Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)

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

Mansoor Ali Khan
Born	Mansoor Ali Khan Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, film producer, composer, politician
Years active	1990-present

Mansoor Ali Khan is an Indian actor, composer, screenwriter and film producer. He has predominantly appeared in Tamil films, mostly in antagonistic and supporting roles.

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 and has produced and directed numerous films. He has also acted in some Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. ^[1]

Early life

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

Film career

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

In 1993, he took a hero avatar through the film Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan . This movie was directed by Balu Anand and Mansoor Ali Khan composed the music too. ^[4] He also starred in and produced the films Ravanan (1994) and Vaazhga Jananayagam (1996).

He has worked in a large number of films directed by R. K. Selvamani in his career such as Captain Prabhakaran (1991), Chembaruthi (1992), Athiradi Padai (1994), Kanmani (1994), Raja Muthirai (1995), Makkal Aatchi (1995), Arasiyal (1997), Kanmani (1994), Kuttrapathirikai (2007) and Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015). He also collaborated with the director K. S. Ravikumar such as Pistha (1997), Natpukkaga (1998), Padayappa (1999), Suyamvaram (1999), Minsara Kanna (1999), Paarai (2003) and Varalaru (2006). Most of his roles, he did was villainy, and in between, he did some character roles too.

Later, he acted as lead roles in the comedy films such as Ennai Paar Yogam Varum (2007), Lollu Dha Dha Parak Parak (2013), Athiradi (2015) and Sarakku (2023). He played comedy roles with Kalyaan's directorial in Gulaebaghavali (2018), Jackpot (2019) and 80s Buildup (2023).

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. ^{[5] [6]} 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. ^{[7] [8]} At the 2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, he contested from Dindigul as a candidate of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK). ^[9] He quit the party later and formed his own political party 'Tamil Desiya Puligal'.

Electoral Career

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote %
1999 Indian general election	Periyakulam	PT	Lost	13.1	T. T. V. Dhinakaran	AIADMK	45.6
2009 Indian general election	Tiruchirappalli	Independent	Lost	0.24	P. Kumar	AIADMK	41.65
2019 Indian general election	Dindigul	NTK	Lost	4.76	P. Velusamy	DMK	64.60
2024 Indian general election	Vellore	Independent	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote %
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Thondamuthur	Independent	Lost	0.19	S. P. Velumani	AIADMK	53.89

Controversies

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. ^[10]

Khan was convicted on the charge of rape and awarded seven years of imprisonment on 27 March 2001 by a Sessions court. Later, in 2012, the Madras High court found the woman had made false accusations against him and ordered her to pay Rs 50 lakh as damages to the actor for malicious prosecution and defamation. ^{[11] [12]}

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. ^{[13] [14]}

Khan was arrested on 17 June 2018, along with environmentalist Piyush Manush, while protesting the proposed 270-kilometre superhighway connecting Salem and Chennai. ^[15]

Khan was arrested in April 2021 for spreading rumours about COVID-19 vaccination and ordered to pay 2 lakhs to the health secretary. ^[16]

In 2023, Khan said in an interview that he expected to do a rape scene with actress Trisha in Leo movie but didn't get a chance to share the screen with her. The statement was criticized by social media commentators. Trisha replied to his statement, "I strongly condemn this and find it sexist, disrespectful, misogynistic, repulsive and in bad taste. He can keep wishing but I am grateful never to have shared screen space with someone as pathetic as him and I will make sure it never happens for the rest of my film career as well. People like him bring a bad name to mankind.” ^{[17] [18] [19]} He then apologized to Trisha and she responded by saying "To err is human,to forgive is divine". ^[20]

