Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)

Mansoor Ali Khan is an Indian actor, music composer, writer and producer. who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films, mostly in antagonistic and supporting roles.

This article is about the actor. For other people with the same name, see Mansoor Ali Khan.

Mansoor Ali Khan
Born
Mansoor Ali Khan Rowther

(1961-02-22) February 22, 1961
Oddanchatram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film actor, producer, music director, politician
Years active1990-present

He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in Captain Prabhakaran (1991). After the success of this film, he got a lot of acting opportunities. He has acted in over 250 films in all languages and has produced and directed numerous films. He has also acted in a few Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.[1]

Early life

Mansoor Ali Khan was born in Dindigal, Tamil Nadu. His parents are Meesaikaara Abdul Salam Rowther and Sagorammal.[2]

Film career

Khan has often played in antagonist roles and a few lead roles. He got a breakthrough role as an antagonist in Tamil cinema industry by the R.K. Selvamani directorial Captain Prabhakaran (1991) which became a blockbuster, hence fetching him a lot of acting opportunities. He did his acting course in Anupam Kher's acting school in Mumbai.[3]

Political career

In his early career, Mansoor Ali Khan tried his hand at politics by supporting the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). At the 1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, he contested from Periyakulam as a candidate of the Puthiya Tamilagam (PT), he secured about one lakh votes and finished at the third position.[4][5] At the 2009 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, he stood as an independent candidate and the opposition pressed criminal charges against him for moving around in a vehicle with a propaganda banner breaching the moral conduct code.[6][7] At the 2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, he contested from Dindigul as a candidate of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK).[8] He quit the party later and formed his own political party 'Tamil Desiya Puligal'.

Khan was arrested in July 1998 for causing a roadblock and obstructing traffic while protesting against the pirate showings of his film Vettu Onnu Thundu Rendu (1998) on cable television. His activity led to film distributor Chinthamani Murugesan releasing a press statement condemning the television's actions and prompted a shut down of cinema halls across Pondicherry for one day.[9]

Khan was convicted on the charge of rape and awarded him seven years of imprisonment on 27 March 2001 by session court. Later, in 2012, the Madras High court found the women had made false accusations against him and ordered the woman to pay Rs 50 lakh as damages to the actor for malicious prosecution and defamation.[10][11]

Khan was arrested in January 2012 on land grabbing charges after it was alleged that he had illegally constructed a 16-storeyed property in Arumbakkam.[12][13]

Khan was arrested on 17 June 2018, along with environmentalist Piyush Manush, while protesting the proposed 270-kilometre superhighway connecting Salem and Chennai.[14]

He was arrested in April 2021 for spreading rumours about Covid vaccination and ordered to pay 2 lakhs to the health secretary.[15]

