Sanjeev (Tamil actor)

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.

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