Chetan Kumar
| Chetan Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 February 1983 Chicago, Illinois, U.S |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ) (born 24 February 1983 is an Indian actor in Kannada cinema who made his debut in the 2007 film Aa Dinagalu. He is the recipient of Udaya Film Awards for the Best actor in his debut. He is a theater artist who has appeared in a series of Kannada plays. Although Chetan was born and brought up in Chicago, he is fluent in Kannada.
Chetan was born on 24 February 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. His family hails from Chitradurga in Karnataka. He finished his primary education at Marist High School. He studied South Asian Studies with an Emphasis on Comparative Theater Studies in BA and passed his graduation with distinction from Yale University, US in 2005. He received an Fulbright Scholarship to come to India in 2006.
Chetan Kumar began his career as a Kannada Stage Performer in early 2006. He has performed in two Kannada plays Sethu Maadhavana Sallaapa and Sooryasthadinda Sooryodayadavarage with Bangalore-based theater group Vistara in May 2006 and August 2006.
His other multifaceted activities include modern dance, mono acting and instrumental. Since his college days he has been a choreographer/instructor/stage dancer of Bhangra, actor in English and Kannada plays. He performs Indian classical music (Carnatic) and jazz on the saxophone.
Chetan debuted as hero in Kannada films through director K. M. Chaitanya's debut directorial venture Aa Dinagalu in 2007. The film went on to become highly successful at the box office and became critically acclaimed. This also fetched him the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor. Followed by this film, Chetan has appeared in a cameo role in Puneet Rajkumar's 2009 film Raam. He got yet another critical acclamation for his role in the film Birugaali.Movies like "Suryakanthi" and "Dashamukha" did not fare exceptionally well at the box office.However,Myna which was released in the year 2013 turned out to be a sensational success.He was praised for his performance both by the media as well as the audience.
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