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Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian actor and stuntman who has appeared in
Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...
films and television serials, playing mostly supporting and negative roles. He has starred in films such as '' Mahanadhi'' (1994), '' Baashha'' (1995), ''
Ratchagan ''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his directoral debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna an ...
'' (1997), '' Amarkalam'' (1999), and '' Dheena'' (2001). The success of the former film meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stage name.


Career

Shankar was introduced to the film industry initially as a stuntman and action choreographer in 1986. He focused on fight sequences in film portions while working as a stuntman from 1986 to 1993. He worked as an assistant to established stunt masters, including FEFSI Vijayan, Vikram Dharma, and Raju Sundaram during this time. Shankar received the opportunity to act in the film '' Mahanadhi'' (1994) through his stunt master guru Vikram Dharma, who pushed Shankar to the core. It was Vikram Dharma who convinced Shankar to gain weight in order to make a noteworthy appearance in the film. By this time, Shankar weighed only 66 kilograms (143 pounds), and within three months, he had pushed it to 82 kilograms (180 pounds) in order to cash in on the opportunity to act in the film. During the film's shooting, filmmakers planned to rope in a dubbing artist to give a voiceover to the role to be played by Shankar, but the film's lead actor
Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
insisted that there was no need for a dubbing artist and recommended that Shankar himself has a fine slang and urged filmmakers to utilize Shankar's voice throughout the film for Shankar's portions. Shankar eventually made his fully-fledged acting debut in ''Mahanadhi''. Following his notable performance, he has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comic villain. In the film '' Dheena'' (2001), Shankar referred to the film's lead actor
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as "Thala" in a song. Subsequently, Ajith was called "Thala" by all his fans. He made a reunion with Ajith after a gap of 22 years with the film '' Thunivu'' (2023), in which he played a police constable.


Filmography

*'' Amma Vanthachu'' (1992) *'' Singaravelan'' (1992) *'' Mahanadhi'' (1994) *'' Namma Annachi'' (1994) *'' Vanaja Girija'' (1994) *''
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'' (1995) *'' Baashha'' (1995) *''
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'' (1995) *'' Ragasiya Police'' (1995) *'' Indian'' (1996) *'' Panchalankurichi'' (1996) *'' Senathipathi'' (1996) *'' Vaazhga Jananayagam'' (1996) *'' Vishwanath'' (1996) *''
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'' (1997) *'' Pagaivan'' (1997) *'' Pasamulla Pandiyare'' (1997) *''
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'' (1997) *'' Thadayam'' (1997) *'' Golmaal'' (1998) *'' Dhinamdhorum'' (1998) *'' Veeram Vilanja Mannu'' (1998) *'' Pudhumai Pithan'' (1998) *''
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'' (1999) *'' Amarkalam'' (1999) *'' Adutha Kattam'' (1999) *'' Malabar Police'' (1999) *'' Unnai Thedi'' (1999) *'' Kann Thirandhu Paaramma'' (2000) *'' Manu Needhi'' (2000) *'' Dheena'' (2001) *'' Dosth'' (2001) *'' Alli Thandha Vaanam'' (2001) *'' Alli Arjuna'' (2002) *''
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'' (2021) *'' Parris Jeyaraj'' (2021) *'' IPC 376'' (2021) *'' Gulu Gulu'' (2022) *'' Thunivu'' (2023) *'' Pallu Padama Paathukka'' (2023) *'' Kulasami'' (2023) *'' Jailer'' (2023) *''Tha Naa'' (2024) *'' Uyir Thamizhukku'' (2024) *'' Kadaisi Ulaga Por'' (2024)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Mahanadi Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil comedians Actors from Tamil Nadu 1955 births