Manikandan (actor)

Manikandan
Occupation Actor

Manikandan is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has acted in films including Boys (2003) and Kicha Vayasu 16 (2005).

Career

Manikandan, a visual communications graduate who had featured in Kala’s dance troupe doing stage shows, was selected by Shankar to feature in his coming-of-age film Boys after impressing in auditions.[1] He shot for the film throughout 2002 alongside fellow debutants Siddharth, Genelia D'Souza, Bharath, Nakul and Thaman[2] The story centred on six youngsters, conveying a message about the importance of a good education and career over other distractions, such as romance and sex, and marked a move away from Shankar's usual brand of vigilante films, gaining much publicity prior to release.[3] The film opened to mixed reviews but became a moderate success at the box office, with reviewers noting the ensemble cast as "excellent".[4][5] In the following years, while the other five debut actors have been successful, Manikandan has struggled to receive acclaim and feature in high-profile films.[6]

Notably, director Shankar revealed that Manikandan was edged about by Bharath to star in Balaji Sakthivel's Kaadhal (2004), which had won Bharath significant acclaim.[7] Manikandan subsequently received offers to feature as the lead actor in Kadhal FM (2005) and then alongside Simran in Kicha Vayasu 16, but both films had low key releases and fared poorly at the box office.[8][9] He has since starred in several low-budget films, including Gurusamy and Kaadhal 2014.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Boys Kumar
2005 Kadhal FM Manikandan
2005 Kicha Vayasu 16 Kicha
2006 Yuga
2010 Bayam Ariyaan
2010 Moscowin Kavery
2011 Gurusamy
2014 Kaadhal 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ravi K Chandran on Boys". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. ↑ "'Shankar has taken Tamil films to new depths'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  4. ↑ "The Hindu : "Boys"". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Movie Review : Boys". Sify.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  6. ↑ "ACTOR NAKUL INTERVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Striking gold, Shankar style - MADS". The Hindu. 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Manikandan - Interview". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Kadhal FM - Tamil Movie Review". Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
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