Munna (actor)

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.[1]

Munna Simon
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Actor, Physiotherapist,
Years active2003-present
SpouseBetty Mary (2010-present)

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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003GaurisankaramSankaranMalayalam
PallavanManoharTamil
2004JananamSasiTamil
2005Unnai Enakku PudichirukkuHimselfTamil
2007AataVickyTelugu
2008SilandhiMaheshTamil
2009Kandein KadhalaiGauthamTamil
2010RaavananSakkaraiTamil
2011MohabbathAmeerMalayalam
2012Banking Hours 10 to 4RahulMalayalam
2013Kutteem KolumBabuMalayalam
2014To Noora with LoveHimselfMalayalam
2014TestpaperMalayalam
2015AchaaramSivaTamil
2019Enai Noki Paayum Thota Anand Bhai Tamil
2019Queen Srikanth TamilWeb Series
2020Kannan AayalKannanMalayalamMusic album
2023Lockdown DiarieTamil

TBA

Dhruva Natchathiram

 TBA

Tamil

 Delayed

References
  1. "Munna-Anu Engagement". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Indiainfo: Malayalam: Coming Soon - Kavya and Munna in GAURISANKARAM". Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  3. Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Events - Munna Wedding Reception". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2014.


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