Sanjeev (Tamil actor, born 1975)

Sanjeev (born 28 September 1975) is a film actor and leading Tamil television actor. He is known for his role as Selvam in Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled Thirumathi Selvam (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha and the serial was telecasted for almost 6 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 Yaaradi 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 programs like Maanada Mayilada.

Sanjeev
Born
Sanjeev Venkatasubramanian

(1975-09-28) 28 September 1975
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationTamil TV and film actor, TV host
Years active1989 – present
Spouse(s)
Preethi Srinivasan
(
m. 2009)
Children2
RelativesSindhu (sister)
Manjula Vijayakumar (aunt)

Personal life

Sanjeev is a close friend of Kollywood actor Vijay. Both of them studied visual communications at Loyola College. 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).[1]

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.

Filmography

Television soaps
Year TitleRoleReferencesChannel
2001-2002 NambikkaiSanjayAppearance in 2002 episodesSun TV
2002-2005 Metti OliIlangoDebut series[2]Sun TV
2002-2005 AnnamalaiVinayagam "Vinay"Sun TV
2003-2007 AvargalRavindranSun TV
2003-2007 Tharkappu Kalai TheerathaGokula KrishnanSun TV
2003-2009 AnandhamArjunSun TV
2004-2006 AhalyaSiddharthSun TV
2004-2006 ManaiviMadhanSun TV
2005-2007 VeppilaikkariMuthu Raghupathy "Raghupathy"Sun TV
2004 - 2007 My Dear BoothamVijaySun TV
2006 Super Boy[3]Telugu
2006-2012 KasthuriRaghavSun TV
2006-2008 SaradhaSuriyaRaj TV
2006 PennSolaiyappan "Solai"Sun TV
2007-2010 MegalaPrathap/KannanSun TV
2007-2013 Thirumathi SelvamSelvamSun TV
2008-2010 Rekha IPSPrasannaKalaignar
2008 ManikoonduSivaSun TV
2008-2009 KalasamSuriyaSun TV
2008-2009 SivasakthiSun TV
2008-2009 NaanalPolice OfficerKalaignar
2009-2011 Vilakku Vacha NerathulaPrathapKalaignar
2009-2012 IdhayamValmikiSun TV
2011-2013 AvalMaheshSTAR Vijay
2011-2013 ThulasiPrasannaZee Thamizh
May 2014 KaraiRaghavanSun TV
2017-2018 Yaradi Nee MohiniMutharasan "Muthu"Zee Thamizh
2018–Present KanmaniKannanSun TV

Films
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Ponmana Selvan Hong Kong Annamalai (Nattamai)'s son credited as Master Sanjay
1995 Chandralekha Rahim's friend Uncredited Role
1998 Nilaave Vaa Baasha
1999 Pooparika Varugirom Vasanth
1999 Iraniyan Iraniyan's brother
2001 Badri Joot
2002 Kamarasu Rogue
2002 En Mana Vaanil Velu
2003 Puthiya Geethai Lawrence
2005 Selvam Senthil
2006 Nenjirukkum Varai Sanjeev
2009 Palaivana Solai Ramana
2018 Saamy 2 Santhosh
2019 Agni Devi Deepak
2020 Master TBA Filming

Reality shows/live shows
Year TitleRoleChannel
2007–2013 Maanada MayiladaAnchorKalaignar
2007-2013 Maanada Mayilada Grand FinaleAnchorKalaignar
2012 Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are You Ready?Himself (guest, episode: 29)Sun TV
2013 Namma Veetu KalyanamHimself (guest, episode: 222)Vijay TV
2017 Zee Dance LeagueContestantZee Thamizh
2017 Zee Super TalentsAnchorZee Thamizh
2017 Mersal Audio LaunchAnchorSun TV

Dubbing artist
Year Title Actor Description Language
2003 Aaha Ethanai Azhagu Mithun Tejaswi Tamil
2004 Ramakrishna Jai Akash Tamil
2011 Uyarthiru 420 Snehan Tamil

Awards and honours
Year Award Category Series Role Result Notes
2008 Vivel Chinnathirai Award[4] Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
Tamil Nadu State Television Awards Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2010 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best Actor Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2011 Reliance Big Tamil Entertainment Awards[5] Most Entertaining Actor of the Year Thirumathi Selvam Selvam Won
2012 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best Jodi Thirumathi Selvam Selvam & Archana Nominated Nominated with Abitha
2018 Galatta Nakshathra TV & Film Awards Best Actor Yaradi Nee Mohini Mutharasan Won
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References
  1. Sanjeev's family -wife, daughter and son, 24 January 2020
  2. "'I don't want to give up TV shows'". Rediff.com.
  3. Saregama TVShows (20 November 2014), Super Boy | Telugu Sci-Fi Serial | Epi 1, retrieved 10 June 2018
  4. The Editor. "Winners List of VIVEL CHINNA THIRAI AWARDS 2008". South Indian Cinema.
  5. Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards


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