Chandan Achar Explained

Chandan Achar
Birth Date:	2 August 1990
Birth Place:	Krishnarajanagara, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Other Names:	Chandan
Alma Mater:	Maharaja's College
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2012 – present

Chandan Achar (born 2 August 1990) is an Indian theatre and film actor who works in Kannada. He is known for his works in movies including Kirik Party and Chemistry of Kariyappa.^{[1] [2]} For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got SIIMA award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) in 2017.^[3] He was also a contestant in the reality show of Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7).^[4]

Early life

Born and raised in Krishnarajanagar Town, Mysore, Chandan was an alumnus student of Journalism and Mass Communication Department in Maharaja's College, Mysore.^[5] He got trained in Mandya Ramesh's institute Natana.^[6]

Career

An active participant in drama and other activities in college days, Chandan first appeared in a small role in the Diganth starrer Kannada movie Parijatha in 2012. His first notable role was in the college drama Kirik Party in 2016. Then he acted in Mugulu Nage with Ganesh.^[7]

Chandan did his first movie as a lead in the 2019 movie ‛Chemistry of Kariyappa’.^[8] After Kirik Party, he again shared space with Rakshit Shetty in the multilingual Avane Srimannarayana.^[9] His next solo venture was Mangalavara Rajaadina which was released in March 2020.

Chandan was also a part of the popular reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7) where he was a contestant and got evicted on the 99th day of the show.^[10]

Filmography

As actor

!Year!Film!Role!Notes

2010	Veera Parampare
rowspan=	2012	Rambo	Terrorist
rowspan=	2012	Parijatha
rowspan=	2016	Kirik Party	Alexander Gabriel
rowspan=	2017	Mugulu Nage	Pulakeshi's Friend
2019	Chemistry of Kariyappa	Utthara Kumar	^[11]
Avane Srimannarayana	Drama Artist
2021	Mangalavara Rajaadina	Kumara
2022	Bangalore Boys	Manche Gowda	^[12]

As singer

Awards

!Movie!Award!Category !Result!Ref.

Kirik Party	South Indian International Movie Award -SIIMA – 2017	Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)
	IIFA Utsavam	Best Actor in A Supporting Role – Male		^[13]

Notes and References

1. News: Blockbuster hit Kirik Party television premiere on Colors Kannada. Times of India. 28 Jul 2017. 7 Oct 2020.
2. News: Chandan Achar impresses the audience in Chemistry of Kariyappa. Vedant. News Karnataka. 16 Feb 2019. 7 Oct 2020.
3. News: SIIMA: Shivarajkumar is Best Actor and Shraddha Srinath is Best Actress. Times of India. 1 Jun 2017. 7 Oct 2020.
4. Web site: Bigg Boss Kannada 7 Premiere: Complete List of Contestants on Kichcha Sudeepa's Show. News18. 2019-10-14.
5. News: Chandana Achar walks down memory lane at Maharaja's college in Mysore. Times of India. Vinay Lokesh. 6 Aug 2019. 7 Oct 2020.
6. News: Chandan is excited about his lead role. Deccan Herald. Deepali Jain. 24 May 2018. 7 Oct 2020.
7. News: SM . Shashiprasad . Mugulu Nage movie review: Smile with a teary end . 31 March 2024 . Deccan Chronicle . 1 September 2017.
8. News: Kannada actor Chandan: 'This is different from Bigg Boss, now we are living in fear and anxiety'. The Hindu. Shilpa Sebastian. 28 Mar 2020. 7 Oct 2020.
9. News: Avane Srimannarayana takes off tomorrow. Times of India. Sunayana Suresh. 14 Mar 2018. 7 Oct 2020.
10. News: Chandan Achar eliminated from Bigg Boss Kannada: Here is how audience reacts to his eviction. IBTimes. David Johnson. 20 Jan 2020. 7 Oct 2020.
11. News: 'Chemistry of Kariyappa' is a family entertainer. Times of India. 23 Jan 2019. 7 Oct 2020.
12. News: Raj Suriya's 'Bangalore Boys' to have four lead characters. Times of India. 10 Mar 2020. 7 Oct 2020.
13. Web site: IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners . 7 Oct 2020 . Updatebro.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328224355/http://updatebro.com/iifa-utsavam-full-show-kannada-winners/ . 28 Mar 2017 . dead .