Chandunath G Nair

Chandunath G. Nair, professionally credited as Chandhunadh, is an Indian actor who appears in supporting roles in Malayalam cinema.

Early life

His father retired as a forest range officer and mother was a Hindi language professor at University of Kerala. Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram. He went to college at Mar Ivanios College for bachelor's degree and to Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation. He took master's degree in English language and literature. He also took M. Phil. Later, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges at Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatre too at these academies. He was a theatre instructor teaching acting skills. He has also scripted English plays. He was an active member of a theatre alumni collective called Kanal Samskarika Vedi. Before debuting in films he was in Bangalore for four years.

Career

His commercial film was , Pathinettam Padi (2019) by Shankar Ramakrishnan. But after seeing him taking workshops He played a teacher and brother of Mammootty's character. In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma. He played one among the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man, released on Disney+ Hotstar. He also worked in Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain in minor supporting roles.

Personal life

Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend at Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and a former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer. They have a son named Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy.

Filmography