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{{Infobox person
| name = Chandan Kumar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|11|df=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Chandan-Kumar|title = Chandan Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mysore]]
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kavitha Gowda]]<ref name="marriage"/>|2021}}
}}

'''Chandan Kumar''', mononymously known as ''''Chandan'''', is an actor who works in television and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]]. He is known for his work in the television [[soap opera]] ''Radha Kalyana'' and later ''[[Lakshmi Baramma]]'', in which he played the role of Chandu, that was aired on [[Colors Kannada]] from 2012.

During the time, he was cast in several films for which he had to step out of the serials mid-way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/Who-will-replace-Chandan-in-Lakshmi-Baramma/articleshow/45534811.cms|title=Who will replace Chandan in Lakshmi Baramma?|work=The Times of India|date=16 December 2014}}</ref> His first film in lead role ''Parinaya'' released in 2014 which took two years in the production. He was one of the leads in the multi-starrer film, ''[[Luv U Alia]]'' (2015) and protagonist in bilingual film ''[[Prema Baraha]]''.

Apart from serials and films, Chandan has been contestant for the reality shows such as ''Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru'', "Dancing Stars season 1" and runner-up in ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youngsterchoice.com/chandan-kumar-bigg-boss-kannada-3-contestant-wiki-biography-dob-age-girlfriend-images-and-biodata/|title=Chandan Kumar Bigg Boss Kannada 3 Contestant|publisher=Youngster Choice.com|accessdate=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208004336/http://youngsterchoice.com/chandan-kumar-bigg-boss-kannada-3-contestant-wiki-biography-dob-age-girlfriend-images-and-biodata/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chandan married his costar from [[Lakshmi Baramma]] serial actress [[Kavitha Gowda]] on 14 May 2021 in an intimate ceremony in [[Bengaluru]].<ref name="marriage">{{Cite web|title=Chandan Kumar and Kavitha Gowda get married in an intimate ceremony - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chandan-kumar-and-kavitha-gowda-get-married-in-an-intimate-ceremony/articleshow/82632387.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Television==
From 2011 to 2014, Chandan appeared in a television soap, ''Radha Kalyana'', portraying the lead role of Vishu, that was aired on Zee Kannada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kannada.filmibeat.com/tv/actor-chandan-tv-serial-radha-kalyana-interview-068822.html|title=Actor Chandan Radha Kalyana interview|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Filmibeat|accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> Subsequently, he was roped in for another soap, ''[[Lakshmi Baramma]]'' aired on [[Colors Kannada]] channel. The latter serial shot him to fame and made him a popular actor in television. He also participated in the reality show "Pyaate Mandi Kadige Bandru" in 2010 end.

He became Runner up of ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 3]]'' which was aired on [[Colors Kannada]] during 2016.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru'' || Contestant ||[[Star Suvarna|Suvarna]] ||
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''[[Radha Kalyana]]'' || Vishal Bharadwaj ||[[Zee Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Lakshmi Baramma]]'' || Chandu || rowspan="3" | [[Colors Kannada]] ||
|-
|2013
|''[[Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star|Taka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star]]'' ||Contestant ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 3]]'' || Contestant || Runner up
|-
|2018–2020
|''[[Sarvamangala Mangalye (TV Series)|Sarvamangala Mangalye]]'' || Maha Shankara ||[[Star Suvarna]] ||
|-
|2019–2021
|''[[Savitramma Gari Abbayi (TV Series)|Savitramma Gari Abbayi]]''
|Balraju ||[[Star Maa]] || Telugu debut; lead role
|-
|2021
|''[[Cookku with Kirikku]]''
|Contestant || rowspan="2" |[[Star Suvarna]] || Winner
|-
| 2021–present
| ''[[Marali Mansagide (TV Series)|Marali Mansagide]]''
|SP Vikrant Nayak
|
|-
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!Language
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2011 ||! scope="row" | ''[[Lifeu Ishtene]]'' || Chandan
| rowspan="5" |Kannada|| Supporting role ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Parinaya'' || Pretham || debut in lead ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Katte'' || Chandu || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Eradondla Mooru'' || Prem || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Luv U Alia]]'' || Kiran || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Bangalore 560023]]''|| Chandu || rowspan="2" |Kannada || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Prema Baraha]]''
| rowspan="2" |Sanjay
| rowspan="2" |
||
|-
|''[[Solli Vidava]]''
|Tamil
||
|-
|2021
|[[SriKrishna@gmail.com (2021 film)|''SriKrishna@gmail.com'']]
|Himself
|Kannada
|Cameo Appearance
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7242369|Chandan Kumar}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/iamchandankumar Official Facebook page]

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[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss Kannada contestants]]

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->DareshMohan at 02:52, 9 November 2021