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Anandha Kannan Height, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family & Biography

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Age: 49 Years
Death Date: 16/08/2021
Wife: Rani Kanna

Anandha Kannan

Bio/Wiki
NicknameAK [1]Facebook
ProfessionActor, television host
Famous forHosting 'Savaal Singapore' on Vishvantham TV
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutTamil Film: Saroja (2008)
TV: Kadhal Channel (2012)
Last FilmAdhisaya Ulagam (2012)
Awards, Honours, Achievements • Awarded as 'International Youth Icon' at World Universities Tamil Conference 2013
• Television Actors Guild Award (South India) for 'Best Actor'
• Pradhana Vizha award for Best Host (Info-Ed) in 2011
Personal Life
Date of Birth22 March 1973 (Thursday)
Date of Death16 August 2021
Place of DeathSingapore
Age (at the time of death) 48 Years
Death CauseBile-duct cancer [2]TheIndianExpress
Zodiac SignAries
SchoolBeatty Secondary School, Singapore
College/UniversityNgee Ann Poly School of Film and Media Studies, Singapore [3]Facebook
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian [4]Instagram
TattooWrist
Anandha Kannan's wrist tattoo
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)Married
Family
Wife/SpouseRani Kanna
ChildrenSon- Abrahaam Nithya Pandian
Daughter- Ava Kannan
Anandha Kannan with his wife Rani, and his kids, Abrahaam and Ava
ParentsNames Not Known
Anandha Kannan's father and mother
SiblingsAnandha has a brother and a sister.
Anandha Kannan with his brother and sister

Anandha Kannan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anandha Kannan

  • Anandha Kannan was a Tamil film actor and television host who is well-known for hosting the broadcast of several shows on channels of Sun Network.
  • Anandha was living in Singapore when he started his career as an actor and host for Vasanthan TV, a free-to-air Singaporean channel that focused on the Indians living in Singapore. Later, Anandha moved to Chennai and started working as a video jockey in Sun Music. He was among the popular VJ of his time.
  • On hearing the news of his demise, several celebrities from the small and big screen have shared their condolences to the family and fans on social media. Several celebrities like Bigg Boss Tamil fame Ramya NSK posted a picture on her Instagram account and wrote a heartfelt caption.

    He was my brother, father, well-wisher, or even more than a friend. He was everything to me. I shared my happiness and pain with him and he was always there to listen and teach me how to live and how to love. I even had to get his approval to marry my husband @sathya_actorWhen my mother who had the smallest things to complain to him about me said something like paaru pa, he said dont say that about her…. Ramya is my sister and she’s not like that. Always stood by me and this is painful. I want him alive to read this. Be part of my life.He is the greatest soul I’ve ever met. Most postive soul. Kept everyone around him happy.When people recognised him and wanted to say a hi to him or take a picture, they would just be hesitant and he would go to them and talk just to make them happy. I can’t believe he had to go through this and i cant even see you anymore anna.Heaven has a special place for you anna. “Love you more” like you always tell me. RIP. For ppl who are asking how it happened, he had gall bladder cancer which spread throughout his body.

    Anandha Kannan with Ramya NSK

    Anandha Kannan with Ramya NSK

  • Indian actor, director, and filmmaker from the Tamil film industry, Venkat Prabhu, posted a tweet on his Twitter account offering his condolences to the family.

  • Anandha Kannan has worked in several shows and movies. He played the lead role of Vikram Raj in the thirteen-part series ‘Kadhal Channel’ (2012) that aired on the Singaporean Tamil channel, Vasantham.

    Poster of Kadhal Channel (2012)

    Poster of Kadhal Channel (2012)

  • Anandha worked as the host of ‘Savaal Singapore’ for five seasons. The show used to air on Vasantham TV and it was the Tamil version of the game show ‘We Are Singaporeans.’

    Anandha Kannan (left) on the set of Savaal Singapore

    Anandha Kannan (left) on the set of Savaal Singapore

  • Anandha was a part of the media campaign started by the Singapore Government. He starred in a YouTube video to spread awareness regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how people can stay safe.

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