Darshan (born 29 April 1991) is an Indian actor who appears in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

. He made his breakthrough by playing the supporting role in '' Kanaa'' (2018) and played one of the leads in '' Thumbaa'' (2019). He is also the runner up of the comedy cooking show '' Cooku with Comali (season 3)''.

Early life

Darshan was born on 29 April 1991 in

Coonoor Coonoor (), is a taluk and a municipal town of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. The town sits at the south-east corner of the Nilgiri plateau, and at the head of the Coonoo ...

in the state of

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to Subramani and Latha. He later did his schooling at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coonoor, and went to CSI Bishop Appasamy College Of Arts And Science for his college. He later graduated from his studies and decided to go into the film industry full time.

Career

Darshan first made his lead debut under Sivakarthikeyan's productions banner called '' Kanaa'' playing a supporting role known as Murali Krishna which was directed by

Arunraja Kamaraj Arunraja Kamaraj is an Indian singer, lyricist, actor and director in Tamil-language films. He is known for his works as lyricist in films such as '' Jigarthanda'', '' Theri'', ''Pencil'' and '' Kabali''. He also debuted as an actor in '' Raja ...

. The film overall received a high positive feedback from critics, with Darshan citing Sivakarthikeyan as his mentor thereafter. After his debut, Darshan received an offer from director Harish Ram L. H to play the lead character in his

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

themed film '' Thumbaa''. Darshan later agreed to the offer and was cast in the lead along with Keerthi Pandian and Dheena. In 2022, Darshan appeared as a contestant in the

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

television show called '' Cooku With Comali'' which aired on

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows & Tamil films. History T ...

which also marked his television debut.

Filmography

Films

Other work

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darshan Living people Tamil male actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1991 births Cooku with Comali contestants