Gokul Anand Explained

Gokul Anand
Birth Place:Kerala, India
Occupation:Actor

Gokul Anand is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil-language stage plays, films and web series. He debuted as a lead actor with the Tamil movie, Chennai 2 Singapore (2017).

Career

As a child, he acted in Malayalam-language television shows, before joining the television group, The Boardwalkers. In a review of Micheal Muthu's stage play An Idiot for Dinner, a critic wrote that "Gokul Anand, as the frustrated Sanjay Kelavkar, put on a grand show which went above and beyond as his eyes glazed over in pain and anguish painted his face due to the antics of Gopu".[1] He also starred in the play Moulin Rouge.[2] He auditioned for several films before meeting M. Ghibran who told him about the film Chennai 2 Singapore.[3] In a review of Chennai 2 Singapore by The Hindu, a critic noted that "Besides the film’s at-times-enjoyable treatment, the lead actor Gokul Anand is a good find for Tamil cinema. He is good-looking and comfortable in front of the camera".[4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Manas
2017 Chennai 2 Singapore Harish
2019 Pancharaaksharam Aidhan
2020 Theeviram Abbas
2021 Thittam Irandu Kishore
2021 Naduvan Shiva
2022 Jack N' Jill Joseph Malayalam film
2022 Captain Vikram

Web series

Year Series Role Notes
2018 America Mappillai Karthik ZEE5
Door No. 403 Saga
2020 Topless Straight ZEE5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An idiot's guide to dinner. Raveena. Joseph. 18 May 2015. The Hindu.
  2. Web site: From the dark recesses. Preeti. Zachariah. 2 March 2015. The Hindu.
  3. News: You don't learn if you are not rejected: Gokul Anand. The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Sharanya. CR. 1 July 2020.
  4. Web site: 'Chennai 2 Singapore' review: Spoofing romance. Udhav. Naig. 16 December 2017. The Hindu.