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<div>{{short description|Indian actor and dancer (born 1983)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Michael Thangadurai<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = Michael <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|08|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[actor]], [[dancer]]<br />
| yearsactive = 2008&nbsp;— present <br />
| spouse = Vandana (2011-present)<br />
}}<br />
'''Michael Thangadurai''' (born 23 August 1983) is an Indian actor and dancer. He made his acting debut in the youth based soap opera ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' in [[Star Vijay]]. He was the winner of the reality dance show ''[[Jodi Number One]]'' in Season 4 along with [[Hemalatha]]. He acted in the film ''[[Kanimozhi (film)|Kanimozhi]]'' and later a got a breakthrough with the male lead role in the film ''[[Nalanum Nandhiniyum]]''.<ref name="Dance">{{cite news|last=Sridharan|first=Divya|title=Dance like a man|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/03/21/stories/2009032150630600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108123716/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/03/21/stories/2009032150630600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|accessdate=7 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/TV-actors-make-the-shift-to-the-big-screen/articleshow/18348690.cms | title=TV actors make the shift to the big screen | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Janani Karthik | date=6 February 2013 | accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Nalanum-Nandhiniyum-a-perfect-family-drama-Sivakarthikeyan/articleshow/38060252.cms | title=Nalanum Nandhiniyum' a perfect family drama: Sivakarthikeyan | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=9 July 2014 | accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> He shot for a film '' Pathungi Paayanum Thala'', which is yet to release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-village-set-comedy-for-michael-thangadurai/articleshow/63095675.cms|title = A village-set comedy for Michael Thangadurai - Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;Films<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2010 || ''[[Kanimozhi (film)|Kanimozhi]]'' || Michael ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2014|| ''[[Nalanum Nandhiniyum]]'' || Nalan || <br />
|-<br />
|''[[Burma (2014 film)|Burma]]'' || Paramanandan ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2021 || ''[[Oomai Sennaai]]'' || Prabhakar ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2022 || ''Ward 126'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| TBA || ''Padhungi Paayanum Thala'' || || Delayed <br />
|-<br />
| TBA || ''[[N4 (film)|N4]]'' || Surya|| Delayed <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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;Television<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Show<br />
! Role<br />
! Channel<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' || Michael Varadharaj || [[STAR Vijay]]<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Jodi Number One|Jodi Number One Season 4]]'' || Contestant || STAR Vijay<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:1983 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]<br />
[[Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Tamil male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants]]<br />
[[Category:Reality show winners]]<br />
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]]</div>2600:6C58:4B7F:6084:5047:C59F:FF9B:40EE