Personal info
Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1987-09-29
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Edit pageManikandan K.
Biography
K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor, and director who works in the Tamil film industry.
Manikandan participated in a popular reality comedy show and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a Radio Jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows.
He debuted as a writer with Pizza II: Villa (2013). He made his acting debut with India Pakistan (2015) and played a minor role in the Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy.
Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture 8 Thottakkal (2017) alongside M. S. Bhaskar and Lallu. He penned the dialogues for Pushkar–Gayathri's third directorial venture Vikram Vedha (2017) and also played the role of a police constable in the film.
In 2018, Pa. Ranjith picked Manikandan for a role in Kaala (2018). Manikandan was involved in Viswasam (2019) and Thambi (2019), directed by Siva and Jeethu Joseph respectively, as a dialogue writer.
He paired with Nivedithaa Sathish in the romantic anthology film Sillu Karupatti (2019), directed by Halitha Shameem. Manikandan received critical acclaim for his role in the film, Aelay (2021).
Manikandan directed an independent film Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham (English Title: Endless) starring Delhi Ganesh and himself. The film was selected to participate in the Bengaluru International Film Festival (2016) under the ‘Indian Cinema Competition’.
Endless was one of the four films to be selected for screening at the 16th New York Indian Film Festival (2016).
He played the role of Rajakannu in the film Jai Bhim (2021) and won critical acclaim for his portrayal. He played the lead role in the movie Good Night (2023) which became an audience favorite.
Actor
Mathagam (Season 1) as Padalam Sekhar
Shaitan (Season 1) as Naxalite
Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum as Murali