Anand Babu

Anand Babu

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Anand Babu Profile

  • Name:
  • Anand Babu
  • Father:
  • Nagesh
  • Mother:
  • Regina Rao

Anand Babu Biography

Anand Babu is a film actor and dancer who appears in Tamil movies. He is better known as the son of legendary Tamil comedian – Nagesh. He has played several lead roles during the period - 1983 to 1999, and after a short break moved on to character roles. Known for his alcohol addiction, he has lost many good opportunities in the film industry and it has affected his family life too. He was hospitalized in 2006 for his addiction problems. Anand Babu is known for his dancing skills and has played lead roles in many movies in the early 1990s. He was hailed as the Michael Jackson of Tamil cinema of the early 1980s, though he couldn’t shine later.

 

Anand Babu was born in Chennai to a family with strong film and theater background. His father Nagesh was a renowned artist, better known as a comedian of Tamil silver screen. His mother’s name is Regina. He married Shanthi on December 8, 1985 and the couple has four children. His elder son Gajesh has made his film debut as lead hero with 2014 film – Kalkandu. He also played a cameo role in the film. In 2013, his wife sought divorce and as per her petition, he has stopped visiting her for last eight years. The couple is divorced now.

 

Anand Babu made his film debut with 1983 film - Thangaikkor Geetham, directed by Vijaya T. Rajendar. He shared screen space with Sivakumar, Vijaya T. Rajendar, Anand Babu and Nalini, and the movie was a box office hit. Since early days he got noticed for his dancing skills on silver screen. Though he played numerous lead roles, he couldn’t achieve the success which he aimed at. Addiction to alcohol and unprofessional attitude were the major reasons for his downfall. After being hospitalized in 2006, he started his new journey in 2009 portraying character roles. He was admitted in an asylum near Vellore rehabilitation in 2006 and later put in ICU at CMC, Vellore.

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Updated: February 09, 2016

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