Gurunandan
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Born
Gurumurthy

(1989-12-30) 30 December 1989
Mudigere, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRaju, Rank Star
Occupation(s)Actor, Model
Years active2011–present

Gurumurthy (Kannada: ಗುರುನಂದನ್), is an Indian film and television actor working in Kannada cinema. After having worked in small roles in the television series, he rose to fame with the popular series Lakumi aired on the Asianet Suvarna.[1] Following this, he made his big screen lead debut with Cyber Yugadol Navayuva Prema Kavyam (2014). His breakthrough came with his second film in a lead role, First Rank Raju (2015) for which he received both critical acclaim and commercial success.[2]

Early life

Gurunandan was born in Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka. After his 8th grade in school, he ran away from his house to Bangalore to try his luck in cinema.[3]

Career

Gurunandan ventured into mainstream cinema with a lead role in an experimental romantic film Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam opposite Shwetha Srivatsav.[4] His performance was noted and he earned a nomination at the SIIMA awards for his debut. However, the film underperformed at the box-office. His next release was the comedy film First Rank Raju (2015) which turned both critical and commercial success.[5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema KavyamJayanthaNominated - SIIMA Best Male Debut Award
2015CharlieHimself Guest appearance
First Rank RajuRaju
2016Chiravada NenapuRaj
John Jani JanardhanHimself Guest appearance
2017Smile PleaseManamohan/Manu
2018Raju Kannada MediumRaju
2019Missing BoyNishchay Jagdish

References

  1. ↑ "From serial to Sandalwood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "FIRST RANK in second attempt!". Deccan Chronicle. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "This Kannada actor ran away from home in class 8". Times of India. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Review:'CYNMPK' - a bad experiment". Zee News. 23 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Joy, Pratibha (19 November 2015). "Who is the hero of First Rank Raju?". The Times of India.
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