Misplaced Pages

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Misplaced Pages's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (June 2020) This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Hamsavardhan is an Indian actor who has acted in Tamil language films.

Career

Hamsavardhan was initially set to make his debut in Anandham Anandham which had begun production in 1998, though the film was delayed and later released as Vadagupatti Maapillai (2001) The delays meant that he started another film with the same director, V. C. Guhanathan, titled Mahajithan, but the project did not develop. Likewise, a project titled Vendumadi Nee Yenakku, also co-starring Abbas, Karan and Preetha Vijayakumar also failed to materialise. Hamsavardhan's first release was Maanaseega Kadhal, playing a dual role, but the film performed poorly at the box office. Likewise, another project titled Ammu where he featured opposite Abitha was also shelved during the period.

In 2002, he appeared in the commercially successful multi-starrer Punnagai Desam, starring alongside Tarun, Sneha, Preitha and Kunal. The film won good reviews with a critic noting that Hamsavardhan "is an energetic new find – the debut didn't do much for this lad, but Punnagai Desam proves that he does have the potential." He made his Telugu debut under the stage name Harshavardhan in the multistarrer Kondaveeti Simhasanam playing Laya's boyfriend. He was also seen that year in Junior Senior, playing a parallel lead role alongside veteran Malayalam actor Mammooty, but the film became a surprise failure at the box office.

He appeared in his father's directorial venture again in Manthiran, and the film made headlines for the father-son combination. It was subsequently announced that his father would make another film with him titled Kandeepan and that he had signed on to appear in Nagu's Idiot, but the former film remained unmade and in the latter he was replaced by Yogi. His next release was Piragu, which he shaved his head for, but the film also went unnoticed. Other films including Guru and Bomman were started in 2009, but were also subsequently never finished.

In 2012, the actor turned out for the Chennai Rhinos in the Celebrity Cricket League. In 2018, he announced his acting comeback through a project titled Peetru, which is yet to release.

Personal life

Hamsavardhan married actress Reshma, his co-star from Vadagupatti Maapillai (2001) who passed away in 2021. The couple had two sons and a daughter.

Filmography

References

1. "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
4. "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Ravichandran on how he got into Tamil films". The Hindu. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
6. "24th". Archived from the original on 8 November 2004.
7. "The Hindu : "Punnagai Desam"". The Hindu. 25 January 2002. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
8. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Kondaveeti Simhasanam - Mohan Babu, Soundarya - Koti - Dasari Narayana Rao". Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
9. "Never say die". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
10. "Action laced with romance". The Hindu. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
11. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
12. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
13. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
14. "Hamsavardhan makes a comeback with Peetru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
15. "நடிகர் ஹம்சவர்தனின் மனைவி காலமானார்". 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

• Indian male film actors
• Male actors in Tamil cinema
• Living people