Filmography

Tamil films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Velai Kidaichuduchu	Maari
1991	Thangamana Thangachi	Lakshmi's brother
	Captain Prabhakaran	Veerabhadran
	Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum	Moses
	Rudhra	Kedi Mayandi
1992	Chembaruthi	Kumar
	Therku Theru Machan	Devaraj
	Idhuthanda Sattam	Kaali
	Chinna Poovai Killathey
	Magudam
	Pandithurai	Narasimma
	Thai Mozhi	Mariyaraj
	Pangali	Abdul Khidr
	Samundi	Rajangam
	Deiva Kuzhanthai
	Naalaiya Theerpu	Inspector
1993	Kadal Pura
	Ezhai Jaathi	Rajarathinam's son
	Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan	Kulothungan	Also producer, music director
	Thalattu	Jeeva
	Moondravadhu Kann	Subbarayan
	Sabash Babu
1994	Ravanan	Ravanan	Also producer
	Athiradi Padai	Selva
	Uzhiyan	Govindaraj
	Kanmani
1995	Gangai Karai Paattu	Sitapati
	Raja Muthirai	Poli Samiyar
	Deva	Periyavar
	Sandhaikku Vantha Kili
	Asuran	Veerabhadran
	Gandhi Pirantha Mann
	Sindhu Bath	Mayilsamy
	Makkal Aatchi	Valaiyapathi
	Seethanam	Marimuthu
1996	Thayagam	Snobir (Snow Bear)
	Musthaffaa	Kaalaiya
	Vaazhga Jananayagam	Bhagat Singh	Also producer, music director
	Vasantha Vaasal	Ganesh
	Maanbumigu Maanavan	Politician
	Rajali	Rani's uncle
	Manikkam	Karuvayan
	Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale	Prabhakaran
1997	Pistha	Adv. Adhimoolam
	Kadavul	K. Shanmugam
	Arasiyal	Venkatraman (R. K. V)
	Pagaivan	Dharman
1998	Maru Malarchi	Mannaru
	Vettu Onnu Thundu Rendu
	Jolly	Chakravarthy's father
	Natpukkaga	Perusu
	Dharma	Daas
	Urimai Por	Balu
	Cheran Chozhan Pandian	Police Inspector
1999	Padayappa	Krishnasamy Mudaliar
	Suyamvaram	Kabilan
	Antahpuram	Shekhar
	Minsara Kanna	Vedhachalam
	Jayam	Anand
	Kanmani Unakkaga	Karan
2000	Vallarasu	Politician
	Kannaal Pesavaa
	Unnai Kann Theduthey
	Puratchikkaaran
	Krodham 2	Selvakumar
2001	Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman
	Seerivarum Kaalai	Kamakshi's brother
	Ponnana Neram
2002	Raajjiyam	Inspector Kabilan
	Kadhal Virus	Himself	Cameo appearance
	En Mana Vaanil	Gajendran
	Andipatti Arasampatti	Arasampatti
2003	Parasuram	Home Minister Vishwanathan
	Paarai	Vijayan's son
	Thennavan	S. R. S.
	Anjaneya	Contractor
	Oru Thadava Sonna
2004	Maanasthan
	Arasatchi	Inspector India Ganesan
	Neranja Manasu	Masanam
	Arumugaswamy
2005	Aayudham	Minister Andiappan
	Chinna	Chinna's friend
2006	Sudesi	Police inspector
	Perarasu	Sivapprakasam
	Varalaru	Divya's brother
2007	Ennai Paar Yogam Varum	Jaga	Also producer, storywriter
	Kuttrapathirikai	Sivarasan
	Rasigar Mandram	Rameshkanth, Peethamparam
2008	Thithikkum Ilamai	Inspector Dharma
2009	Kanthaswamy	Police Inspector
	Aadatha Aattamellam	Police Inspector
2010	Thillalangadi	Police Inspector
	Virudhagiri	Police Inspector
2011	Puli Vesham	Govindan
2012	Kadhal Paathai	Drunkard
	Mirattal	Shankar's father
2013	Lollu Dhadha Parak Parak		Also music director [21]
	Singam II	Sub Inspector Karim Bhai
2014	Tenaliraman	Cannibal tribe leader
	Kaaviya Thalaivan	Contract Kannaiah
2015	Pulan Visaranai 2
	Athiradi		Also producer, writer, music director
	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Mansoor
	Vedalam	Manimaran
2016	Unnodu Ka	Kasi
	Enakku Innoru Per Irukku		Cameo Appearance
	Adra Machan Visilu	Doctor
	Veera Sivaji
2017	Bruce Lee	Minister Mansoor Ali Khan
	Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen	Veerasingam
	Velaikkaran	Kennedy
	Konjam Konjam	Kodumudi Babu
2018	Gulaebaghavali	Nambi
	Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala
	Semma	'Attack' Balu
	Itly	Kalluthu
	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Khalid
	Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku	Sengalvaraayan
	Silukkuvarupatti Singam	Nilakkottai Narayanan
	Inba Twinkle Lilly	Kalluthu
2019	Pottu	Swami
	Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma	Don
	Jackpot	Bhai
2022	The Legend	Politician
2023	Bakasuran
	Pichaikkaran 2	ACP Gopal
	Kick
	Leo	Hridayaraj D'Souza
	80s Buildup	Diamond Thief
	Sarakku	Thirupathi
2024	Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha	Don Shiva	[22]
	Vasco Da Gama	Police Inspector	[23]
	Kanguva	Francis's friend

Malayalam films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Shubhayathra		Uncredited role
1993	Ponnu Chami	Ratnam
1994	Sukham Sukhakaram
1995	Hijack	Vishwanathan
1996	Kinnam Katta Kallan	Bindran Billa
	Man of the Match	Udumbu Rajappan
1999	Jananaayakan
	Red Indians	Vayanadan
2000	Sathyam Sivam Sundaram	Andra Ponnan
2001	Soothradharan	Zamindar
2024	Aavesham	Reddy	[24]

Kannada films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Boss
1997	Yuva Shakthi
	Lady Commissioner
2001	Diggajaru		[25]
2007	Masti

Telugu films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Vaasthavam
	Mutha Mestri	Inspector	Dubbed into Tamil as Manbhumigu Maistri
2002	Sahasa Baludu Vichitra Kothi	Pallappa
2004	Samba	McDowell Mani
2006	Naayudamma

Singer

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Language	Notes
1993	Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan	"Mama Mama"	himself	Tamil
1996	Vaazhga Jananayagam	"Kodambakkam"
1996	Rajali	"Wrong Route"	Aravind
1998	Maru Malarchi	"Rettakili Rettakili"	S. A. Rajkumar
2007	Ennai Paar Yogam Varum	"Koyambedu"	A. K. Vaasagan
2015	Athiradi	"En Kathirikka", "Edho Paarka", "Thanniyadichu", "Yenda Thenna"	himself

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External links

• Mansoor Ali Khan at IMDb