Munna

Munna Simon is an Indian actor, who has notably appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in Gaurisankaram, Silandhi, Kandein Kadhalai and Raavanan.

Career

His initial films such as Pallavan, Jananam and Unnai Enakku Pudichirukku were highly unsuccessful films as they failed to create any impact at the box office. He eventually gained attention with the 2008 low-budget thriller Silandhi, following it up with the successful Kandein Kadhalai, appearing alongside Bharath and Tamannaah Bhatia. Subsequently, he was signed by Indian director Mani Ratnam to enact a supporting role in his magnum opus Raavanan, along with prominent film artists Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Prithviraj and Priyamani.

Personal life Munna is the nephew of Malayalam actress Jayabharathi. He graduated from U.C College and further studied physiotherapy in the School of Medical education Angamaly. Munna's only brother Dominic Simon died of Pneumonia on 20 May 2013. Dominic was doing M.Sc. in visual communications in SRM College Chennai.

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 2003 Pallavan Manohar Tamil credited as Shankar Gaurisankaram Sankaran Malayalam 2004 Jananam Sasi Tamil 2005 Unnai Enakku Pudichirukku Himself Tamil 2007 Aata Vicky Telugu 2008 Silandhi Mahesh Tamil 2009 Kandein Kadhalai Gautham Tamil 2010 Raavanan Sakkarai Tamil 2011 Mohabbath Ameer Malayalam 2012 Banking Hours 10 to 4 Rahul Malayalam 2013 Kutteem Kolum Babu Malayalam 2014 To Noora with Love Himself Malayalam Testpaper Malayalam 2015 Achaaram Siva Tamil 2019 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Anand Bhai Tamil Queen Srikanth Tamil Web Series 2020 Kannan Aayal Kannan Malayalam Music album 2023 Lockdown Diarie Tamil Dhruva Natchathiram Tamil Unreleased 2025 Madha Gaja Raja Viswanath's henchman Tamil