# Anish Kuruvilla

Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in Dollar Dreams (2000), and played a supporting role in Anand (2004). After taking a break from acting for 12 years, he played a crucial role in the 2016 film Pelli Choopulu. He also appeared in the biographical film of Indian cricketer M. S. Dhoni.

## Early life

Kuruvilla was born into a Malayali family and grew up in Hyderabad. He attended The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur.

## Career

Kuruvilla played the lead role in Sekhar Kammula's debut film Dollar Dreams (2004) , and a supporting role in the film Anand (2004). He worked with Nagesh Kukunoor and Manishankar before his directorial debut, Avakai Biryani (2008), which was produced by Sekhar Kammula. His second directorial film was Ko Antey Koti (2012), produced by Sharwanand, who was also the lead actor. After his directorial ventures, he returned to acting with the 2016 film, Pelli Choopulu.

## Filmography
### Telugu

| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Dollar Dreams | Srinu | English-Telugu bilingual film; also assistant director |
| 2004 | Anand | Raju | also executive producer and assistant director |
| 2016 | Pelli Choopulu | Businessman | |
| 2017 | Nenu Local | College Principal | |
| 2017 | Jawaan | DRDO scientist | |
| 2017 | Hello | Priya's father | |
| 2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Srivastava | |
| 2018 | Tej I Love You | Nandini's father | |
| 2018 | Goodachari | Damodar | |
| 2018 | Anaganaga O Premakatha | Ananya's father | |
| 2019 | Maharshi | Venkatraman | |
| 2019 | Game Over | Psychiatrist | |
| 2019 | Rajdooth | Priya's father | |
| 2019 | Gang Leader | Police Officer | |
| 2019 | Operation Gold Fish | Anish Kuruvilla | |
| 2020 | Choosi Choodangaane | Siddu's father | |
| 2020 | Neevalle Nenunna | | |
| 2020 | Madha | Gopal | |
| 2020 | Orey Bujjiga | Project Manager | |
| 2021 | Alludu Adhurs | Sreenu's father | |
| 2021 | Pitta Kathalu | Broski | |
| 2021 | Gaali Sampath | Bank Auditor | |
| 2021 | Vakeel Saab | Zarina's manager | |
| 2021 | Wild Dog | Vinod | |
| 2021 | Thank You Brother | Mr. Prem | |
| 2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | Nizam Advisor | |
| 2022 | Crazy Fellow | Abhiram's brother | |
| 2022 | Urvasivo Rakshasivo | Sree and Sinduja's boss | |
| 2022 | Dhamaka | Police DGP | |
| 2023 | Waltair Veerayya | Navy Officer | |
| 2023 | Michael | Rathan | |
| 2023 | Agent | Ramesh | |
| 2023 | Kanulu Therichinaa Kanulu Moosinaa | RK | |
| 2024 | Operation Valentine | Indian Security Advisor | |
| 2024 | Tillu Square | IB Chief | |
| 2024 | Simbaa | Dr. Irani | |
| 2024 | Fear | | |
| 2024 | Srikakulam Sherlock Holmes | | |

### Other languages

| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 2016 | M. S. Dhoni - The Untold Story | BCCI Committee member | Hindi |
| 2017 | Velaikkaran | Jayaram | Tamil |
| 2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | T. K. A. Nair | Hindi |
| 2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Sonam's father | Malayalam |
| 2019 | Game Over | Psychiatrist | Tamil |
| 2019 | Bigil | Delhi Police officer | Tamil |
| 2020 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal | Sooraj Mehta | Tamil |
| 2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Aditi's father | Tamil |
| 2022 | Major | Taj Hotel Manager Rodriguez | Hindi |
| 2022 | DSP | Police commissioner | Tamil |
| 2022 | Vijayanand | AJ | Kannada |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | Indian Prime Minister | Hindi |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
| 2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Mr. Rao | Telugu | ZEE5 | Also director |
| 2023 | MY3 | Rajashekhar | Tamil | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2023 | Dhootha | Anand Varma Avudhuri | Telugu | Amazon Prime Video | |

### As director

| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
| 2007 | Confessions of a filmmaker | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Avakai Biryani | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Ko Antey Koti | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Gods of Dharmapuri | Telugu | Also actor; ZEE5 web series |
| 2024 | The Mystery of Moksha Island | Telugu | |