K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor and director who works in the Tamil film industry.
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Born | (1987-09-29) 29 September 1987 (age 35) Chennai,Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Filmmaker, former radio jockey |
Manikandan participated in a popular reality comedy show and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a Radio Jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows.[1]
He debuted as a writer with Pizza II: Villa (2013).[2] He made his acting debut with India Pakistan (2015) and played a minor role in the Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy.[1] Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture 8 Thottakkal (2017) alongside M. S. Bhaskar and Lallu.[3] He penned the dialogues for Pushkar–Gayathri's third directorial venture Vikram Vedha (2017) and also played a role of a police constable in the film. In 2018, Pa. Ranjith picked Manikandan for a role in Kaala (2018).[1][4][5] Manikandan was involved in Viswasam (2019) Thambi (2019), directed by Siva and Jeethu Joseph respectively, as a dialogue writer.[4][6][7] He paired with Nivedithaa Sathish in the romantic anthology film Sillu Karupatti (2019), directed by Halitha Shameem.[8][9] Manikandan received critical acclaim for his role in the film, Aelay (2021).
Manikandan directed an independent film ‘Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham’ (English Title: Endless) starring Delhi Ganesh and himself.[10][11] The film was selected to participate in Bengaluru International Film Festival (2016) under ‘Indian Cinema Competition’.[12][13][14] Endless was one of the four films to be selected for screening at 16th New York Indian Film Festival (2016).[15][16][17]
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2013 | Pizza II: Villa | ![]() |
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UnCredited Appearance | |
2015 | India Pakistan | ![]() |
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Mani | |
2016 | Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum | ![]() |
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Murali | |
2017 | 8 Thottakkal | ![]() |
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Jai | |
Vikram Vedha | ![]() |
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Santhanam | Behindwoods Gold Medal - Best Dialogue Writer[18] | |
2018 | Kaala | ![]() |
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Lenin | |
2019 | Viswasam | ![]() |
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Thambi | ![]() |
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Sillu Karuppatti | ![]() |
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Mukhilan | ||
2020 | Paava Kadhaigal | ![]() |
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Driver | Cameo Appearance;
Released on Netflix |
2021 | Aelay | ![]() |
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Paarthi | Released on Star Vijay & Netflix |
Netrikann | ![]() |
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S.I.Mani Kandan | Released on Disney+ Hotstar | |
Jai Bhim | ![]() |
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Raja Kannu | Released on Amazon Prime Video;
Behindwoods Gold Medal - Best Actor Critics choice | |
2022 | Narai Ezhudhum Suyasaridham | ![]() |
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Mani Kandan | Directing debut; completed in 2016 |
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal | ![]() |
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