Born in Delhi to a Malayali father and a Bengali mother, he honed his craft at the National School of Drama until 1990 and later joined the theatre troupe Act One, laying a solid foundation for a versatile acting career. After moving to Mumbai in 1992, he debuted as V. P. Menon in Sardar and gained early acclaim with Drohkaal, which earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
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Executive Director of College ★ 7.6 Pokiri 2006
Pasupathy Series ★ 7.7 Criminal Justice 2019
★ 8 C.I.D. Moosa 2003
Gauri Shankar ★ 7.1 Ghilli 2004
Sivasubramanian ★ 7.1 Vaastav 1999
Vitthal Kaanya Series ★ 7.7 Rana Naidu 2023
Surya Rao ★ 6.7 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai 2000
Inspector Siddiqui Shinde Series ★ 7.8 Trial by Fire 2023
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Raja D. Malik ★ 7.2 Rahasya 2015
Series ★ 7.5 Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors 2020
Dipen Prabhu ★ 6.9 Yennai Arindhaal 2015
'Golden' Raj ★ 7.5 Kaun Pravin Tambe? 2022
Vidyadhar Paradkar ★ 6.9 Nannaku Prematho... 2016
Satpal Singh / Kapil Sinha ★ 6.8 Aligarh 2016
Vijay Grover ★ 7 Rakht Charitra 2010
Mandha ★ 7.3 Goodbye 2022
P.P. Singh ★ 6.8 Ala Modalaindi 2011
John Abraham Series ★ 6.6 Sunflower 2021
Dilip Iyer ★ 6.4 Jeet 1996
Inspector Pratap Vidyarthi ★ 6.3 Khufiya 2023
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Periyamuthu Gounder ★ 6.3 Baba 2002
Ippo Ramaswamy ★ 6.3 Jaanwar 1999
★ 6.2 Rang Rasiya 2014
King Ailyum Thirunal ★ 6.2 Anegan 2015
Commissioner Gopinath ★ 6.1 Aaru 2005
Vishwanath ★ 6.1 Adhurs 2010
Dhanraj ★ 6 Gopala Gopala 2015
Shankar Narayana ★ 5.9 Athidhi 2007
Danny Bhai ★ 6 1942: A Love Story 1994
Ashutosh Pathak ★ 5.9 Vedaa 2024
Kaka ★ 5.9 Kuttey 2023
Harry ★ 5.8 Joru ka Ghulam 2000
Pappu Anna ★ 5.9 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah: By Hook or by Crook 2003
Cobra ★ 5.6 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin 2002
Pillai ★ 5.8 Soldier 1998
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Bhai ★ 5.6 Begum Jaan 2017
Harshvardhan ★ 5.6 LOC: Kargil 2003
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DSP 'Encounter' Shankar ★ 5.5 Baadshah 2013
Crazy Robert ★ 5.4 Azhagiya Tamil Magan 2007
Anand Chelliah (Abhinaya's father) ★ 5.4 Jodi No. 1 2001
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★ 4.6 Bichhoo 2000
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Karla Bhai ★ 4.5 Mappillai 2011
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