Shanmuga Pandian (born 6 April 1993) is an Indian actor who has worked in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

language films. He is the son of Tamil actor and politician

Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...

Career

Shanmuga Pandian made his debut as a leading actor in '' Sagaptham'' (2015), co-starring Neha Hinge and

Shubra Aiyappa Shubra Aiyappa (born 24 April) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After making her debut in the Telugu film ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), she went on to appear in ''Sagaptham'' (2015) and ''Vajrakaya'' ...

, but the film was heavily panned by critics and failed at the box office. Pandian moved on to work on ''Thamizhan Endru Sol'', again co-starring his father

in a pivotal role, but his father's ill health meant that the project was postponed. Thus '' Madura Veeran'' (2018), based on the issues and politics associated with

jallikattu (or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull ('' Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's b ...

, became his second release and won critical acclaim. The song Enna nadakudhu nattula became viral due to its questioning of current happenings in the country.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandian, Shanmuga Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 1992 births