Munna Simon

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Munna Simon
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979 (age 46)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Physiotherapist
Years active2003-present
Spouse
Betty Mary
(m. 2010)

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]

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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

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2003 Gaurisankaram Sankaran Malayalam
Pallavan Manohar Tamil
2004 Jananam SasiTamil
2005Unnai Enakku PudichirukkuHimselfTamil
2007 Aata Vicky Telugu
2008 Silandhi MaheshTamil
2009 Kandein Kadhalai GauthamTamil
2010 Raavanan SakkaraiTamil
2011 Mohabbath AmeerMalayalam
2012 Banking Hours 10 to 4 RahulMalayalam
2013 Kutteem Kolum BabuMalayalam
2014 To Noora with Love HimselfMalayalam
TestpaperMalayalam
2015 Achaaram SivaTamil
2019 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Anand BhaiTamil
Queen SrikanthTamilWeb Series
2020Kannan AayalKannanMalayalamMusic album
2023Lockdown DiarieTamil
Dhruva Natchathiram TamilUnreleased
2025 Madha Gaja Raja Viswanath's henchmanTamil

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.