Darshan (born 29 April 1991) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough by playing the supporting role in '' Kanaa'' (2018) and played one of the leads in ''

Thumbaa ''Thumbaa'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language adventure film written and directed by Harish Ram L. H. on his directorial debut. The film stars Darshan, newcomer Keerthi Pandian and Dheena. Produced by Surekha Nyapati, the film was distributed by ...

'' (2019). He is also the runner up of the comedy cooking show '' Cooku with Comali (season 3)''.

Early life

Darshan was born on 29 April 1991 in

Coonoor Coonoor, natively spelt as Kunnur (), is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. Demographics According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a population ...

in the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. He later did his schooling at Stanes Higher Secondary School, Coonoor, and went to CSI Bishop Appasamy College Of Arts And Science for his college. He later graduated from his studies and decided to go into the film industry full time.

Career

Darshan first made his lead debut under Sivakarthikeyan productions banner called '' Kanaa'' playing a supporting role known as Murali Krishna which was directed by

Arunraja Kamaraj Arunraja Kamaraj is a singer, lyricist, actor, director in Tamil-language films. He is known for his works as lyricist in films such as '' Jigarthanda'', '' Theri'', ''Pencil'' and ''Kabali''. He also debuted as an actor in '' Raja Rani'' and a ...

. The film overall received a high positive feedback from critics. After his debut, Darshan received an offer from director Harish Ram L. H to play the lead character in his

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

themed film ''

''. Darshan later agreed to the offer and was cast in the lead along with

Keerthi Pandian Keerthi Pandian (born 18 February 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and theatre. She made her debut in 2019 in the adventure film ''Thumbaa'' in the direction of Harish Ram. She then garnered critical acclaim for ...

and

Dheena ''Dheena'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by then-debutante A. R. Murugadoss, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, in his Tamil debut, and Laila. The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja ...

. In 2022, Darshan appeared as a contestant in the

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

television show called ''

Cooku With Comali ''Cooku with Comali'', also known by the acronym CWC, is an Indian Tamil-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (comalis) who a ...

'' which aired on

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...

which also marked his television debut.

Filmography

Films

Short Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darshan Living people Tamil male actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1989 births