Chandhunadh

Chandunath G, professionally credited as Chandhunadh G Nair, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema.^[1][2]

Chandhunath
Born	Chandunath G. Nair Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India
Education	Mar Ivanios College (Bachelors) Christ University (M. Phil)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017 – present
Spouse	Swathy
Children	1

Early life

His father is a retired forest range officer and his mother is working as a Hindi language professor at the University of Kerala.^[3] Chandhunadh hails from Thiruvananthapuram.^[4] He studied at Mar Ivanios College and later at Christ University, Bangalore for post-graduation.^[5] He studied English language and literature.^[4] He also holds a Masters in Philosophy. Upon completing his education, he worked as an English teacher at schools and colleges in Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, while simultaneously working in theatres teaching acting at acting schools.^{[5] [4]}

Career

He debuted in the film Pathinettam Padi which was directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan. In 2021, he played a supporting role in the film Malik.^[5] In 2022, he dubbed for the Malayalam version of the Kannada-language film K.G.F: Chapter 2 for the character Anand Ingalagi played by Ashok Sharma.^[6] In the same year, he played of^{[clarification needed]} the 12 principal characters in the crime thriller 12th Man, released on Disney+ Hotstar. In addition, he has acted in the films Paappan, Twenty One Gms and CBI 5: The Brain playing supporting roles.^[7]

Personal life

Chandhunadh is married to Swathy, his college girlfriend from Mar Ivanios College. She is a singer and former contestant in the reality TV singing talent show Idea Star Singer.^[3] They have one son, Neelamsh. In 2020, they released Swa, a mashup music video of songs of Vidyasagar, produced by Chandhunath and sung by Swathy.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Himalayathile Kashmalan	Jose		[9]
2019	Pathinettam Padi	Joy Abraham Palakkal		[10]
2021	Malik	SP Rishab
2022	Twenty One Gms	Martin
	CBI 5: The Brain	Bhasuran		[11]
	12th Man	Jithesh	OTT release	[12]
	Paappan	Siddharthan		[13]
	Ini Utharam	S.I. Prashanth Varma		[14]
	Kakkipada			[15]
2023	Divorce	Gagan		[16]
	Lovefully Yours Veda	Sijo		[17]
	Phoenix	Freddy		[18]
2024	Secret Home	Saran		[19]
	Big Ben			[20]
	Hunt			[21]
TBA	Khjuraho Dreams †	TBA	Filming	[22]
	Thrayam †	TBA	Post-production	[23]
	Ram †	TBA		[24]