K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor and director who works in the Tamil film industry.
K. Manikandan | |
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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]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Writer | Director | Role | |||
| 2013 | Pizza II: Villa | UnCredited Appearance | ||||
| 2015 | India Pakistan | Mani | ||||
| 2016 | Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum | Murali | ||||
| 2017 | 8 Thottakkal | Jai | ||||
| Vikram Vedha | Santhanam | Behindwoods Gold Medal - Best Dialogue Writer[18] | ||||
| 2018 | Kaala | Lenin | ||||
| 2019 | Viswasam | |||||
| Thambi | ||||||
| Sillu Karuppatti | Mukhilan | |||||
| 2020 | Paava Kadhaigal | Driver | Cameo Appearance;
Released on Netflix | |||
| 2021 | Aelay | Paarthi | Released on Star Vijay & Netflix | |||
| Netrikann | S.I.Mani Kandan | Released on Disney+ Hotstar | ||||
| Jai Bhim | Raja Kannu | Released on Amazon Prime Video;
Behindwoods Gold Medal - Best Actor Critics choice | ||||
| 2022 | Narai Ezhudhum Suyasaridham | Mani Kandan | Directing debut; completed in 2016 | |||
| Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal | [19] | |||||