King Kong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

21

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-18 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Varadharajapuram, Vandhavasi, India

Also Known As

  • Shankar
  • E. Shankar

King Kong

Biography

King Kong has appeared in Tamil films, primarily portraying comedy supporting roles. He has also appeared in television serials and given stage performances as a dancer.[5] A clip from the film, Adhisaya Piravi (1990) featuring King Kong dancing in front of Rajinikanth, became a popular internet viral video in the late 2000s. The clip, dubbed as "Little Superstar", features the actor breakdancing to MC Miker G & DJ Sven's "Holiday Rap". The video has been featured on YouTube, in Tom Anderson's bulletins on Myspace, on the E! TV show The Soup, the MSNBC shows Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Tucker Carlson, G4TV's Attack of the Show! and elsewhere, as well as having been parodied on Saturday Night Live.

In 2007, the actor was spotted seeking disability benefits and was reported to be in poverty. He returned to appear in films, notably appearing in a dance sequence in Pokkiri and then as a regular in Vadivelu's comedy tracks in Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar (2007) and Kanthaswamy (2009). The actor began working on a low-budget bilingual Tamil and Malayalam film titled Onnara Kullan in the lead role opposite softcore actress Shakeela, but the film remains unreleased. In recent years, actor King Kong has choreographed a dance number in a Doritos Tandoori Sizzler! commercial shown in Canada, which was filmed in India. He also made an appearance in British comedian Romesh Ranganathan's BBC Three show Asian Provocateur during October 2015 and appeared in an in-episode short film.

Known For

Pokkiri
6.9%

Pokkiri

Jan 11, 2007

Sura
2.4%

Sura

Apr 30, 2010

Athisaya Piravi
7.1%

Athisaya Piravi

Jun 15, 1990

Kasethan Kadavulada
3.7%

Kasethan Kadavulada

May 27, 2023

Raja Vikramarka
6.7%

Raja Vikramarka

Nov 13, 1990

Kick
4.5%

Kick

Sep 1, 2023

BOP
3.5%

Bayam Oru Payanam

Aug 26, 2016

Kicha Vayasu 16
0.0%

Kicha Vayasu 16

Mar 24, 2005

MM
0.0%

Muthal Manithan

Mar 4, 2022

CJ
0.0%

Chinna Jameen

Nov 13, 1993

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Kick
2023
Kasethan Kadavulada
2022
Muthal Manithan
2018
Nari Vettai
2016
Saaindhaadu Saaindhaadu
2016
Bayam Oru Payanam
2010
Sura as Fake Police Officer
2008
Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu
2007
Piragu as Samarasam's assistant
2007
Pokkiri as Lorry Driver
2005
Kicha Vayasu 16
1999
Sivan as Nattu
1998
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar as Siddha doctor
1997
Sakthi
1995
Jameen Kottai as Pandi
1993
Chinna Jameen as Eali
1993
Pass Mark
1990
Raja Vikramarka as Tarjan
1990
Athisaya Piravi
1989
Anbu Kattalai
1989
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