Atharvaa
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| Atharvaa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Atharvaa Murali May 7, 1989 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Relatives | Murali (Father) Siddalingaiah (grandfather) |
Atharvaa (Tamil: அதர்வா; born May 7, 1989) is an Indian film actor working in Tamil language films. The son of late actor Murali, Atharvaa began his acting career with Baana Kaathadi (2010). [1] He then garnered critical acclaim for his performance as a youngster suffering from delusion in the romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012), before signing on to feature inBala's period film Paradesi (2013). His role as a rural villager held as a slave in a tea plantation became his breakthrough performance, earning Atharvaa a Filmfare Award in the Best Actor category amongst unanimous critical acclaim.Early life and career
Atharva was born as the second child to film actor Murali and his wife, Shobha, on May 7, 1989 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He also has an elder sister, Kavya, and a younger brother, Aakash.[3] His grandfather Siddalingaiah is a famous Kannada film director.
Career
After completing school, Atharvaa chose to pursue a career in films and began to undertake classes with stunt choreographers to prepare himself physically as an actor. In 2009, his father found him an offer to play the lead role in a film to be produced by Sathya Jyothi Films and directed by Badri Venkatesh. Titled Baana Kaathadi, the film launched in March 2009 and had Atharvaa pair up with fellow rookie actress Samantha. Portraying a youngster from the Royapuram slum area, he stayed in the locality for forty five days to learn about their lifestyle, while he also learnt to fly a kite for the film, canning scenes at the Gujarat Kite Festival. The film, which also had Murali making a special appearance, released in August 2010 to positive reviews and his performance was praised, with Sify.com writing he "makes a promising debut and he dances and emotes well". Similarly a critic from Rediff.com added "romance is a cake-walk" for the actor, drawing comparison with his father's performances in romantic roles, though noted "his dialogue delivery is a little too melodramatic". He subsequently gained recognition at the Edison Awards for Best Debut Actor, while also receiving a nomination from the Vijay Awards in the same category. The success of the film prompted Murali to begin pre-production on a Tamil and Kannada language bilingual film which would feature Atharvaa. However, a month afterBaana Kaathadi's release, his father Murali passed away after suffering cardiac arrest. Atharvaa consequently took a break to spend time with his family, before beginning work on a different venture.
Gautham Menon had previously shown interest in directing Adharavaa for a film.Year later, his next release was Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal where he played a youngster suffering from hallunication, film did well and his performance was well received. His recent movie was Paradesi under the direction of Bala.
He has three films under production, with Eetti, a sports drama film produced by Vetrimaaran, most likely to be his earliest release. He has also shot for the thriller Kanithan in which he features alongside Catherine Tresa, while having also agreed terms to star in director Sargunam's next venture alongside actress Anandhi.
Filmography
 | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Baana Kaathadi | Ramesh | Edison Award for Best Male Debutant Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 2012 | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | Ramachandran | |
| 2013 | Paradesi | Raasa | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor Techofes Award for Best Actor Edison Award for Extreme Performance Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Actor Nominated—Best Lead Actor at London International Film Festival |
| 2014 | Irumbu Kuthirai | Michael Prithviraj | |
| 2014 | Eetti | Filming | |
| 2015 | Kanithan | Filming | |
| 2015 | Untitled A. Sarkunam Project | Pre Production |
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