Irfan is an Indian actor who has appeared in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
films and television serials. He began his career with the television serial ''
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal
''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil language, Tamil Drama (film and television), drama Indian soap opera, soap opera that aired in Star Vijay, Monday to Thursday, from 30 October 2006 to 28 April 2009. It was the first soap in Tamil langua ...
''.
Life and career
Irfan Mohamed was born in
Madurai
Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...
on 29 November 1985.
His breakthrough role in
Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal where he played Vineeth. Subsequently, he participated in the dance reality show
Jodi Number One in
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 ...
TV. His other co-stars from ''Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal'' came together with him to make a film,
''Pattalam''. In 2012 he played in ''
Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai
() is a 2012 Tamil language romantic thriller film directed by P. V. Prasath, starring Vishva and Tanvi Vyas. The film released on 10 August 2012 with mixed reviews.
Cast
* Vishva as Seenu
* Tanvi Vyas as Mithra
* Irfan as Sam
* Ravi Kale as ...
.''
He played the lead role in ''
Sundaattam'' and Shakti Saravanan in the Vijay TV serial
''Saravanan Meenatchi''.
Irfan decided to pursue writing and direction. He signed to direct a film starring
Nithin Sathya
Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil Cinema.
He made his film debut in ''Kalatpadai'', directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with Kamal Hassan in a small role in the Tamil comedy ...
, however the project did not take off.
He played a villain role for the first time in
''Rajavukku Check,'' co-starring
Cheran.
After a 4-year hiatus, he made a comeback through the fourth reboot edition of
''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' as Jerry. He also was part of ''
Mahanadigai
''Mahanadigai'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language reality show which premiered on 5 October 2024 on Zee Tamil, and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. The first episode was aired on Saturday to Sunday at 20:30 ( IST). It was aired ever ...
'' on
Zee Tamil
Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language pay television general entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...
, as a mentor.
Filmography
Films
Television
;Serials
;Shows
Digital
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Irfan
1985 births
Living people
Tamil male television actors
Television personalities from Tamil Nadu
Tamil Muslims
Male actors from Madurai
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Tamil male actors
Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants