Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian stage, film and television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials as supporting actor and negative roles. He has appeared in films including ''
Mahanadi'' (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. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and ...
'' (1997), ''
Amarkalam'' (1999) and ''
Dheena'' (2001). The success of the former film, meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stagename.
Career
After making his debut as an actor in ''
Mahanadi'' (1994), Shankar has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comedy villain.
In the movie
Dheena, he used to Call
Ajith Kumar As "Thala". Henceforth
Ajith Kumar is called as "Thala" by his fans.
Filmography
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Amma Vanthachu'' (1992)
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Mahanadi'' (1994)
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Namma Annachi'' (1994)
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Vanaja Girija'' (1994)
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Aasai'' (1995)
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Baashha'' (1995)
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En Pondatti Nallava
''En Pondatti Nallava'' () is a 1995 Tamil language drama film directed by Senthilnathan. The film stars Napoleon and Khushbu, with Senthil, Vadivelu, Janagaraj, Y. G. Mahendra, Kovai Sarala, Sathyapriya and Jayamala playing supporting roles. I ...
'' (1995)
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Ragasiya Police'' (1995)
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Indian'' (1996)
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Panchalankurichi'' (1996)
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Senathipathi'' (1996)
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Vaazhga Jananayagam'' (1996)
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Vishwanath'' (1996)
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Abhimanyu'' (1997)
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Pagaivan'' (1997)
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Pasamulla Pandiyare'' (1997)
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Ratchagan
''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and ...
'' (1997)
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Thadayam'' (1997)
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Golmaal Golmaal is the title of the following Indian films:
*''Gol Maal'', 1979 Hindi comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Amol Palekar
* ''Golmaal'' (1998 film), a Tamil film starring Selva
* ''Golmaal'' (2008 film), a Bengali film starri ...
'' (1998)
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Dhinamdhorum'' (1998)
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Veeram Vilanja Mannu'' (1998)
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Pudhumai Pithan'' (1998)
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Amarkalam'' (1999)
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Adutha Kattam'' (1999)
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Malabar Police'' (1999)
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Unnai Thedi'' (1999)
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Kann Thirandhu Paaramma'' (2000)
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Manu Needhi
''Manu Needhi'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Thambi Ramaiah. The film stars Murali and Prathyusha, while Vadivelu, Napoleon and Nassar play other supporting roles. The film has music by Deva, cinematography by B. Bala ...
'' (2000)
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Dheena'' (2001)
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Dosth'' (2001)
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Alli Thandha Vaanam
''Alli Thandha Vaanam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Sreedhar Prasadh (VIJI). The film stars Prabhu Deva, Laila and Neha Bajpai, with Prakash Raj, Vivek (actor), Vivek, T. S. B. K. Moulee, Moulee and Rajeev (Tami ...
'' (2001)
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Alli Arjuna'' (2002)
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Red'' (2002)
*''Amaiyappan'' (2002)
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Charlie Chaplin'' (2002)
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Ivan
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...
'' (2002)
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Shree'' (2002)
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Arputham'' (2002)
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Maaran'' (2002)
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Game
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (su ...
'' (2002)
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Ramanaa'' (2002)
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Ramachandra'' (2003)
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Naam'' (2003)
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Galatta Ganapathy'' (2003)
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Anjaneya'' (2003)
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Ottran'' (2003)
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Gajendra
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'' (2004)
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Arasatchi'' (2004)
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Giri'' (2004)
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Jaisurya'' (2004)
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Jananam'' (2004)
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Iyer IPS'' (2005)
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Sukran'' (2005)
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Chanakya'' (2005)
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Mazhai'' (2005)
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Kusthi'' (2006)
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Vanjagan
''Vanjagan'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language thriller film directed by A. M. Baskar. The film stars Sujibala, newcomer Prathap and Suman, with Senthil, Pandu, Chinni Jayanth, Chandrahassan Jayaprakash, Vaiyapuri and Maaran playing supportin ...
