Neeraj Madhav
Neeraj Madhav | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Dancer, Choreographer |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Parent(s) | Dr.K.Madhavan Latha Madhavan |
| Website | www |
Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an actor and dancer from Kerala, India. Neeraj made his debut in Malayalam through the movie Buddy in 2013 and is more popular for his roles in Drishyam, 1983, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha etc[1].
Personal life
Neeraj was born in Kannur, Kerala as the elder son of Dr.K Madhavan and Latha. He did his schooling from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School Kozhikode, graduated in Visual communication from SRM University, Chennai and later did his post graduation in Theatre from School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur.
Neeraj started off as a dancer appearing in the first season of the Reality television programme 'Super Dancer' for Amrita TV as a school student and made it to the finals of the show[1]. He has also won the Chennai Times Mr.Fresh Face title in 2010, a yearly venture initiated by The Times of India for which Tamil actor Silambarasan was the chief judge[2][3].
Neeraj also has a younger brother Navneeth, another dancer turned actor in the family[4].
Career
The actor made his entry to the Malayalam cinema industry through Raaj Prabavathy Menon's Buddy into which he was selected through an audition. He was later noticed by director Jeethu Joseph and was invited to be a part of his movies Memories and Drishyam both of which turned out to be huge box office hits[1]. Meanwhile Neeraj also acted in Abrid Shine's 1983 and Sathyan Anthikad's Oru Indian Pranayakadha.
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's Sapthamashree Thaskaraha - the story of seven innocent thieves in which Neeraj plays one of the lead characters alongside Prithviraj, Anoop Kannan's Homely Meals and Apothecary (film) - a medical drama directed by Madhav Ramadasan are his other noted performances[5]. Neeraj also debuted as an official choreographer through Oru Vadakkan Selfie scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan, with the fun song "Enne thallendammava" which became an instant hit among youth[6][7][8].
Sugeeth's upcoming movie Madhura Naranga and KL.10 Pathu, directorial debut of Muhsin Parari are the upcoming releases for the actor[9].
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy | 2013 | Govindh | Raaj Prabavathy Menon |
| Memories | Mechanic | Jeethu Joseph | |
| Drishyam | Monichan | Jeethu Joseph | |
| Oru Indian Pranayakadha | Charlie | Sathyan Anthikad | |
| 1983 | 2014 | Prahladan | Abrid Shine |
| Apothecary | Shenoy | Madhav Ramadasan | |
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Narayanankutti | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | |
| Homely Meals | Arun | Anoop Kannan | |
| Mariyam Mukku | 2015 | Dennis | James Albert[10] |
| Oru Vadakkan Selfie | Thankaprasad/Thankamma | G.Prajith | |
| Madhura Naranga | post-production | Kumar | Sugeeth |
| KL.10 Pathu | post-production | Aftab/Appu | Muhsin Parari |
| Jamna Pyari | post-production | Tony | Thomas Sebastian[11] |
| Kunjiramayanam | post-production | Kanjuttan | Basil Joseph[12] |
| Charlie (film) | filming | Guide | Martin Prakkat |
| Pavada (film) | pre-production | to be updated | Marthandan |
Choreography
| Title | Year | Song | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oru Vadakkan Selfie | 2015 | Enne thallendammava[6] | Shaan Rahman |
References
- ^ a b c "NEERAJ SCORES A HATTRICK - The Times of India".
- ^ "WHO DARES WINS - The Times Of India".
- ^ "Chennai Times Fresh Face - The Times Of India".
- ^ "Interview-Of-The-Week-Navaneet-Madhavan-The-Little-Hero".
- ^ "Apothecary Movie Review".
- ^ a b "Neeraj is now officially a choreographer - The Times of India".
- ^ "The Taste of Success - Deccan Chronicle".
- ^ "Holding a mirror to one's self - The Hindu".
- ^ "Neeraj Madhav is getting busy - Metromatinee".
- ^ "The next funny man - The New Indian Express".
- ^ "Jamunapyari to begin in April - The Times of India".
- ^ "Kunjiramayanam - The Times of India".