Mugen Rao (born in 20 October 1995) is a
Malaysian singer and actor who predominately appears in
Tamil
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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. In 2019, he participated in the reality show ''
Bigg Boss 3'' and later emerged as the winner.
He is also known for playing lead roles in films such as ''Ghora'' (2018) and ''
Velan'' (2021).
Personal life
Mugen was born in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
, Malaysia, one of three children.
[ His father, Prakash Rao, died in 2020.
]
Career
He began his singing career with his father, a stage singer, and performed in fifty stage shows.[ He made his acting debut in the Malay TV show ''Senandung Malam'', then had small parts in films including ''Gerak Khas'' and ''Ghora'', in shorts, TV films, and advertising.][
Rao's career took off in 2016, when his music video "Kayalvizhi" went viral on YouTube.][ While on '']Bigg Boss Tamil
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian Tamil-language version of the reality television program of the same name. The program follows the '' Big Brother'' format developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Since its premiere on June 25, 2017 the show has r ...
'' season ''3'', he sang the unreleased song "Sathiyama", which was only officially released in 2020. He then moved to Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
and sought to break into 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 signed a three-film deal in 2020, and was announced at the time to have a leading role in ''Vettri''. He played the lead in '' Velan'', directed by Kavin Moorthy and released in December 2021. In 2022, he began filming ''Mathil Mel Kadhal'' alongside Divya Bharathi.
He later played the lead role in the film ''Jinn - The Pet
Jinn or djinn (), alternatively genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam.
Their existence is generally defined as parallel to humans, as they have free will, are accountable for their deeds, and can be either ...
'' (2025) which was directed by TR Bala alongside actress Bhavaya Trikha.
Filmography
Films
Web series
Short films
Television
Actor
Reality shows (non fiction)
Music videos
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Discography
Singer
*''Note: When he is credited as the composer, he is credited as Mugen Rao MGR.''
References
External links
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{{s-end Living people
1995 births
Malaysian male television actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Malaysian expatriate actors in India
Indian male television actors
Tamil people
Telugu people
21st-century Malaysian male singers
21st-century Indian male singers
Malaysian people of Tamil descent
Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) winners
Actors from Kuala Lumpur
Musicians from Kuala Lumpur