Mugen Rao

Mugen Rao (born on 20 October 1995) is a Malaysian singer and actor who predominantly appears in Tamil films. In 2019, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 3 and later emerged as the winner. He is also known for playing lead roles in films such as Ghora and Velan (2021).

Personal life Mugen was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, one of three children.

In 2019, Rao confirmed his relationship with Malaysian actress Yasmin Nadiah.

Career He began his singing career with his father, a stage singer, and performed in fifty stage shows. He made his acting debut in the Malay TV show Senandung Malam, then had small parts in films including Gerak Khas and Ghora, in shorts, TV films, and advertising. His later music videos include "Anbe Aruyire", "Pogiren", "Mayakkurriye", and "Oththa Thamarai", which was shot in 2022 using virtual production technology.

In 2019, he was the first Malaysian contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil edition, and emerged as the winner. While on Bigg Boss Tamil season 3, he sang the unreleased song "Sathiyama", which was only officially released in 2020. He then moved to Chennai and sought to break into Tamil cinema.

He signed a three-film deal in 2020, and was announced at the time to have a leading role in Vettri. He played the lead in Velan, directed by Kavin Moorthy and released in December 2021. In 2022, he began filming Mathil Mel Kadhal alongside Divya Bharathi.

He later played the lead role in the film Jinn - The Pet (2025) which was directed by TR Bala alongside actress Bhavaya Trikha.

Filmography

Films Year Film Role(s) Notes 2018 Ghora Adhitya Malaysian filmHaran Abdu Hey Coffeelopher Ram 2019 Venpa Yuvaraj Balakrishnan "YB" Malaysian film (special appearance) 2021 Velan Velan Also singer and lyricist 2025 Jinn - The Pet Thomas Madhil Mel Kaadhal

Web series

+ Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2023 MY3 Adhitya Chandrasekhar OTT Release

Short films Year TitleNotes 2017 I am Peter 2018 Light Up Someone's Life

Television Actor Year Serial/Telemovie/Drama Role Channel Language Notes 2009 Senandung Malam Paperboy Malay 2010 Da Bomba Supporting 2011 Gerak Khas TV2 2012 Sindiket Fixie Rumah Kecil Itu 2014 Rembau Ada WiFi 2016 ASTRO Sitcom: Barber Tamil Main Cast Veetuku Oru Paati Ippadiyum Pannalama 2017 Agam Puram 2018 Sekuriti TV2 2018 Sugamaana Sumaigal 2019 Nee Yaar TV2 Main Cast Best TV Drama Actor award

Reality shows (non fiction) Year Reality Show/Fiction/Live Show Role Channel Notes2016 360 Degrees: Season 11 Anchor Astro Vaanavil 2017 360 Degrees: Season 12 Chinna Kabali Astro Ponggal 2018 2019 KL to KK: Let's roll Host Astro Ulagam Bigg Boss 3 ContestantVijay TV Winner Super Singer 7 Guest The Wall 2020 Dancing Super Stars Judge

Music videos Actor

Discography

Singer Note: When he is credited as the composer, he is credited as Mugen Rao MGR. Year Song Composer(s) Co-singer(s) Writer(s) Ref. 2014 "Kaadhaley Kannir" Coruz Hooks A'sha, Coruz HooksMugen Rao 2015 "Ring-Eh" Razor Ray A Sha 2016 "Kayalvizhi" Coruz Hooks Solo 2018 "Pogiren" Prashan Sean Prashan Sean "Abinaya" Shane Extreme, Mugen Rao Solo "Kannu Rapulo" (Telugu) "Zombie Kadhal" 2019 "Yenggedi" Shane Extreme Solo "Maya" Mugen Rao Solo "Sathiyama" Mugen Rao, Shane Extreme Priyashankari 2020 "Arivum Anbum" Ghibran Kamal Haasan, Ghibran, Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja,Shankar Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashri, Sid Sriram, Devi Sri Prasad,Shruti Haasan, Andrea Jeremiah, Siddharth Kamal Haasan "Thedinen" Mugen Rao, Shane Extreme Solo Mugen Rao 2021 "Sathiyama Sollurandi" Gopi Sundar, Mugen Rao Sivaangi Krishnakumar "Kaanal Neer Aanathe" Gopi Sundar Solo Lalithanand 2022 "Mudhal Kaathal" Mugen Rao, Vivasvan Solo Mugen Rao, Vivasvan 2023 "Murugan Cassette Vol.1" Mugen Rao Havoc Brothers Mugen Rao