Sulile Kumar, also known by his stage name Tharun Kumar (also credited as Tarun Shatriya) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada films. He made his debut in a supporting role in Tarun Gopi's Kaalai (2008), before going on to play the antagonist in films including Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum (2009) and Aanmai Thavarael (2011) and the lead role in Padam Parthu Kaadhal Sol (2012). Kumar went on to play more villains, such as in Nagaram (2010), Markandeyan (2011), Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012) and many more, before playing the lead role in the romance action drama Padam Parthu Kaadhal Sol (2012). The film had a limited release.
Career Kumar made his acting debut in a supporting role in Tarun Gopi's Kaalai (2008), with director Tarun Gopi giving him a new stagename of Tarun Shatriya. He continued to portray antagonistic roles in Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum (2009), Nagaram (2010) and Markandeyan (2011), before playing the lead role in the romantic comedy Padam Parthu Kaadhal Sol (2012) and the unreleased investigative thriller Kandupidi Kandupidi. In the year 2015 Sulile Kumar debuted in the Kannada film Maarikondavaru, where he played a real life character of Devanura Mahadeva, an award-winning novelist and writer in Kannada. Later he went on to work as a lead in a period drama, Kalathur Gramam and the unreleased investigative thriller Kandupidi Kandupidi. In 2016, Kumar wrote, directed and acted in a short film The Broken Tide, which revolves around troubled relationships.
In 2017, Kumar reverted to using his original name and will be seen as the antagonist in the horror film Dora and Ameer's period drama Santhana Devan.
Filmography All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role Notes 2008 Kaalai Jeeva 2009 Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum Dharman 2010 Nagaram Kaasi 2011 Aanmai Thavarael Pavan Markandeyan Boopathy 2012 Padam Parthu Kadhai Sol Surya Credited as Tarun Shatriya Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Mayanginen Thayanginen 2013 Thagaraaru Pazhani 2015 Marikondavaru Shivu Kannada film2017 Dora Mukesh Yadav Kalathur Gramam Veeranna 2019 Kavaludaari Lokesh Kannada film2021 Thaen Velu 2024 Thiru. Manickam SI Rajendran
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