Elango Kumaravel
Elango Kumaravel (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian film and theatre actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop "koothuppattarai". He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film "Loins of Punjab Presents" and wrote the script for the 2008 film "Kattradhu Kalavu". He was involved in the production of ""Ey Aa O!"" a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians . Career. When Kumaravel was staging Kalki's "Ponniyin Selvan", he was spotted by Nassar and approached to star in his film "Maayan". While Vishwanathan met Kumaravel on the sets of the play "Minnal Ravi" (Virtuous Burgular), he was introduced to Radha Mohan and starred in "Azhagiya Theeye". Kumaravel became a regular in Radha Mohan's films. He garnered acclaim for his role in "Abhiyum Naanum" as a beggar named Ravi Shastri.