Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah
Born Kunal Dilipkumar Shah
(1976-08-21) August 21, 1976
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names Shakti
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2003–present

Kunal Shah (born as Kunal Dilipkumar Shah on 21 August 1976) is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil-language films. Son of a businessman, Dilip Shah, he started his career as an actor in Nassar's film Pop Carn

He performed his first lead role in the 2003 musical film Pop Carn, before rising to fame with his breakthrough performance in Raam[1] (2005), which won an award at the Cyprus International Film Festival.

Career

He made his feature film debut as a lead actor in 2003 with Pop Carn alongside known names like Mohanlal, Simran Bagga, Vivek, following which he played a negative role in Raam (2005). His first film Pop Carn failed to succeed at the box office. His subsequent release, Ameer's mystery thriller Raam[2] eventually gained him recognition in the film industry. He was nominated by the"Filmfare Awards" and the Variety Film Awards for the film "Raam". Kunal next made an appearance in Prabu Solomon's "Laadam", after which he went on to doing some English Language films Such as Within The Mind's Eye and The Reunion.[3][4]

Personal life

Kunal Shah was born as Kunal to Dilip Shah and Bindu on 21 August1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra as the second oldest of 3 siblings. His older sister Dimple is a Fashion Designer, while his younger brother Pranav is an entrepreneur in the machinery industry.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Pop Carn Shakti Tamil
2005 Raam Satish Tamil
2009 Laadam Guest Appearance Tamil
2008 Within The Mind's Eye Special Agent English Post-production
2010 The Reunion[5][6] PragmatismEnglish Short

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