Manikandan
Writing
Born: Sep 29, 1987
From: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Credits: 21 titles
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 Pushar-Gayathri's third directorial venture Vikram Vedha (2017) and also played a 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) 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 directed an independent film ‘Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham’ (English Title: Endless) starring Delhi Ganesh and himself in lead roles. The film …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kudumbasthan | Naveen | 2025 | 7.2 |
| Lover | Arun | 2024 | 7.267 |
| Good Night | Mohan | 2023 | 7.3 |
| Mathagam TV | Padalam Sekhar AKA Thimingalam | 2023 | 5.4 |
| Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal | Rajasekar | 2022 | 7.5 |
| Jai Bhim | Rajakannu | 2021 | 7.261 |
| Aelay | 2021 | 6.5 | |
| Netrikann | SI Manikandan | 2021 | 5.9 |
| Sillu Karuppatti | Mugilan Viswanath | 2019 | 7.0 |
| Kaala | Lenin | 2018 | 6.514 |
| 8 Thottakkal | Jai | 2017 | 7.3 |
| Vikram Vedha | Santhanam | 2017 | 7.218 |
| Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum | Murali | 2016 | 7.1 |
| Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham | 2015 | — | |
| India Pakistan | Mani | 2015 | 5.3 |
| Pizza 2: Villa | Uncredited Role | 2013 | 5.8 |
| Untitled Manikandan - Desingu Periyasamy Movie | — | ||
| Makkal Kaavalan | — | ||
| Arasan | — | ||
| Vada Chennai II : Anbuvin Ezhichi | — | ||
| Untitled VJS - Pandiraj Film | — | ||
| Known for | Writing |
| Credits | 21 |
| Born | 1987 |
| From | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, … |