Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian stage, film and television actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials as supporting actor and negative roles. He has appeared in films including ''

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'' (1994), ''

Baashha ''Baashha'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language gangster action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagma and Raghuvaran, with Janagaraj, Devan, Shashi Kumar, Vijayakumar, Anandaraj, Charan Raj, Kitty, Sath ...

'' (1995), ''

Ratchagan ''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Gir ...

'' (1997), ''

Amarkalam ''Amarkalam'' () () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran and produced by V. Sudhir Kumar. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Shalini, with Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Nassar in supporting roles. ''Amarka ...

'' (1999) 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 Raj ...

'' (2001). The success of the former film, meant that he used the title as a prefix to his stagename.

Career

After making his debut as an actor in ''

'' (1994), Shankar has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comedy villain. In the movie

, he used to Call Ajith Kumar As "Thala". Henceforth Ajith Kumar is called as "Thala" by his fans.

Filmography

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Amma Vanthachu ''Amma Vandhachu'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by P. Vasu, and produced by Poornima Bhagyaraj. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj, Khushbu and Baby Sridevi, with Delhi Ganesh, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Ch ...

'' (1992) *''

'' (1994) *''

Namma Annachi ''Namma Annachi'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Dhalapathi. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in a triple role, along with Raadhika, Heera Rajagopal and Rupini. The film, produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Sivaraman, had ...

'' (1994) *''

Vanaja Girija ''Vanaja Girija'' is a 1994 Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon (actor), Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. The film is a remake o ...

'' (1994) *''

Aasai ''Aasai'' () () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar and debutant Suvaluxmi, with Prakash Raj, Rohini, Poornam Viswanathan, Nizhalgal R ...

'' (1995) *''

'' (1995) *'' En Pondatti Nallava'' (1995) *''

Ragasiya Police ''Ragasiya Police'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil language action thriller film written and directed by R. S. Elavarasan. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Nagma, while Raadhika, Anandaraj, Goundamani, Devan, and Senthil play supporting roles. The ...

'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Senathipathi'' (1996) *''

Vaazhga Jananayagam ''Vaazhga Jananayagam'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language political satire film directed by E. Ramdoss. The film stars Mansoor Ali Khan and Pragathi, with John Amirtharaj, S. S. Chandran, T. S. Raghavendra, Pandu, Raveendra Babu and Mahanadi Sha ...

'' (1996) *'' Vishwanath'' (1996) *'' Abhimanyu'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *'' Golmaal'' (1998) *''

Dhinamdhorum ''Dhinamdhorum'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Nagaraj. The film stars Murali and Suvalakshmi. The film, which has music by Oviyan, released in February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Manasichi ...

'' (1998) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Pudhumai Pithan'' (1998) *''

'' (1999) *''

Adutha Kattam ''Adutha Kattam'' () is a 1999 Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sarath, and produced by Ajmal Hassan. The film stars Raja Ravindra and Yuvarani, while Vijayakumar and Cochin Haneefa appear in supporting roles. Featur ...

'' (1999) *''

Malabar Police ''Malabar Police'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil language crime comedy film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Abbas and Mumtaj. The film, produced by Shanthi Vasudevan, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on ...

'' (1999) *''

Unnai Thedi ''Unnai Thedi'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Malavika, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya. Some of the scenes are sim ...

'' (1999) *''

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'' (2000) *''

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'' (2000) *''

'' (2001) *'' Dosth'' (2001) *'' Alli Thandha Vaanam'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *''Amaiyappan'' (2002) *'' Charlie Chaplin'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Shree'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Maaran'' (2002) *'' Game'' (2002) *''

Ramanaa ''Ramanaa'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, stars Vijayakanth, Ashima Bhalla and Simran in lead roles. The film is about a man named Ramana who decides to abolish corruption co ...

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Naam'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Gajendra'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *'' Giri'' (2004) *'' Jaisurya'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Kusthi'' (2006) *'' Vanjagan'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Vathiyar'' (2006) *''

Thottal Poo Malarum ''Thottal Poo Malarum'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by P. Vasu, starring his son Sakthi Vasu and Gowri Munjal, two newcomers. Rajkiran, Sukanya, Nassar, Vadivelu and Santhanam played supporting roles. ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Vasool'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Sura'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Etho Seithai Ennai'' (2012) *'' Aachariyangal'' (2012) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Amara'' (2014) *'' Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) *''

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'' (2018) *'' Irumbu Thirai'' (2018) *'' Dev'' (2019) *'' 100'' (2019) *''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Mahanadi Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil comedians People from Tamil Nadu 1955 births