Gunalan Morgan (born 1982) is a Singaporean–Indian convicted
sex offender
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who was an actor, radio jockey and television host based in
Singapore
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and who has appeared in
Tamil cinema
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.
Career
Gunalan started his career as an actor with the Singaporean
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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film ''
Gurushetram – 24 Hours of Anger
''Gurushetram – 24 Hours of Anger'' is a 2010 Singaporean Tamil crime thriller film directed by T. T. Dhavamanni. Written by Dhavamani and Chong Tze Chien, the film stars Vishnu, Sivakumar, Mathialagan, Rajesh Kannan, and Gunalan in the lead r ...
'' (2010) playing a supporting role in the film alongside actors Vishnu Andhakrishnan and Sivakumar Palakrishnan.
In later 2010, Gunalan made his television debut in the series ''
Vettai: Pledged to Hunt''. He played the main role of the series as the character Mugi.
He also became a
radio jockey
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for the Singapore Tamil radio station
Oli 968
Oli 968 () is a Tamil-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts programming serving Indian Singaporeans
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.
Conviction
In 2025, Gunalan was handed seven charges at the
State Courts of Singapore
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. Four of which are related to
sex offences.
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. ...
said "Gunalan was immediately suspended from work after the company became aware of his arrest, and that a termination notice has been served on him". Gunalan was also accused of deliberately deleting
Instagram
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conversations with the
minor
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* Minor (law), a person not under the age of certain legal activities.
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victim on September 16, 2024, after he was informed that a police report had been lodged against him.
Filmography
Film
Television series
References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Indian male film actors
Singaporean people of Tamil descent
Singaporean people of Indian descent
People from Singapore