Anand Deverakonda is an Indian actor, who mainly works in Telugu films. He is the younger brother of the South Indian actor Vijay Deverakonda.
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Wiki/Biography
Anand Deverakonda was born on Monday, 16 March 1992 (age 30 years; as of 2022) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His hometown is Thummanpeta village, Balmoor Mandal of Mahbubnagar District, Telangana. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He did his schooling at Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.
He then pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electronics Engineering Technology (Avionics) (2010-2014) from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, New York. While studying at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, he was a part of the Udaan society that organised various technical, cultural, and sports events. From 2014 to 2015, he pursued Masters in Technology Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, US. [1]LinkedIn- Anand Deverakonda He was once a part of the theatre group Sutradhar in Hyderabad.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Govardhana Rao Deverakonda, used to work as a television serial director. His mother, Madhavi Deverakonda, is a soft skill & personality development trainer. His elder brother, Vijay Deverakonda, is an actor and film producer.
Career
Corporate Sector
While Anand was pursuing his graduation, he worked as a trainee at GMR Aero Technic, Hyderabad, Telangana. Subsequently, he joined his mother’s personality development school Speak Eazy as a business development intern. In October 2013, Anand joined Amazon Development Centre, Hyderabad, as a senior associate and worked there for almost 7 months. He then got a job offer from Deloitte in Chicago, where he worked as a consultant for around two years.
Actor
In 2019, he debuted as an actor with the Telugu film ‘Dorasaani’ in which he played the role of Raju.
He then acted in a few Telugu films such as ‘Middle Class Melodies’ (2020), ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’ (2021), and ‘Highway’ (2022).
Other
In 2020, Anand, along with two of his friends, started a restaurant named “Good Vibes Only Cafe,” Khajaguda, Telangana.
Favourites
- Film: No Country For Old Men (2007)
- Cricketer: Virat Kohli
- Sport: Cricket
Facts/Trivia
- Anand’s family and friends lovingly call him Chinnuuu. [2]Instagram- Anand Deverakonda
- During an interview, Anand talked about developing an interest in acting. He said,
Irrespective of that Vijay and I were always around someone in the family who was so interested in acting and cinema. Our father would get us DVDs of English cinema and world cinema and we would be watching this stuff in our holidays. I think that caught an inherent interest in cinema.”
- He has won Zine Cine Award for Best Male Debut for his Telugu film ‘Dorasaani’ (2019).
- In an interview, Anand’s brother Vijay shared that during his struggling phase as an actor, Anand supported him financially. Vijay said,
Back when I was in Standard IV, Anand was in Standard I in the same school. On the first day of his school, he came running to my classroom and pointed at me to his teacher. Since he was crying inconsolably, the teacher let him sit with me for some time. That day, I was heart-broken to see him weep so much. Since then, he has been tailing me wherever I go. I was in trials for acting opportunities, after the completion of Engineering, he joined Amazon as an intern. he was an early starter in earning money. Anand went on to work for Deloitte in the US and provided us with a breather. When he called us from the US and said he got a job at Deloitte, our family was elated.”
- Anand consumes alcohol occasionally. [3]Instagram- Anand Deverakonda
- He loves to play games and listen to music in his leisure time.
- He is a dog lover and has two pet dogs named Storm Deverakonda and Chester.
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