Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950), also credited as Anant Mahadevan,[1][2] is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and film director of Hindi and Marathi as well as Tamil Films and television shows.

[3] Having been an integral part of the Indian television serials and Hindi films since the 1980s, he is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre.

He is the recipient of Maharashtra State Film Awards.

Ananth along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sapkal.

He plays the role of a strict patriarch who has his set opinions and wants other members in his family - his wife Vasudha (Mona Ambegaonkar), sister Sarita (Yamini Singh) and son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) - to obey his commands.