From Archana Ananth playing grandmother to Princy Krishnan essaying a mother's role: TV actors who played characters older than them

Actors often get an opportunity to live several lives with their on-screen characters. Though TV doesn't offer much versatility, a few Telugu actors are playing characters that are much older than themselves lately as there is a prevalent expectation of parents and grandparents in daily soaps to look young. Take a look:

The petite actress, who is a single mother in real life, is now playing the role of Soundarya, a grandmother to grown up twins Hima and Sourya in the popular soap Karthika Deepam especially after the show has taken a generation leap. She shot to fame as Soundarya, an authoritative yet supportive mother-in-law in the show. She is also acing the challenge of playing a grandma to youngsters.

Sushma Kiran, who is a mother of two school going kids in real life, is known for her performances as a daughter-in-law and sister-in-law as well. She is now playing the role of a mother to grown-up sons in Karthika Deepam.

The famed actress in her late 30s has indeed won a million hearts with her performance as Jagathi, the mother of the male protagonist of her popular show Guppedantha Manasu. Her chemistry with her on-screen pair Mahendra, played by Sai Kiran Ram, is quite popular on social media.

Pavithra Jayaram, who is also in her late 30s, is playing a step mother to the male protagonist Vishal in the popular show 'Trinayani'. She got close to the Telugu audiences with her performance as Thilottama, the antagonist of the show. In real life, she has a 19-year-old daughter of whom she is quite proud.

This young actress in her late 20s is already playing a mother of a teenager in her popular daily soap Kumkuma Puvvu after the storyline took a generation leap. She is winning hearts with her charming looks and convincing act.

The popular actress has aced the roles of a father in many daily soaps but he is stealing many hearts with his dynamic performance as Mahendra, the father of the male protagonist. His on-screen chemistry with Jagathi (Jyothi Rai) is widely celebrated on social media.

Kaushik, who is in his late 30s now, is quite impressive as a father to a teenager in the popular soap Kumkuma Puvvu; due credits to his exceptional acting talent. His on-screen chemistry with Princy Krishnan in the show is also being liked by fans.

The famed Telugu TV actor, who is a father of a teen daughter in real life, is ageing gracefully. He is playing a grandfather in the popular show Janaki Kalaganaledu now and has taken up many such challenging roles in his acting career.

This 36-year-old noted model-actor has also left telly audience awed with his stellar performance as 'Madhu Prakash', the menacing father of the female protagonist Kasthuri. Vasudev added both glamour and depth to the role of Madhu Prakash, who didn't mind to kill his own daughter to safeguard his empire.