Chetan (actor)

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Chetan
Born
Chetan

(1970-09-30) 30 September 1970[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active1994-present
Known forMetti Oli serial
TelevisionMarmadesam
Metti Oli
Rudhraveenai
SpouseDevadarshini
ChildrenNiyathi

Chetan (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language television and films. He is married to television actress Devadarshini who starred with him in Vidadhu Karuppu, part of the television series Marmadesam.[2][3]

He has had regular roles in television serials such as Ananda Bhavan and Metti Oli.[4]

Career

Chetan's top turnover was on the 811-episode Sun TV serial Metti Oli and the 1272-episode serial Athipookal, in which he starred along with his wife Devadarshini.[5]

His notable films include Polladhavan, Tamizh Padam 2, Kaithi, Master, Ayothi, Viduthalai Part 1 and Viduthalai Part 2.[6]

Personal life

His mother tongue is Kannada.[7] He is married to frequent co-star Devadarshini.[8] They have a daughter, Niyathi who made her acting debut in '96 portraying the younger version of Devadarshini.[9]

Filmography

Television

Films

Tamil

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007PollaadhavanPrabhu's boss
Puli VarudhuVetri
2008Dhaam DhoomSarasu's husband
SarojaHimselfSpecial appearance in "Aaja Meri Soniye"
2009PadikathavanGowtham
Rajathi RajaSub inspector Shakthivel
MuthiraiKrishna
Pudhiya PayanamDevi's husband
2010Dandam DashagunamSivanesanSpecial appearance
2014Aadama JaichomadaMariadas
VilaasamDr.Naghendirababu
2015AndhadhiDurairaj[10]
2016Azhagu Kutti ChellamAnandhi's husband
Narathan
Revelations
2017NibunanMariadaasBilingual film
2018Traffic Ramasamy
Semma Botha AagatheyRam
Tamizh Padam 2B. Yezhusaamy
2019House OwnerMani
Kennedy Club
KalavuSujeeth's fatherReleased on ZEE5
KaithiDr. AmudhanUncredited role
2021MasterProfessor
Annabelle SethupathiSundhar Pandiyan
2022KuthiraivaalBabu
DejavuChetan
KaatteriKesava Perumal
2023AyothiTerminal Manager
Viduthalai Part 1Ragavendar
2024JamaThandavam[11]
Viduthalai Part 2Ragavendar
2025KingstonSolomon
SumoPandian
Thug LifeStan
DNASivasubramaniam
2026ParasakthiC. N. Annadurai

Kannada

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Hanthaka
2001Majnu
2002H2OChennoor villager
2017VismayaMariadaasBilingual film

As dubbing artist

YearTitleActorRoleNotes
2004Kanavu Meippada VendumAsim SharmaMohanasundaram
2007 MarudhamalaiLalMaasi
2009PadikkadavanSumanSamarasimha Reddy
2010Mandhira PunnagaiG. DhananjayanCEO - UTV South
2014AnjaanManoj BajpayeeImran
Vallavanukku Pullum AayudhamNagineedu
2018Imaikkaa NodigalDevanNarayan Gowda
2.0Adil Hussain
2019SaahoMurali SharmaDavid Karuna
2020DarbarNawab ShahVinod Malhotra/ Vinod Prathap
DagaaltyTarun AroraVijay Samrat
2021Pushpa: The RiseSunilMangalam SrinuFor Tamil dubbed version
2022Sita RamamPawan ChopraMusa KhanFor Tamil dubbed version
Ponniyin Selvan: IYog JapeeKaruthiruman
2023VarisuSumanGautham
Run Baby RunNagineeduPriyanka’s father
Ponniyin Selvan: IIYog Japee
Makarand Deshpande		Karuthiruman
Chief Kalamugar
2024MaharajaAnurag KashyapSelvam
2025Madha Gaja RajaSonu SoodKaruguvel Viswanth
ThanalSelvaADCP R. Thiruvalluvan

References

  1. "Chetan profile". Cinechance. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. "It's a dream come true for Chetan". The Times of India. TNN. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. "Double impact". The Hindu. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. Chitra Swaminathan (20 July 2005). "I just strayed into acting". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  5. "Interview: Chetan". chennaionline. 2004. Archived from the original on 15 December 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. Rajendran, Gopinath (20 December 2024). "'Viduthalai Part 2' movie review: Vijay Sethupathi powers Vetri Maaran's sequel where ideology outweighs intimate storytelling". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 July 2012). "The big journey". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. "நாங்க ரெடி... நீங்க ரெடியா?". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 July 2005. pp. 72–75.
  9. Subramanian, Anupama (9 March 2019). "Chetan wants to try out versatile roles". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. "Andhadhi Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Andhadhi by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 29 August 2020
  11. Features, C. E. (7 August 2024). "'Poda Po' video song from Jama out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 August 2024.