Citizen Mani

Citizen Mani
Born	Mani
Occupation	Comedian director
Years active	1994–present

Citizen Mani is an Indian comedian who works in Tamil-language films. He has acted in 200 films and television serials. He directed and acted in a film, Perunali, in 2019.

Career

Mani left his village for Chennai to pursue a career in acting. He played a role as a tea master in Citizen (2001). After garnering acclaim for his portrayal as a tea master, Mani added the moniker 'Citizen' to his stage name. Citizen enabled him to get comedic roles in several films including Anniyan (2005) and Aaru (2005). He made his directorial debut with Perunali (2019).

Filmography

• Mahanadhi (1994)
• Citizen (2001)
• 12B (2001)
• Thavasi (2001)
• Devan (2002)
• Shree (2002)
• Bagavathi (2002)
• Villain (2002)
• Bheeshmar (2003)
• Ji (2005)
• Anniyan (2005)
• Daas (2005)
• Aaru (2005)
• Kurukshetram (2006)
• Sengathu (2006)
• Maranthen Meimaranthen (2006)
• Thaamirabharani (2007)
• Muni (2007)
• Thunichal (2010)
• Maanja Velu (2010)
• Vallakottai (2010)
• Singam II (2013)
• Sevili (2017)
• Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017)
• Aadai (2019)
• Perunali (2019; also director)

External links

• Citizen Mani at the Internet Movie Database
• Citizen Mani on Movie Buff