K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor and director who works in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

Career

Manikandan participated in a popular reality comedy show and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a Radio Jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows. He debuted as a writer with '' Pizza II: Villa'' (2013). He made his acting debut with ''

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'' (2015) and played a minor role in the '' Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'' (2016) directed by

Nalan Kumarasamy Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. He made his feature film debut with Tamil film, ''Soodhu ...

. Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture '' 8 Thottakkal'' (2017) alongside

M. S. Bhaskar Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. Before entering the film industry, he was a theatre artist, he made his film debut in 1987 in a small role in the film ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi' ...

and Lallu. He penned the dialogues for

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's third directorial venture '' Vikram Vedha'' (2017) and also played a role of a police constable in the film. In 2018,

Pa. Ranjith Pa. Ranjith is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2012 romantic comedy ''Attakathi'', before earning unanimously positive reviews for his second film, the politi ...

picked Manikandan for a role in '' Kaala'' (2018). Manikandan was involved in '' Viswasam'' (2019) '' Thambi'' (2019), directed by Siva and

Jeethu Joseph Jeethu Joseph (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 200 ...

respectively, as a dialogue writer. He paired with Nivedithaa Sathish in the romantic anthology film ''

Sillu Karupatti ''Sillu Karuppatti'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film, romantic anthology film written, directed and edited by Halitha Shameem. The film stars Samuthirakani, Sunainaa, K. Manikandan, Manikandan K, Nivedhithaa Sath ...

'' (2019), directed by Halitha Shameem. Manikandan received critical acclaim for his role in the film, ''

Aelay ''Aelay'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy drama television film written and directed by Halitha Shameem, and produced by S. Sashikanth and Chakravarthy Ramachandra, Ramachandra of YNOT Studios while creative produced by Pu ...

'' (2021). Manikandan directed an independent film ‘Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham’ (English Title: Endless) starring

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

and himself. The film was selected to participate in

Bengaluru International Film Festival The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra B ...

(2016) under ‘Indian Cinema Competition’. Endless was one of the four films to be selected for screening at 16th

New York Indian Film Festival The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in New York City, and screens films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora, and the work of Indian filmmakers. The festival began in November 2001 and was foun ...

(2016).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manikandan, K. Tamil-language writers Tamil writers Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu Tamil screenwriters Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1983 births