Chetan Kumar

Chetan Kumar  
Born 24 February 1983 (age 32)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S  
Nationality Indian  
Occupation Actor  
Years active 2007–present
Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) (born 24 February 1983[2] 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.
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1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Theater Stage Performer
2.2 Film Actor
3 Philanthropy
4 Filmography
5 Awards and recognitions
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Chetan was born on 24 February 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 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 a Fulbright Scholarship to come to India in 2006.[3]
Career[edit]
Theater Stage Performer[edit]
Chetan began his career as a Kannada Stage Performer in early 2006. He 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.
Film Actor[edit]
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 inPuneet 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.
Philanthropy[edit]
Kumar has been serving as rural school instructor in Vinayaka Gnana Vidya Shale, a government school in Mullur, a village near Mysore in Karnataka since 2005. In addition to this, he worked in the field of women empowerment, and promoted a campaign to save victims of pesticide poisoning.[4]
Filmography[edit]

Key  
  Denotes films that have not yet been released  
Year Film Role Language Notes  
2007 Aa Dinagalu Chetan Kannada Udaya Film Award for Best Debut Actor  
2009 Raam Himself Kannada Guest Appearance  
2009 Birugaali Hacchi Kannada  
2010 Suryakanthi Rohith / Surya Kannada  
2012 Dashamukha Agni Kannada  
2013 Myna Sathyamurthy Kannada
Awards and recognitions[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result  
2008 Udaya Film Awards Best Actor Aa Dinagalu Won