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Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990), is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry




Early life


Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode. Then graduated in Visual communications from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kanchipuram and later did post-graduation in Theatre from School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur. His father Dr. K. Madhavan is a veterinarian, and his mother Latha, a teacher.
The young talent started off as a dancer with the first edition of reality television programme ‘Super Dancer’ on Amrita TV and made it to the final round. Neeraj is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, having learned it under Kalamandalam Saraswathy and her daughter, Aswathy. He is also trained in chenda and is a disciple of Kalanilayam Udayan Namboodiri.
Neeraj has a younger brother Navneeth Madhav, another dancer turned actor in the family. He has acted in films such as Shikkar, Kottarathil Kutty Bhootham,Nallavan and Manikyakkallu and TV series such as Kuttichathan.




Career


Neeraj made his entry to the Malayalam cinema industry through Raaj Prabavathy Menon's Buddy into which he was selected through an audition. He was later noticed by director Jeethu Joseph and was invited to be a part of his movies Memories and Drishyam, both turned out to be box office successes, with the latter becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever. Meanwhile, Neeraj also acted in Abrid Shine's 1983 and Sathyan Anthikad's Oru Indian Pranayakadha.
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, in which Neeraj plays one of the lead characters alongside Prithviraj, Anoop Kannan's Homely Meals and Apothecary (film) - a medical drama directed by Madhav Ramadasan are also other noted performances of the actor.
Neeraj also debuted as an official dance choreographer through Oru Vadakkan Selfie, scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan and directed by G. Prajith, with the hit song "Enne Thallendammava". His other releases in 2015 also include Jamna Pyari, Kunjiramayanam, Madhura Naranga, KL.10 Pathu, Charlie and Adi Kapyare Kootamani.
The movie Oozham, which has Prithviraj in the lead, has Neeraj in a full-length role. Neeraj also portrayed a pivotal role in Tom Emmatty's Oru Mexican Aparatha.
Neeraj debuted as a screenplay writer through the movie Lavakusha in 2017 and also played one of the title characters in this along with Aju Varghese.
Neeraj plays his first lead role in the movie Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam. It was directed by debutant Domin D'Silva. In the movie, he portrays Govindankutty, a daily wage labourer.
In 2019, Neeraj starred as the main antagonist, Moosa Rehman in the Amazon Original web series titled The Family Man, helmed and produced by director duo Raj and DK. The series also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani and Kishore in major roles.
In July 2020, he released a rap song titled "Pani Paali". it depicts certain common events in the lives of common people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The song went viral in a very short period of time and was a huge hit among Malayalees and also around other parts of the globe. It also introduced rap music to a more mainstream audience.




Personal life


Neeraj is the son of Dr. K. Madhavan and Latha Madhavan. He married his long time girlfriend Deepthi who is also a native of Kozhikode, on April 2, 2018. The couple have a daughter born in 2021.




Filmography



All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.




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Other works






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Discography






Awards and nominations


Asianet Film Awards

2018 – Won – Best Star Pair – Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam
Asiavision Awards

2015 – Won – New Sensation in Acting (Male) for performance in various movies
North American Film Awards

2016 – Special mention by the jury for performance in various movies
2017 – Special mention by the jury for performance in Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam




References






External links


Neeraj Madhav on Instagram
Neeraj Madhav on Facebook
Neeraj Madhav at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Oozham (film 2016)
• Drishyam
• Anupamaa
• Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Vikram Vedha
• Golmaal Again
• Kaal Bhairav Rahasya
• Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
• Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
• Sushant Singh Rajput
• Rajnath Singh
• Neeraj Madhav
• RDX: Robert Dony Xavier
• Gauthamante Radham
• Feels Like Ishq
• Sundari Gardens
• Varshangalkku Shesham
• The Family Man (Indian TV series)
• Lavakusha
• Adi Kapyare Kootamani
• Oozham