Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor who appears in

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films. He had notable roles in films, including ''

Mundasupatti ''Mundasupatti'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language period comedy film written and directed by Ram Kumar and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment and Fox Star Studios. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Nandita Swetha, wi ...

'' (2014), ''

Maanagaram ''Maanagaram'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink action thriller film that was written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Sri, Sundeep Kishan, and Regina Cassandra, and its soundtrack ...

'' (2017), ''

Maragadha Naanayam ''Maragadha Naanayam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by ARK Saravan in his directorial debut. The film stars Aadhi and Nikki Galrani while Anandaraj, Munishkanth, Daniel Annie Pope, Mime Gopi, and ...

'' (2017) and ''

Raatchasan ''Ratsasan'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language slasher psychological thriller directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan while Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The fi ...

'' (2018).

Career

Ramdoss came to

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from

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in 2002, hoping to get a breakthrough as an actor in films and worked for several years as a junior artiste. Unable to get an immediate breakthrough, he moved to Malaysia for two years to work as a

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before returning to Chennai and often slept homeless at

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temple. He became involved in short films, often portraying characters in the ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' show on

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, and featured in Ram's original award-winning short film titled ''Mundasupatti'' by dubbing for the character of the aspiring actor, Munishkanth, at the insistence of his friend

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. He continued on the fringe of the film industry, appearing in small roles in

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's '' Kadal'' (2013) and C. V. Kumar's ''

Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. ...

'' (2013) and '' Pizza 2: Villa'' (2013), before being given the chance to portray Munishkanth in Ram's feature film debut ''

'' (2014). The film became a critical and commercial success, with Ramdoss portrayal being highly acclaimed by critics. He has since been popularly known as "Munishkanth". He has since worked on films including ''

10 Endrathukulla ''10 Endrathukulla'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language road action comedy film written and directed by Vijay Milton and produced by A. R. Murugadoss under the banner A. R. Murugadoss Productions and Fox Star Studios. The film stars Vikram and ...

'' (2015), ''

Pasanga 2 ''Pasanga 2 : Haiku'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, co produced and directed by Pandiraj. A thematic sequel to ''Pasanga'' (2009), the film focuses on the issue of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) amongst ...

'' (2015) and ''

'' (2017). He rose to more fame after acting in crime mystery thriller ''

Ratsasan ''Ratsasan'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language slasher psychological thriller directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan while Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The fil ...

'' (2018) alongside

Vishnu Vishal Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Tamil film industry. After a brief career in cricket, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead role i ...

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