Shafeeq Talwanga is an Indian actor, who has primarily worked in

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and

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films. He appears mainly in offbeat films. His debut

film ''Love Story'' was a sensational hit and he was considered as a rival to '' Rahman'', the romantic hero of

films. It was Shafeeq, who brought ''Break Dance'' movements in

films, but his subsequent movies like ''Naalae Njngalude Vivaham'' failed and he could not sustain his success. His Tamil entry as Sanjay in ''Odangal'' also met lukewarm response. He later did low-budget films like ''Kalpana House''. In 90's, he rechristened himself as Varun Raj, grew a moustache and tried working again in

films like ''Thoothu Po Chellakiliye'', ''Padhukappu'', ''Athipathi'' and

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...

' s '' Gangai Karai Paattu'', with little success. He has also done a

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movie titled '' Khuli Khidki''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafeeq Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema