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Daniel Annie Pope is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films.[1] After appearing in uncredited and minor roles, he made his breakthrough as an actor with his comic role in Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013).[2][3]

Daniel Annie Pope
Born	(1987-06-01) 1 June 1987 (age 35) Madurantakam, India
Other names	Danny
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Denisha (married 2018–present)
Children	1

Career

Daniel Annie Pope studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai and had an active role in the theatre group at the college, while also working with writer Yani's Pariksha group. Daniel attempted and achieved a Guinness World Record for longest theatre play for 72 hours without break in 2007, after two years of intense training and furthered his passion by teaching Theatre plays and mime in schools, before he got his first break as an actor. He also won the title of Best Mimer in South India in 2008. He appeared in small roles in Vetrimaaran's Polladhavan (2007), Paiyaa (2010) and Rowthiram (2011), though failed to become noticed and began work as television program producer in Vasanth TV for "Aadu - Maatuna Briyani Thaan", then with Vijay TV, followed by channel UFX, NDTV Hindu and finally with Thanthi TV as an creative program producer. He received an opportunity to be a part of a Vetrimaaran project titled Venghai Saamy but soon after, the film was shelved. He later made his breakthrough as an actor in Tamil films with his portrayal of Romba Sumar Moonji Kumaru, a friend of Vijay Sethupathi's character in Gokul's comedy drama Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013).[4]

In the mid 2010s, Daniel became busier with acting assignments and signed up for projects including Massu Engira Masilamani (2015), Rangoon (2017), Maragadha Naanayam (2017) and Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren (2018). He briefly worked on an incomplete film titled Indha Moonji OK Va in the lead role alongside Amzath Khan, while also revealed his intentions of directing a film titled Kuthirai Muttai, based on Tamil folklore.[5]

Personal life

Later in 2018, he participated in the second season of reality television show, Bigg Boss, before being evicted on day 77.[6][7] A few days after exiting the house, Daniel married his longtime girlfriend, Denisha in 2018.[8] The couple have baby boy born in 2020.[9][10]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Polladhavan	Prabhu's friend
2010	Paiyaa	Rowdies gang member
2011	Rowthiram
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Romba Sumar Moonji Kumaru
2014	Yaamirukka Bayamey	Romba Sumar Moonji Kumaru	Cameo appearance
2015	Massu Engira Masilamani	Ghost
2016	Kavalai Vendam	Black Thangappa
2016	Meow	WhatsApp Mani
2017	Maragadha Naanayam	Elango
2017	Uru	Hospital patient
2017	Rangoon	Tip Top
2017	Thiri	Jeeva's friend
2017	Aayirathil Iruvar
2017	Sakka Podu Podu Raja	Santa's friend
2018	Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren	Sathish
2018	Kaathadi	Thuppaki
2018	Jarugandi	Paari
2019	Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam	Gaja
2019	Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale	Phillips
2020	Irandam Kuththu	Vasu
2021	Live Telecast	Aravind	Web series
2021	Chidambaram Railway Gate
2021	Vanakkam Da Mappilei	Swaminathan
2021	Laabam
2021	4 Sorry
2021	Jango
2021	Maanaadu	Rafiq

Television

Year	Show	Channel	Role
2017-2018	Comedy Khiladis	Zee Tamil	Judge[11]
2018	Big Boss Tamil Season 2	Star Vijay	Contestant
2018-2019	Masala Café	Sun Life	Judge[11]
2018	Thaaya Tharama	Sun TV	Participant
2018	Kadhalikka Neram Illai	Sun Life	Participant
2021	Chithi 2	Sun TV	Saravanan

References

External links

• Daniel Annie Pope at IMDb
• Daniel Annie Pope on Moviebuff

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