Ki Padosan — Vaidyaji • Gardish — Havaldar Sawant • Baazigar — Vishwanath Sharma • Bedardi — Professor Harish Thakkar • Bhookamp — Akhtar • Kanoon — Pasha Polyster • 1994 — Gangster • Prem Yog • 1995 — God and Gun • Janam Kundli — Pandit Dindayal Shastri • Gaddaar — Mr. Saxena • Hum Dono • Akele Hum Akele Tum • 1996 — Vijeta — Inquiry Officer • 1997 — Yes Boss • Ishq — Brijesh Lal Saxena • 1998 — Miss 420 • Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha • Kudrat — Police Inspector • 1999 — Dil Kya Kare — DCP Krishan Kumar • Mann — Creditor • Baadshah — Mahender Seth • 2000 — Rhythm — Temple Priest — Tamil film • 2004 — Shikaar • Chhupa Rustam — Mr. Chinoy • 2001 — Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta — Anand Mhatre • 2002 — Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai — Sunil Madhavan • 2003 — Satta • Joggers' Park • 2006 — Sandwich — Mr. Rao • 2007 — Aap Kaa Surroor — News Reporter • Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever — Film Director • 2008 — Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run — Harbans Singh • EMI — Babu • 2009 — 8 x 10 Tasveer — Sundar Puri • 2010 — Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke — V.G Chunawala • 2012 — Staying Alive • 2014 — The Xposé — Subba Prasad — Also director • 2015 — Papanasam — Prabhakar — Tamil film • 2017 — Kaccha Limbu — Venkatesh • 2018 — Vishwaroopam 2 — Eshwar Iyer — Bilingual film • Evening Shadows — Damodar • 2.0 — Scientist — Tamil film • 2020 — Scam 1992 — S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor • Durgamati — Psychiatrist • 2021 — Kaadan — Kurunjinathan/ Kanakamedala Raja Gopalam/ Jagannath Sevak — Trilingual film • 2022 — Forensic — Dr. Rajeev Gupta • Salaam Venky — Guruji • 2023 — Mission Raniganj — PM Natarajan • 2024 — Ameena — Aftab Hasnain • 2025 — Sikandar — Chief Minister • Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat — Adaa's Father • TBA — 3 Monkeys • 2026 — Daldal on Prime — Manohar Swamy

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1990 — The Sword of Tipu Sultan — Pandit Purnaiah • 1994 — Dekh Bhai Dekh • 1994 — Junoon — Advocate Vrinal Modi • 1997 — Ghar Jamai — Director and writer only • 1997–1998 — Zabaan Sambhalke • 1998 — Jaal — Director only • 2000 — Alvida Darling • 2001 — Dial 100 • Kabhi To Milenge — Dr. Praful — Also director • 2002 — Devi — Director only • 2009 — Ghar Ki Baat Hai • 2010 — Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De • 2012 — Lakhon Mein EK • 2017–2018 — Aadat Se Majboor — Roshan Lal Tootejaa[5] • 2020 — Mere Sai — Bal Gangadhar Tilak • 2020–2022 — Avrodh: The Siege Within — Satish Mahadevan • 2026 — Daldal — Manohar Swamy

Anant Mahadevan has been associated with theatre since the late 1970s, beginning with a performance as Polonius in a stage production of Hamlet.[6] He later appeared in the satirical play Blame It on Yashraj, written and directed by Bharat Dabholkar. In 2019, Mahadevan appeared in the stage play Patte Khul Gaye, produced by Rahul Bhuchar under the banner of Felicity Theatre. The play explored themes of social behaviour and smartphone addiction.[7]