Neeraj Madhav
| Neeraj Madhav | |
|---|---|
 At the success party of Adi Kapyare Koottamani | |
| Born |
26 March 1990 Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur (M.T.A.) |
| Occupation | Actor, Dancer, Choreographer |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Parent(s) |
Dr.K.Madhavan Latha Madhavan |
Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian film actor and dancer who works in Malayalam films.
Neeraj made his debut in Malayalam through the film Buddy (2013) directed by Raaj Prabavathy Menon. He's popular for his roles in Drishyam (2013), 1983 (2014), Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014), Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), Kunjiramayanam (2015), and Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015).[1]
Personal life
Neeraj is a native of Thiruvannur, Calicut. He did schooling from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School Calicut. Then graduated in Visual communications from SRM University, Chennai and later did post-graduation in Theatre from School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur. His father Dr. K. Madhavan is a veterinarian, and his mother Latha, a teacher.
The young talent started off as a dancer with the first edition of reality television programme ‘Super Dancer’ on Amrita TV and made it to the final round. Neeraj is also a trained Bharata Natyam dancer, having learnt it under Kalamandalam Saraswathy and her daughter, Aswathy. He is also trained in the chenda and is a disciple of Kalanilayam Udayan Namboodiri.
Neeraj also has a younger brother Navneeth, another dancer turned actor in the family. He has acted in films such as Shikkar, Nallavan and Manikyakkallu and TV series such as Kuttichathan.[1]
Career
The actor made his entry to the Malayalam cinema industry through Raaj Prabavathy Menon's Buddy into which he was selected through an audition. He was later noticed by director Jeethu Joseph and was invited to be a part of his movies Memories and Drishyam both of which turned out to be huge box office hits. Meanwhile, Neeraj also acted in Abrid Shine's 1983 and Sathyan Anthikad's Oru Indian Pranayakadha.[1]
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's Sapthamashree Thaskaraha - the story of seven innocent thieves in which Neeraj plays one of the lead characters alongside Prithviraj, Anoop Kannan's Homely Meals and Apothecary (film) - a medical drama directed by Madhav Ramadasan are also other noted performances of the actor.[1][2]
Neeraj also debuted as an official choreographer through Oru Vadakkan Selfie scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan, with the fun song "Enne thallendammava".[3][4] His other releases in 2015 also include Jamna Pyari, Kunjiramayanam, Madhura Naranga, KL.10 Pathu, Charlie and Adi Kapyare Kootamani. [5]
His latest movie Oozham, which has Prithviraj in the lead, has Neeraj in a full-length role. The movie directed by Jeethu Joseph has released on 8th of September 2016 and is currently running in theatres.[6] He also plays a pivotal role in Tom Emmatty's Oru Mexican Apaaratha which has shooting in progress.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Buddy | Govindh | Raaj Prabavathy Menon[1] |
| Memories | Mechanic | Jeethu Joseph | |
| Drishyam | Monichan | Jeethu Joseph | |
| Oru Indian Pranayakadha | Charlie | Sathyan Anthikad | |
| 2014 | 1983 | Prahladan | Abrid Shine[1][7] |
| Apothecary | Shenoy | Madhav Ramadasan | |
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Narayanankutti | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | |
| Homely Meals | Arun | Anoop Kannan | |
| 2015 | Mariyam Mukku | Dennis | James Albert[1][7] |
| Oru Vadakkan Selfie[3] | Thankaprasad/Thankamma | G.Prajith | |
| Madhura Naranga | Kumar | Sugeeth | |
| KL.10 Pathu | Aftab/Appu | Muhsin Parari | |
| Jamna Pyari | Tony Kurishinkal | Thomas Sebastian | |
| Kunjiramayanam | Kanjuttan | Basil Joseph | |
| Charlie | Ansari | Martin Prakkat | |
| Adi Kapyare Kootamani | Remo | John Varghese | |
| 2016 | Oozham | Ajmal | Jeethu Joseph[6] |
| Post-production | Oru Mexican Aparatha | Subhash | Tom Emmatty |
| Pre-production | Pipin Chuvattile Pranayam | Govutty/Govindankutty | Domin D'Silva |
Choreography
| Year | Film | Song | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oru Vadakkan Selfie | Enne thallendammava[3] | Shaan Rahman |
Awards and nominations
- 2015 – Won – New Sensation in Acting (Male) for performance in various movies[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Making the right moves". Thiruvananthapuram, India: The Hindu. 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Taste of Success - Deccan Chronicle".
- 1 2 3 "Neeraj is now officially a choreographer". Kochi, India: The Times of India. 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Holding a mirror to one's self". Thiruvananthapuram, India: The Hindu. 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Neeraj Madhav on a spree". Thiruvananthapuram, India: Malayala Manorama. 23 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Jeethu cast Neeraj when they met at a college". Kochi, India: The Times of India. 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 "The next funny man". Kochi, India: The New Indian Express. 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Asiavision Awards 2015". Thiruvananthapuram, India: International Business Times. 18 November 2015.