Linga | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2015–present |
Linga is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. [1] After making his film debut in the Tamil film Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu (2015), he has been in films including Sindhubaadh (2019), Parole (2022) and recently Udanpaal (2022).
Linga's first major role came in Arun Kumar's Sethupathi (2016), where he portrayed a police officer supporting Vijay Sethupathi's character in his investigation. [2] Linga portrayed the main antagonist in Arun Kumar's Sindhubaadh (2019), appearing as Bangkok-based gangster in the human trafficking business. The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic from FirstPost noting that his character was "underwritten". [3]
Linga portrayed a pivotal role in Penguin (2020), appearing as the lead actress Keerthy Suresh's husband. [4] In 2022, Linga played a lead role, alongside R. S. Karthik, in Dwarakh Raja's crime thriller Parole . He also featured in the lead role in Udanpaal, headlining an ensemble cast of actors such as Charle, Gayathrie and Vivek Prasanna. [5] [6] [7]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu | Karthik | |
2016 | Sethupathi | Shenbaga Moorthy | |
2017 | Adhe Kangal | Thomas | |
Kadhal Kasakuthaiya | Vivek | ||
Hara Hara Mahadevaki | Kidnapper | ||
Karuppan | |||
2018 | Ghajinikanth | Police officer | |
2019 | Sindhubaadh | Ling | |
Miga Miga Avasaram | Samandhi's uncle | ||
V1 | Siddharthan | ||
2020 | Penguin | Raghu | |
2021 | Annabelle Sethupathi | Kathir | |
Gaadi Ulla Body | [8] | ||
2022 | Parole | Karikalan | |
DSP | Chandru | ||
Udanpaal | Paraman | ||
2023 | Pallu Padama Paathuka | Parthasarathy | [9] |
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