Mahendran is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu speaking films. He started acting at the age of 3 and appeared in over 100 films in six languages as a child actor, a record in India. He is the recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
In 2013, he starred in Vizha, which was his breakthrough as an adult actor.
Mahendran debuted with K. Nattamai by S. Ravikumar (1994). He has twice won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist, for Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995) and Kumbakonam Gopalu (1998). He also twice won the Nandi Award for Best Child Actor for Devi (1999) and Little Hearts (2001). He also appeared in Sun TV’s dance show Masthana Masthana as a contestant in 2009. The actor got his breakthrough as a hero when he co-starred with Malavika Menon in Vizha (2013), directed by Barathi Balakumaran.
The film is based on the award-winning short film Uthiri and depicts the love story of Mahendran’s character, Sundaram, who plays the thappu instrument at a funeral, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an oppari singer. The film received positive reviews in December 2013. Her first Telugu film, First Love opposite Amrita Rao, was released on the same day, with low sales.
| Name | Mahendran |
|---|---|
| Also Known as | Master Mahendran |
| Date of Birth | 23/01/1991 |
| Current Residence | Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Height | 174 CM |
| Hobbies | Watching Movies & Cricket |
| Father | Joseph Chelliah |
| Mother | Manonmani |
| Debut Movies | |
|---|---|
| Language | Movie Name |
| Telugu | Pedarayudu |
| Tamil | Thaikulame Thaikulame |
| Malayalam | Mohanayanangal |
| Awards List | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Movie Name | |
| 1995 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Thaikulame Thaikulame | |
| 1998 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Kumbakonam Gopalu | |
| 1999 | Nandi Awards | Best Child Artist | Devi | |
| 2001 | Nandi Awards | Best Child Artist | Little Hearts | |
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