Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who primarily worked in Hindi and Telugu films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films. He was a black belt in Karate and was a model and a trained dancer before he started acting. His debut movie was Karishmaa 1984 while his last on-screen appearance was in the 2019 comedy-drama film Rangeela Raja. Before acting in Karishmaa he performed for the opening sequence of Sanam Teri Kasam 1982 with his dance in silhouette.
Filmography
Hindi YearFilmRoleNotes 1982 Sanam Teri Kasam Title dancer 1984 Karishmaa Dev 1985 Bhavani Junction Kundan 1986 Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha Shankar (Leading Role) 1987 Insaaf Michael Fernandes 1988 Shahenshah Local goon Sone Pe Suhaaga Robert Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati Shakta Kabzaa 1989 Hathyar Afzal Ilaaka Sami's son Mahaadev Sikka George Mujrim Raja Toofan Daku Zaalim Singh Shehzaade Thakur Aag Ka Gola Mahesh 1990Pathar Ke Insan Khatarnaak Mahesh Majboor Sangraam Ghar Ho To Aisa Roadside Rowdy Goon Swarg Guru Jungle Love Dr. PintoJurm Durjan Thanedaar Mangal 1991 Khilaaf Kunwer Bhanupratap Chauhan Pratikar Naagraj KohraamLaaloo UstadTrinetraFrancoIndrajeetMahesh SadachariKasam Kali KiThakur S.P. SinghAkaylaRanjeetDancerBrij Bhushan's henchman1992 Lambu Dada Bhushan Muskurahat K. C. Nishchaiy Joseph Lobo Zulm Ki Hukumat Vishwatma Rajnath 1993 Waqt Hamara Hai Major in Col Chikara Gang Hum Hain Kamaal KeDannyKundanPinto Gumrah Tiger (Opposition fighter in the Ring at Hong Kong) Game Afzal Khan Sir Jimmy's henchman Tahqiqaat Vikram 1994 Pathreela Raasta Munna Khuddar Babujaan AndazChotey Krantiveer Vaisiram Betaaj BadshahRama Swamy 1995 Coolie No. 1 Gajendra's son JawabLeader of Bank Robbers1996MuqadamaBalbiraVishwasghaat Babu Seth Vijeta George Zordaar JackalHum Hain PremiShohrat 1997 Lahu Ke Do Rang Tinnu Shikari 1998 Zulm-O-Sitam Banjara 1999 Aaya Toofan Colonel Gaddafi Lal Baadshah Narayan Singh 2000 Baaghi Chhottey Kurukshetra Anna Pillai 2003 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Captain Mahesh 2005 Ssukh Advocate Khalil Sheikh 2019 Rangeela Raja
Telugu YearFilmRoleNotes 1989 Lankeswarudu Mahesh1991Ramudu Kadhu RakshasuduMahesh1994S. P. ParasuramKapaliNumber One Top HeroJala RakshasuduBobbili SimhamRowdyYes Nenante NeneBilla1995Alluda Majaka Super MoguduSanthamurthyGharana BulloduBhagvanTelugu Veera LevaraTiger1996Jagadeka VeeruduDurjayaSampradayamBangaru RajuPuttinti GowravamAnand1998Auto DriverSurya2005BaluDas Anna
Malayalam YearFilmRoleNotes1991 Abhimanyu Amar Bakhia 1992 OottyppattanamDharmaraj1999 The Godman John Britto 2001 Praja Raman Naik
Tamil YearFilmRoleNotes1994VeeraHarichandra Periya MarudhuSivasankaran1996SivasakthiMarc Zuber Anthony
Kannada YearFilmRoleNotes1997CheluvaRaghuram
Death On 9 February 2019, his maid failed to get any response from him after ringing the bell of his residence many times. She then immediately informed his sister who came there with Versova Police. Anand was found dead, sitting on a sofa with a bottle of alcohol. A plate with food was found lying on a table beside him. After investigation, it was found that he had died 3 days ago. Apparently, his dead body had gone unnoticed for 3 days. He had died alone and in loneliness.
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