Sanjeev (Tamil actor)

Sanjeev
Born Sanjeev
Alma mater Loyola College, Chennai
Occupation Tamil Television Actor, Film Actor & Television host
Years active 1989 – present
Spouse(s)
Preethi Srinivasan (m. 2009)

Sanjeev is a film actor and leading Tamil television actor. He is instantly known for his role as Selvam in Superhit Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled Thirumathi Selvam (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha and the serial was telecasted for 7 years, with Sanjeev gaining huge recognition and appreciation for his dedication and hard work. He has acted in many other numerous serials (to name a few, Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai, Aval, and presently Yaradi Nee Mohini) and has played the role of both Protagonist and Antagonists. He has also appeared as Vijay's friend in a number of movies at the start of his acting career. Sanjeev is now fondly known as the television superstar, after being in the industry for around 17 years, still playing the main lead in serials and hosting successful programs like Maanada Mayilada.

Personal life

Sanjeev is a close friend of Kollywood actor Vijay. Both of them studied visual communications at Loyola. He is the nephew of late actress Manjula Vijayakumar. Sanjeev married leading television actress Preethi Srinivasan in 2009. His only sister Sindhu has done few films as a heroine and later acted in many successful serials like Metti Oli, Penn, Anandham and so on. His sister Sindhu died in 2005 and Sanjeev took full responsibility for his sister's daughter (who was only 9 years old at the time of her mother's death). Sanjeev and his wife Preethi had conducted her wedding in 2017, as her parents. His close friends in the television industry are Deepak Dinkar and Shreekumar. Sanjeev has two children, first girl (Laya) and then a boy (Adhav).

Career

Sanjeev started his career doing supporting roles playing Vijay's friend in most of the movies. He entered the television industry with the serial Metti Oli in which he played a negative role in 2002. After doing a number of negative and supporting characters, he got his break with Thirumathi Selvam (2007-2013) in which he played the Main lead for the first time. He starred with Abitha in the show and it was directed by S Kumaran and produced by Vikatan Televistas. He is known to Tamil families as Selvam, the character he portrayed in the series. The show was very popular and led to his popularity among the Tamil audience, and his performance in the show was well appreciated and well received. Awards he has received include a Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Television Actor in 2009 and Sun Kudumbam Award for Best Actor 2010 for his performance in Thirumathi Selvam.

Television

Television seriesYearChannelRole
Nambikkai2001-2003Sun TVSanjay (Supporting Role)
Metti Oli2002-2005Sun TVIlango (Negative Role)
Annamalai2002-2005Sun TVVinayagam "Vinay" (Negative Role)
Avarkal2003-2007Sun TVRavindran (Lead Role)
Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha2003-2007Sun TVGokula Krishnan (Negative Role)
Anandham2003-2009Sun TVArjun (Supporting Role)
Ahalya2004-2006Sun TVSiddharth (Supporting Role/Negative Role)
Manaivi2004-2006Sun TVMadhan (Negative Role)
Veppilaikkari2005-2007Sun TVMuthu Raghupathy "Raghupathy" (Lead Role)
My Dear Bootham2004 - 2007Sun TVVijay (Supporting Role)
Super Boy[1]2006Telugu
Saradha2006-2008Raj TVSuriya (Negative Role)
Penn2006Sun TVSolaiyappan "Solai" (Negative Role)
Megala2007-2010Sun TVPrathap/Kannan
Thirumathi Selvam2007-2013Sun TVSelvam (Lead Role)
Rekha IPS2008-2010Kalaignar TVPrasanna (Supporting Role)
Manikoondu2008Sun TVSiva (Lead Role)
Kalasam2008-2009Sun TVSuriya (Supporting Role)
Sivasakthi2008-2009Sun TVNegative Role
Vilakku Vacha Nerathula2009-2011Kalaignar TVPrathap (Lead Role)
Idhayam2009-2012Sun TVValmiki (Lead Role)
Aval2011-2013STAR VijayMahesh (Lead Role)
Thulasi2011-2013Zee ThamizhPrasanna (Lead Role)
KaraiMay 2014Sun TVRaghavan (Lead Role)
Yaradi Nee Mohini2017-2018Zee ThamizhMutharasan "Muthu" (Lead Role)
Kanmani2018Sun TVKannan (Lead Role)
Zee Super Talents2017Zee ThamizhHost
Maanada Mayilada2007–PresentKalaignar TVHost

Filmography

Actor
Year Title Language role Description
1989 Ponmana Selvan Tamil Goundamani's son (credited as Master Sanjay)
1995 Chandralekha Tamil Uncredited role as Vijay's friend
1998 Nilaave Vaa Tamil Baasha Supporting role as Vijay's friend
1999 Pooparika Varugirom Tamil Vasanth Supporting Role
1999 Iraniyan Tamil Iraniyan's brother Supporting Role
2001 Badri Tamil Joot Supporting Role as Vijay's friend
2002 Kamarasu Tamil Supporting Role
2002 En Mana Vaanil Tamil Supporting Role starring Jayasurya & Kavya Madhavan
2003 Puthiya Geethai Tamil Lawrence Supporting Role as Vijay's friend
2005 Selvam Tamil Senthil Supporting Role
2006 Nenjirukkum Varai Tamil Sanjeev Supporting Role
2009 Palaivana Solai Tamil Ramana Lead Role
2018 Saamy 2 Tamil Santhosh Supporting Role
Dubbing artist
Year Title Actor Description
2011 Uyarthiru 420 Snehan

Awards & Honours

Year Award Category Series Role Result Notes
2008 Vivel Chinnathirai Award[2] Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
Tamil Nadu State Television Awards Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2010 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal[3] Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2011 Reliance Big Tamil Entertainment Awards[4] Most Entertaining Actor of the Year Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2012 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best Joi Thirumathi Selvam Selvam & Archana Nominated Nominated with Abitha
2018 Galatta Nakshathra TV & Film Awards Best Actor Yaradi Nee Mohini Mutharasan Won

References

  1. Saregama TVShows (2014-11-20), Super Boy | Telugu Sci-Fi Serial | Epi 1, retrieved 2018-06-10
  2. The Editor. "Winners List of VIVEL CHINNA THIRAI AWARDS 2008". South Indian Cinema Magazine.
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  4. Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards
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