Elango Kumaravel

Elango Kumaravel is an Indian actor, writer and a co-founder of the Chennai-based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop koothuppattarai. He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film Loins of Punjab Presents and wrote the script for the 2008 film Kattradhu Kalavu. He was involved in the production of "Ey Aa O!" a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians.

Career When Kumaravel was staging Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan, he was spotted by Nassar and approached to star in his film Maayan. Kumaravel became a regular in Radha Mohan's films.

Filmography All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Tamil films + List of Elango Kumaravel Tamil film acting credits Year Title Role Notes 2001 Maayan 2002 Azhagi Kaakaiyan 2003 Iyarkai Exorcist 2004 Azhagiya Theeye Gopi (Chithappa) 2005 Ponniyin Selvan Pandiya Sandakozhi Balu and Kartik's friend uncredited role2008 Velli Thirai Hamid Mustafa Abhiyum Naanum Ravi Shasthri Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai Gopal 2010 Madrasapattinam Taxi driver Irandu Mugam Parthasarathy's friend 2011 Payanam Subash Vaagai Sooda Vaa Kuruvikaarar 2013 Gouravam Maasi Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Constable 2014 His Wife Father Godwin Un Samayal Arayil Kalidas's uncle 2015 Dharani Mahesh Ivanuku Thannila Gandam James Uppu Karuvaadu Manja alias Karnan 2017 Kurangu Bommai Sekar 12-12-1950 Jail wardern Richie 'Kaaka' Peter 2018 Diya Police officer 60 Vayadu Maaniram Rajappan Kaatrin Mozhi Kumbakarai Krishnamurthy aka 'Kumki' 2019 Sarvam Thaala Mayam Johnson Natpe Thunai B. C. Aruvam Jagan's friend Hero Mathi's father 2020 Asuraguru Kumaravel 2021 Jai Bhim Police officer 2022 Veeramae Vaagai Soodum Parishuddam Vikram Lawrence Jothi Muthu Karotiyin Kadhali Rathasaatchi Murugesan 2024 Captain Miller Kannaya Blue Star Ranjith and Sam's father Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu Ravi Kadaisi Ulaga Por Bhai 2025 Kingston Martin Tourist Family Gunasekar Thug Life Amaran and Chandra's father Kumaara Sambavam Varadharajan 2026 Lucky the Superstar MLA's brother-in-law Pyaar Prema Kalyanam Srinivasan

Other language films + List of Elango Kumaravel other language film acting credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2011 Gaganam Subash Telugu Bilingual films 2013 Gouravam Baachi 2019 Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene Subha Reddy 2022 John Luther Prasad Malayalam 2023 Sam Bahadur V. K. Krishna Menon Hindi

Streaming television Dubbing artist + Year Title Role Actor 2007 Mozhi Ananthakrishnan Brahmanandam

Writer + Year Title Writer 2010 Kattradhu Kalavu 2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I 2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II

Plays

Actor Vaali Vadham (2006) Bheeshma (2007) Ravana (2008) Kurukshetra (2009) Raghuvamsam (2010) Krishna the Soul Seeker (2011) Sundara Kaandam (2012) Chakravyuh (2013) Hanuman (2014) Parasurama: Wielder of the Axe of Justice (2018)

Other including roles

Camus' Caligula in Tamil (1993) Molière's Tartuffe in Tamil (1997) Philip Minyana's Ou Va Tu Jeremie? In Tamil (1998) Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan performed in 1999 (Tamil historical play)