| Anish Kuruvilla | |
| Birth Name: | Anish Yohan Kuruvilla |
| Birth Place: | Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation: | Actor, director |
Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[1] [2] Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in Dollar Dreams (2000), and played a supporting role in Anand (2004).[3] After taking a break from acting for 12 years, he played a crucial role in the 2016 film Pelli Choopulu. He also appeared in the biographical film of Indian cricketer M. S. Dhoni.[4]
Kuruvilla was born into a Malayali family and grew up in Hyderabad. He attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur.
He played the lead role in Sekhar Kammula's debut film Dollar Dreams, and a supporting role in the blockbuster film Anand.[5] He appeared in the 2016 film, Pelli Choopulu.[6] He worked with Nagesh Kukunoor and Manishankar before his directorial debut,[7] Avakai Biryani, which was produced by Sekhar Kammula. His second directorial film was Ko Antey Koti, produced by Sharwanand, who was also the lead actor.[8] [9]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dollar Dreams | Srinu | English-Telugu bilingual film |
| 2004 | Anand | Raju | also executive producer and assistant director |
| 2016 | Pelli Choopulu | Businessman | |
| 2017 | Nenu Local | College Principal | |
| Jawaan | DRDO scientist | ||
| Hello | Priya's father | ||
| 2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Srivastava | |
| Tej I Love You | Nandini's father | ||
| Goodachari | Damodar | ||
| Anaganaga O Premakatha | Ananya's father | [10] | |
| 2019 | Maharshi | Venkatraman | |
| Game Over | Psychiatrist | ||
| Rajdooth | Priya's father | ||
| Gang Leader | Police Officer | ||
| Operation Gold Fish | Anish Kuruvilla | ||
| 2020 | Choosi Choodangaane | Siddu's father | |
| Neevalle Nenunna | |||
| Madha | Gopal | ||
| Orey Bujjiga | Project Manager | ||
| 2021 | Alludu Adhurs | Sreenu's father | |
| Pitta Kathalu | Broski | ||
| Gaali Sampath | Bank Auditor | ||
| Vakeel Saab | Zarina's manager | ||
| Wild Dog | Vinod | ||
| Thank You Brother | Mr. Prem | ||
| 2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | |
| Sita Ramam | Nizam Advisor | ||
| Crazy Fellow | Abhiram's brother | ||
| Urvasivo Rakshasivo | Sree and Sinduja's boss | ||
| Dhamaka | |||
| 2023 | Waltair Veerayya | Navy Officer | |
| Michael | Rathan | ||
| Agent | Ramesh | ||
| 2024 | Operation Valentine | Indian Security Advisor | |
| Tillu Square | IB Chief | ||
| Simbaa | Dr. Irani |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | M. S. Dhoni - The Untold Story | BCCI Committee member | ||
| 2017 | Velaikkaran | Jayaram | ||
| 2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | Hindi | ||
| Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Sonam's father | Malayalam | ||
| Game Over | Psychiatrist | Tamil | ||
| Bigil | Delhi Police officer | |||
| 2020 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal | Sooraj Mehta | ||
| 2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Aditi's father | ||
| 2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | Hindi | |
| DSP | Police commissioner | Tamil | ||
| Vijayanand | AJ | Kannada | ||
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | Indian Prime Minister | Hindi |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Mr. Rao | Telugu | Also director | |
| 2023 | MY3 | Rajashekhar | Tamil | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| Dhootha | Anand Varma Avudhuri | Telugu | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Confessions of a filmmaker | Telugu | [11] |
| 2008 | Avakai Biryani | ||
| 2012 | Ko Antey Koti | ||
| 2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Also actor; ZEE5 web series | |
| 2024 | The Mystery Of Moksha Island |