Elango Kumaravel (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian theatre actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the

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based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop ''koothuppattarai''. He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film '' Loins of Punjab Presents'' and wrote the script for the 2008 film ''

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''. He was involved in the production of ''"Ey Aa O!"'' a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians.

Career

When Kumaravel was staging Kalki's ''

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'', he was spotted by Nassar and approached to star in his film '' Maayan''. While Vishwanathan met Kumaravel on the sets of the play ''Minnal Ravi'' (Virtuous Burglar), he was introduced to Radha Mohan and starred in ''

Azhagiya Theeye ''Azhagiya Theeye'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair. The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while R ...

''. Kumaravel became a regular in Radha Mohan's films. He garnered acclaim for his role in '' Abhiyum Naanum'' as a beggar named Ravi Shastri.

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted''. ;Actor ;Other departments

Plays

Actor

*''Vaali Vadham'' (2006) *''Bheeshma'' (2007) *''Ravana '' (2008) *''Kurukshetra'' (2009) *''Raghuvamsam'' (2010) *''Krishna the Soul Seeker'' (2011) *''Sundara Kaandam'' (2012) *''Chakravyuh'' (2013) *''Hanuman'' (2014) * ''Parasurama: Wielder of the Axe of Justice'' (2018)

Other including roles

*Camus' ''

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'' in Tamil'' (1993) *Molière's ''

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'' in Tamil (1997) *Philip Minyana's ''Ou Va Tu Jeremie?'' In Tamil (1998) *Kalki's ''

'' performed in 1999 (Tamil historical play)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumaravel, Elango Tamil male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Tamil screenwriters Male actors from Tamil Nadu Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors Pondicherry University alumni 1965 births