Kadhal Dhandapani

Dhandapani
Born 1943
Madras Presidency, British India
(now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died 20 July 2014 (aged 71)[1]
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2004–2014

Kadhal Dhandapani (died 20 July 2014) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He rose to fame portraying the antagonist in Balaji Sakthivel's Kaadhal (2004), and is credited with the film's name as a prefix.[2][3] He died on 20 July 2014 following a cardiac arrest.[4][5]

Career

Before entering films, Dhandapani was a businessman in Dindigul. Along with his various businesses, he was actively involved in various honorary postings in the town. In 2004 he was selected by film director Balaji Sakthivel to play the role of lead actress Sandhya's father in Kaadhal. This was his film breakthrough, and led to an acting career spanning more than 200 films.[6]

Dhandapani's films include Sathyaraj's Englishkaran, Myskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi, Jayam Ravi's Unakkum Enakkum, Vijay's Velayudham, Raghava Lawrence's Muni, Arya's Vattaram and Sivakarthikeyan's Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.

Death

Dhandapani suffered a cardiac arrest and died on 20 July 2014 at the age of 71.[7][8] He was survived by his 3 Sons (Vimaladhithan, Lenin, Kumar), 1 Daughter (Rajeswari) & 8 Grandchildren (Prakash, Dhilip, Balaji, Raagavi, Priya, Yashmitha, Novidha, Rithika). His wife Aruna died on March 29, 2011.

Notable filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Kaadhal Rajendran
2005 Englishkaran
2005 Rajamanikyam Malayalam
2005 Sandakozhi
2006 Chithiram Pesuthadi Annachi
2006 Unakkum Enakkum Sivaji
2006 Vattaram Iyra
2007 Raju Bhai Telugu
2007 Muni Dhandapani
2007 Marudhamalai Puli
2007 Malaikottai
2008 Theekuchi
2008 Krishna Lanka Raju Telugu
2009 Anjaneyulu Telugu
2010 Kacheri Arambam
2010 Police Police Telugu
2010 Pokkiri Raja Malayalam
2010 Kutti Pisasu Kudu Kuduppu Kullamuni
2010 Super Kannada
2010 Thillalangadi Chandra Lakshman
2011 Mappillai
2011 Vaanam Narasimman
2011 Velayudham Nattamai
2013 Muthu Nagaram
2013 Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
2014 Angusam
2014 Kantharvan
2014 Aranmanai
2014 Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
2014 Race Gurram
2015 Santhithen Unnai Paddi Alandhan
2015 Sandamarutham
2015 Nanbenda
2015 Meenakshi Kadhalan Ilangovan

References

  1. 20 July 2014 12:30 IST. "Popular Actor Kadhal Dhandapani Passes Away". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  2. "Rajendran". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. "Rajendran Biography". Joint Scene. Retrieved 15 February 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. "Tamil actor Dhandapani dies due to Cardiac Arrest". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. "Actor Dhandapani passed away". StrikingSoon.com. StrikingSoon.in. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "Actor Kadhal Dhandapani passes away - Chennaionline News". News.chennaionline.com. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  7. "Kadhal Dhandapani Passed away - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  8. "Kadhal Dhandapani passed away today morning". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2014-07-21.

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