Filmography

Actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990ShubhayathraMalayalamUncredited role
Velai KidaichuduchuMaariTamil
1991Thangamana ThangachiTamil
Captain PrabhakaranVeerabhadranTamil
Moondrezhuthil En MoochirukkumMosesTamil
RudhraKedi MayandiTamil
1992ChembaruthiKumarTamil
Therku Theru MachanDevarajTamil
Idhuthanda SattamKaaliTamil
Chinna Poovai KillatheyTamil
MagudamTamil
PandithuraiNarasimmaTamil
Thai MozhiMariyarajTamil
PangaliAbdul KhidrTamil
SamundiRajangamTamil
Deiva KuzhanthaiTamil
Naalaiya TheerpuInspectorTamil
1993Kadal PuraTamil
Ezhai JaathiRajarathinam's sonTamil
VaasthavamTelugu
Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna KamarajanKulothunganTamilAlso producer, music director
ThalattuJeevaTamil
Moondravadhu KannSubbarayanTamil
Sabash BabuTamil
Mutha MestriInspectorTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Manbhumigu Maistri
Ponnu ChamiRatnamMalayalam
1994RavananRavananTamilAlso producer
Athiradi PadaiSelvaTamil
UzhiyanGovindarajTamil
KanmaniTamil
Sukham SukhakaramMalayalam
1995Gangai Karai PaattuTamil
Raja MuthiraiTamil
DevaPeriyavarTamil
Sandhaikku Vantha KiliTamil
AsuranVeerabhadranTamil
Gandhi Pirantha MannTamil
Sindhu BathMayilsamyTamil
Makkal AatchiValaiyapathiTamil
SeethanamMarimuthuTamil
HijackVishwanathanMalayalam
1996ThayagamSnobir (Snow Bear)Tamil
MusthaffaaKaalaiyaTamil
Vaazhga JananayagamBhagat SinghTamilAlso producer, music director
Vasantha VaasalGaneshTamil
Maanbumigu MaanavanPoliticianTamil
RajaliRani's uncleTamil
ManikkamTamil
Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum PennalePrabhakaranTamil
BossKannada
Kinnam Katta KallanBindran BillaMalayalam
Man of the MatchUdumbu RajappanMalayalam
1997PisthaTamil
KadavulK. ShanmugamTamil
ArasiyalVenkatraman (R. K. V)Tamil
PagaivanTamil
Yuva ShakthiKannada
Lady CommissionerKannada
1998Maru MalarchiMannaruTamil
Vettu Onnu Thundu RenduTamil
JollyChakravarthy's fatherTamil
NatpukkagaPerusuTamil
DharmaDaasTamil
Urimai PorBaluTamil
Cheran Chozhan PandianPolice InspectorTamil
1999PadayappaKrishnasamy MudaliarTamil
SuyamvaramKabilanTamil
AntahpuramShekharTamil
Minsara KannaVedhachalamTamil
JayamAnandTamil
Kanmani UnakkagaKaranTamil
JananaayakanMalayalam
2000VallarasuPoliticianTamil
Kannaal PesavaaTamil
Unnai Kann ThedutheyTamil
PuratchikkaaranTamil
Krodham 2SelvakumarTamil
Red IndiansVayanadanMalayalam
Sathyam Sivam SundaramAndra PonnanMalayalam
2001DiggajaruKannada
Thaalikaatha KaaliammanTamil
Seerivarum KaalaiTamil
SoothradharanZamindarMalayalam
Ponnana NeramTamil
2002RaajjiyamTamil
Kadhal VirusHimselfTamilCameo appearance
En Mana VaanilTamil
Andipatti ArasampattiArasampattiTamil
2003ParasuramHome Minister VishwanathanTamil
PaaraiTamil
ThennavanTamil
AnjaneyaContractorTamil
Oru Thadava SonnaTamil
2004MaanasthanTamil
ArasatchiTamil
Neranja ManasuMasanamTamil
ArumugaswamyTamil
SambaMcDowell ManiTelugu
2005AayudhamMinister AndiappanTamil
ChinnaChinna's friendTamil
2006SudesiTamil
PerarasuSivapprakasamTamil
VaralaruDivya's brotherTamil
NaayudammaTelugu
2007Ennai Paar Yogam VarumJagaTamilAlso producer, storywriter
KuttrapathirikaiSivarasanTamil
Rasigar MandramRameshkanth, PeethamparamTamil
MastiKannada
2008Thithikkum IlamaiInspector DharmaTamil
2009KanthaswamyPolice InspectorTamil
Aadatha AattamellamPolice InspectorTamil
2010ThillalangadiPolice InspectorTamil
VirudhagiriPolice InspectorTamil
2011Puli VeshamGovindanTamil
2012Kadhal PaathaiDrunkardTamil
MirattalShankar's fatherTamil
2013Lollu Dhadha Parak ParakTamilAlso music director[16]
Singam IISub Inspector Karim BhaiTamil
2014TenaliramanCannibal tribe leaderTamil
Kaaviya ThalaivanContract KannaiahTamil
2015Pulan Visaranai 2Tamil
AthiradiTamilAlso producer, writer, music director
Naanum Rowdy DhaanMansoorTamil
VedalamManimaranTamil
2016Unnodu KaKasiTamil
Enakku Innoru Per IrukkuTamilCameo Appearance
Adra Machan VisiluTamil
Veera SivajiTamil
2017Bruce LeeMinister Mansoor Ali KhanTamil
Saravanan Irukka BayamaenVeerasingamTamil
VelaikkaranKennedyTamil
Konjam KonjamKodumudi BabuTamil
2018GulaebaghavaliNambiTamil
Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna VekkalaTamil
Semma'Attack' BaluTamil
Kilambitaangayaa KilambitaangayaaTamil
ItlyKalluthuTamil
Chekka Chivantha VaanamKhalidTamil
Evanukku Engeyo Matcham IrukkuSengalvaraayanTamil
Silukkuvarupatti SingamNilakkottai NarayananTamil
Inba Twinkle LillyKalluthuTamil
2019PottuSwamiTamil
Natpuna Ennanu TheriyumaTamil
JackpotBhaiTamil
2021SoorpanagaiTamil
2022Kichi KichiTamil
The LegendPoliticianTamil
2023BakasuranTamil
Pichaikkaran 2ACP GopalTamil
KickTamil
LeoHridayaraj D'SouzaTamil

Singer
YearFilmSongComposerNotes
1993Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan"Mama Mama"himself
1996Vaazhga Jananayagam"Kodambakkam"himself
1996Rajali"Wrong Route"Aravind
2007Ennai Paar Yogam Varum"Koyambedu"A. K. Vaasagan
2015Athiradi"En Kathirikka",
"Edho Paarka",
"Thanniyadichu",
"Yenda Thenna"		himself

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