Kadhal Dhandapani

Dhandapani
Born	(1943-04-17)17 April 1943 Dindigal, Madras Presidancy, British Indian, Tamil Nadu,
Died	20 July 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 71)[1]
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2004–2014
Spouse(s)	Aruna
Children	Son : Vimaladithan, Leninkumar, Daughter: Rajeswari

Kadhal Dhandapani (17 April 1943 – 20 July 2014) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He rose to fame portraying the antagonist in Balaji Sakthivel's Kaadhal (2004), and is credited with the film's name as a prefix.^[2][3] He died on 20 July 2014 following a cardiac arrest.^[4][5]

Career[]

Before entering films, Dhandapani was a businessman in Dindigul.^{[citation needed]} Along with his various businesses, he was actively involved in various honorary postings in the town. In 2004 he was selected by film director Balaji Sakthivel to play the role of lead actress Sandhya's father in Kaadhal. This was his film breakthrough, and led to an acting career spanning more than 200 films.^[6]

Dhandapani's films include Sathyaraj's Englishkaran, Myskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi, Jayam Ravi's Unakkum Enakkum, Vijay's Velayudham, Raghava Lawrence's Muni, Arya's Vattaram and Sivakarthikeyan's Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.

Death[]

Dhandapani suffered a cardiac arrest and died on 20 July 2014 at the age of 71.^[7][8] He is survived by his 3 Sons (Vimaladhithan, Lenin, Kumar), 1 Daughter (Rajeswari) & 8 Grandchildren (Prakash, Dhilip, Balaji, Raagavi, Priya, Yashmitha, Novidha, Rithika, Roja, Pooja).^{[citation needed]} His wife Aruna died on 29 March 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

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External links[]

• Kadhal Dhandapani at IMDb