| V. N. Anoop Kumar | |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2006–2014 |
| Other Names: | Anup Tej (in Telugu)[1] |
V. N. Anoop Kumar is a former Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2006 film, Vattaram directed by Saran.[2]
Anoop is the grandson of Telugu film director V. Madhusudhana Rao. He is originally from Vijayawada and grew up in Chennai.[2] He learned dance at The Swingers in Chennai and also taught there. Director Saran launched Anoop in the Tamil film Vattaram, where he played a character role in love with Vasundhara Kashyap's character.[3] Thereafter, Anoop produced a film, Kathi Kappal, in which he played the lead role. The film, which featured him alongside Meera Vasudevan, won poor reviews with a critic noting "after a point, his scruffy face makes you want to shake him out of misery".[4] He then signed on to play a role in Keka, a Telugu film and then also appeared in a second lead role in Chikku Bukku with Arya and Shriya Saran.[5] [6]
In 2014, he starred in the Tamil film Marumugam co-starring Daniel Balaji, and the Telugu films Jabilli Kosam Aakashamalle and Ninnu Chusi Vennele Anukunna, the latter of which remains unreleased.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Vattaram | Ramesh | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Kathi Kappal | Joshua Prakash | ||
| Keka | Kiran | |||
| 2010 | Chikku Bukku | Ammaiyappan | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Ishtam | Akash | ||
| 2014 | Marumugam | Ram | Tamil | |
| Jabilli Kosam Aakashamalle | Raj | Telugu |