Munna Simon is an Indian actor, who has notably appeared in

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and

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. He has acted in '' Gaurisankaram'', ''

Silandhi ''Silandhi'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language erotic thriller film. Directed by debutant Aathiraj. The movie stars Munna and Monica in lead roles and Riyaz Khan in supporting role. The movie was later dubbed in Telugu as ''Erra Gulabi'' and in Hind ...

'', '' Kandein Kadhalai'' and '' Raavanan''.

Career

His initial films such as '' Pallavan'', '' Jananam'' and ''Unnai Enakku Pudichirukku'' were highly unsuccessful films as they failed to create any impact at the box office. He eventually gained attention with the 2008 low-budget thriller ''

'', following it up with the successful '' Kandein Kadhalai'', appearing alongside Bharath and

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. Subsequently, he was signed by Indian director

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to enact a supporting role in his magnum opus '' Raavanan'', along with prominent film artists Vikram,

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, Prithviraj and

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Personal life

Munna is the nephew of Malayalam actress

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. He graduated from U.C College and further studied physiotherapy in the School of Medical education Angamaly. Munna's only brother Dominic Simon died of

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on 20 May 2013. Dominic was doing M.Sc. in visual communications in SRM College Chennai.

Filmography

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* 21st-century Indian male actors Living people Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 1979 births Male actors from Thrissur {{India-film-actor-stub