Viraj (actor)

Viraj
Born Hari Prashanth
25 August 1992
Chennai, India
Occupation Actor

Viraj (also credited as Hari Prashanth) is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of dubbing artiste S. N. Surendar, Viraj made his debut as a child actor by appearing in Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000), before working in Anniyan (2005) and Chennai 600028 (2007) in supporting roles.[1][2]

Early life

Viraj is the son of Tamil dubbing artiste and singer S. N. Surendar, the brother of vocalist Shoba Chandrasekhar. Actor Vijay is his first cousin, while his uncle S. A. Chandrasekhar is also a film director.

Career

Viraj made his first appearance as a child artiste in K. R. Jaya's family drama Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000) portraying the younger version of the character portrayed by Raghuvaran, and used his original name of Hari Prashanth as his stage name.[3] Having previously trained as a singer under musician T. S. Raghavendra, Viraj's father's influence in the film industry helped him also work as a chorus singer for the song "Sundari" in A. R. Rahman's 2002 soundtrack for Mani Ratnam'sKannathil Muthamittal. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the younger version of Ambi in Shankar's Anniyan (2005), where he appeared in scenes alongside Nedumudi Venu.[3] He later played the role of a young street cricketer who captains the 'Bad Boys' team in Chennai 600028 (2007).

In January 2014, Viraj announced his intentions of appearing as the lead actor and began working on a film titled Mozhivathu Yathenil alongside Mahendran, but the film did not have a theatrical release.[4][5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Uyirile Kalanthathu Younger Raghuram
2002 Unnai Ninaithu Nirmala's brother
2003 Thithikudhe Chinnu
2003 Unnai Charanadaindhen
2005 Anniyan Younger Ambi
2007 Chennai 600028 Bad Boys' captain
2016 Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings Bad Boys' captain Filming

References

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