Elango Kumaravel is an Indian actor and writer known for his contribution to the Tamil film industry. He made his film debut in the 2001 Tamil flick Maayan directed by Nassar. Elango gained fame for his portrayal of a beggar in the Abhiyum Naanum movie. As a co-founder of the Chenani-based theatre group Magic Lantern, he made a positive impact on the performing arts. Besides acting Elango wrote the story for the 2010 film Kattradhu Kalavu. Elango signed up for GV Prakash’s next project, Kingston which has huge anticipation among the audience.
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Elango Kumaravel is a graduate of the Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts at Pondicherry University and the Chennai-based theatre workshop Koothuppattarai.
He contributed to the creation of Ey Aa O a musical fusion piece featuring Indian classical and folk musicians.
He worked as a dubbing artist in the 2007 Tamil film Mozhi for actor Brahmanandam.
Elango worked as the screenplay writer for the epic films Ponniyin Selvan I & II.
In addition to his work in Tamil cinema, he appeared in several other language films like Gaganam (Telugu), John Luther (Malayalam), Sam Bahadur (Hindi), and more.
Elango has also performed numerous stable dramas, including Ponniyin Selvan.
