Kazan Khan

Kazan Khan (22 June 1972 – 12 June 2023) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He was best known for his villain roles.

Career Kazan made his acting debut in the year 1992 with Tamil film Senthamizh Paattu at age 20. He gained widespread acclaim for his portrayal of negative roles in Tamil cinema, including notable performances in films like Kalaignan, Sethupathi IPS, Duet, Murai Maman, Aanazhagan, and Karuppu Nila, to name a few. He made his Malayalam film debut with 1993 film Gandharvam alongside Mohanlal. He is known for his roles in films Mettukudi, Vanathai Pola, Vallarasu, The King, Varnapakittu, CID Moosa, Christian Brothers, Sevenes, Mayamohini, Rajathiraja, Maryada Ramanna, and Laila O Laila. Khan died from a heart attack on 12 June 2023, aged 50.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 1992 Senthamizh Paattu Boopathy Tamil Kalaignan Anwar 1993 Vedan Madhan Gandharvam Rajkumar Malayalam 1994 Sethupathi IPS Sivaprakash/Shantharam Tamil En Aasai Machan Meenakshi's uncle Sindhu Nathi Poo Kodumudi Duet 1995 Murai Maman Ratnam Veluchami Raja Kattumarakaran Johnny Gandhi Pirantha Mann Doctor Karuppu Nila Vasu Aanazhagan Mr. Vasu AravindKannada The King Vikram Paramanand Ghorpade Malayalam 1996 Ullathai Allitha Shankar Tamil Thayagam Sunil Musthaffaa Rajaram Pudhu Nilavu Krishna Mettukudi Deivathinam's son Minugu Thare Kannada 1997 Cheluva Kodanda Mappillai Gounder Tamil Varnapakittu Mohammed Ali Malayalam Devudu Sarweswara Rao's brother-in-law Telugu 1998 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Tamil Color Kanavugal Rathna Dharma Amarnath 1999 Ponnu Veetukkaran Giridaran Habba Seetha's brother Kannada Maravathe Kanmaniye Tamil 2000 Vaanathaippola Subramani Yajamana Keerthi's cousin Kannada Vallarasu Terrorist Tamil Nagadevathe Kama Naga Kannada Priyamaanavale 7 Times (Priya's uncle) Tamil Kannan Varuvaan Dreams Malayalam The Gang Ajay 2001 Vande Matharam Inspector Deva Kannada Asura Jayaraj Railway Coolie Telugu Eduruleni Manishi Badri Rohith's coach Tamil Chinna Appa Rao's son Telugu Narasimha Chinna Thamburan Iranyan Tamil Adhipathi Telugu Grama Devathe Kannada Bhadrachalam Suraj Telugu 2002 Game Tamil 2003 Raja Narasimha Prakash Kannada Palnati Brahmanayudu Telugu CID Moosa Terrorist Malayalam 2004 Veera Kannadiga Kannada Adhu Tamil 2005 786 Khaidi Premakatha Telugu Alaiyadikkuthu Tamil Varsha Lakshman's son Kannada Kaatrullavarai Mahesh Tamil Nammanna Kannada 2006 The Don Sharon Bhai Malayalam Pandavaru Kannada Tenali Rama 2007 Soundarya Johny Snehana Preethina Police Inspector Cheena Thaana 001 Gulshan Baba Tamil 2008 Pattaya Kelappu Dhanam's uncle 2011 Christian Brothers Khan Bhai Malayalam Dandam Dashagunam Kannada Sevenes Sudhakara Moorthy Malayalam 2012 Masters Yacob Mayamohini Sanjay 2014 Kovalanin Kadhali Tamil RajadhiRaja Gangster Khalid Malayalam 2015 Ivan Maryadaraman Mahesh Sharma Lailaa O Lailaa Dhara