'' (2006)
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Perarasu'' (2006)
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Vathiyar
''Vathiyar'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh starring Arjun and Mallika Kapoor. The music was composed by D. Imman. It was released on 10 November 2006 and recorded an average at the box office.
P ...
'' (2006)
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Thottal Poo Malarum'' (2007)
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Thiru Ranga'' (2007)
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Marudhamalai
Marudhamalai, also Maruthamalai or Marudamalai, is a suburb of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located along the Western Ghats, from Coimbatore. It is currently part of 17th ward of Coimbatore Corporation. It was part of Periyanaicke ...
'' (2007)
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Vasool
''Vasool'' ( ''Money Recovery'') is a 2008 Tamil language action drama film directed, produced and written by V. Rishiraj. The film stars newcomer Hemanth Kumar, Kiran Rathod and V. Rishiraj, with Besant Ravi, Mahanadi Shankar, Alex, Pallavi, As ...
'' (2008)
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Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009)
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Munnar'' (2009)
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Sirithal Rasipen
''Sirithal Rasipen'' () is a 2009 Tamil language comedy film directed, written and produced by V. Chandrasekaran. The film stars Sathya and Sunu Lakshmi, alongside an ensemble cast of M. S. Bhaskar, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Manobala, Kalpana, M ...
'' (2009)
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Engal Aasan'' (2009)
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Sindhanai Sei'' (2009)
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Vedappan'' (2009)
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Sura
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'' (2010)
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Thamizh Padam
''Thamizh Padam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan in his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva and Disha Pandey. Thamizh Padam was the first full-length spoof in Tamil cinema. It parodies ...
'' (2010)
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Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012)
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Mirattal'' (2012)
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Etho Seithai Ennai
''Etho Seithai Ennai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by debutante J.Elvin Bosser, starring Shakthi, Liyasree and Anand in lead and Anand Babu, Ilavarasu, John Vijay and Srinath in supporting roles. I ...
'' (2012)
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Aachariyangal
''Aachariyangal'' () is a 2012 Tamil-language fantasy thriller film written, produced and directed by debutant director Harshavardhan, starring Thaman Kumar, Aishwarya Rajesh, Reethu Mangal and Mahanadi Shankar. The film released on 24 August 20 ...
'' (2012)
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Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013)
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Amara'' (2014)
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Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014)
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Yaamirukka Bayamey'' (2014)
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Kalkandu'' (2014)
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Vindhai'' (2015)
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Eli'' (2015)
*''Vandha Mala'' (2015)
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Vaaliba Raja'' (2016)
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Veera Sivaji'' (2016)
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Jackson Durai'' (2016)
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Azhahendra Sollukku Amudha'' (2016)
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Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva'' (2017)
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Julieum 4 Perum'' (2017)
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Senjittale En Kadhala'' (2017)
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Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen'' (2017)
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Padaiveeran'' (2018)
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Irumbu Thirai'' (2018)
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Dev
Dev, sometimes capitalized as DEV, can be referred as:
People Single names
* Dev (born 1982), Indian actor
* Dev (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor
* Dev (born 1989), American singer
* Dev, Indian actor
First names
* Dev Anand (19 ...
'' (2019)
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100
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
'' (2019)
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Jackpot
Jackpot or Jackpot! may refer to:
* A prize, such as a progressive jackpot
* Gardena jackpots, a poker variant
* Jackpot, Nevada, a community on the Nevada–Idaho state border
Comics
* Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters
* ''Jack ...
'' (2019)
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Petromax'' (2019)
*''Sollunganne Sollunga'' (2020)
*''Chithirame Solladi'' (2020)
*''
Master'' (2021)
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Parris Jeyaraj'' (2021)
*''IPC 376'' (2021)
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Gulu Gulu'' (2022)
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Tamil comedians
People from Tamil Nadu
1955 births