Murali Kumar

Murali Kumar is a dubbing artist in the southern Indian film industry. He has lent his voice for supporting actors in the Tamil industry, including Jackie Chan.[2][3] He is a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.[4][1][5]

Murali Kumar
Born
Murali Kumar

Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationdubbing artist, actor
Years active1983 - present [1]

Career

Murali was born to a Tamil family. He studied at MGR Film City at Taramani in Chennai. He made his debut with the straight Tamil film Oomai Vizhigal (1986) lending his voice to actor Arun Pandian. His major break was with Nattamai, lending his voice to Ponnambalam's character. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for Run. He has mostly dubbed for Atul Kulkarni, Lal, and Ajay Rathnam. His major works include Kuruthipunal, Manmadhan, Sandakozhi, and 7am Arivu.[4] He has given Tamil voices to English, Telugu and Hindi dubbed films, including Jackie Chan, and to Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise). He also dubbed cartoons, such as the series telecast by Chutti TV, Jackie Chan Adventures, for Jackie Chan.[5]

He acted in a few Tamil films, Senthoora Poove (credited as Muralidharan), Inaindha Kaigal, Maanagara Kaaval, and many TV series, like Ganga Yamuna Saraswati, Vizhuthugal, Alaigal, and currently he works on the Jaya TV serial Gopurangal Saivathillai, where he plays the heroine's father-in-law.

Filmography
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As actor
YearMovieRoleRef(s)
1988Senthoora PooveOomaiyan (credited as Muralidharan)[6]
1990Urudhi Mozhi[7]
1990Inaindha KaigalAshok[8]
1991Maanagara Kaaval[9]
1991Thaiyalkaran
1993Ezhai JaathiBlind Man[10]
1993AmaravathiArjun's Friend[11]
1994Valli Vara Pora
1995AvatharamPoongavanam[12]
2003DiwanJudge[13]

Television serials
YearTV SerialRoleChannelRef(s)
1995VizhuthugalGowri ShankarDoordarshan[14]
1998–2001Ganga Yamuna SaraswatiRamkumarRaj TV[15]
2001—2003AlaigalKannanSun TV[16]
2006-2010KasthuriRameshwaramSun TV
2013PasamalarSun TV[17]
2013-2017Deivam Thandha VeeduSundaramStar Vijay
2017–2018GangaNarasimmha[18]
2017–2018Nenjam MarappathillaiDr. BalachandranStar Vijay[19]
2019Gopurangal SaivathillaiBhaskarJaya TV[20]
2019 – PresentNilaKulasekaranSun TV

Dubbing
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Tamil films
YearMovieActorsRef(s)
1986Oomai VizhigalArun Pandian
1991Nattukku Oru NallavanAnant Nag
1994AdharmamAjay Rathnam
1994NattamaiPonnambalam[21]
1995KuruthipunalAjay Rathnam
1997PagaivanBabu Antony
1999Urimai PorArun Pandiyan
2000Independence DayArun Pandian
2002BabaBharat Dabholkar
2002RunAtul Kulkarni[4]
2003ThirumalaiAvinash
2004ManmadhanAtul Kulkarni
2005SandakozhiLal
2006KediAtul Kulkarni
2006Kovai BrothersArun Pandian
2007AalwarLal
2007KuttrapathirikaiRahman
2007Madurai VeeranLal
2007DeepavaliLal
2007RameswaramLal
2008KaalaiLal
2008Kadhalil VizhunthenNalinikanth
2009Anthony Yaar?Lal
2009Azhagar MalaiLal
20117aum ArivuVoice Over (Bodhidharma Intro)
2011VelayudhamVineet Kumar
2015Inji IduppazhagiRao Ramesh
2015Chandi VeeranLal
2016Meendum Oru Kadhal KadhaiManoj K. Jayan
2017Maragadha NaanayamVoice Over (Irumburai Arasan Intro)
2018AntonyLal
2018Sandakozhi 2Lal
2018Tamizh Padam 2Ajay Rathnam

Tamil dubbed films
YearMovieRoleActorsOriginal LanguageRef(s)
1983Project AJackie ChanChinese[22]
1985Police StoryKevinJackie ChanChinese
1986Armour of GodJackieJackie ChanChinese
1989UdhayamSubhalekha SudhakarTelugu
1991Armour of God II: Operation CondorJackieJackie ChanChinese
1992Police Story 3: Super CopKevinJackie ChanChinese
1997Men In BlackJames Darrell Edwards III/Agent JWill SmithEnglish
1997TitanicCal HockleyBilly ZaneEnglish
1998Rush HourLeeJackie ChanChinese
1999Inspector GadgetJonathan "John" Brown/Inspector GadgetMatthew BroderickEnglish
2001Rush Hour 2LeeJackie ChanChinnese
2002Men In Black IIJames Darrell Edwards III/Agent JWill SmithEnglish
2003Finding NemoNigelEnglish
2003The Cat in the HatVoice OverEnglish
2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlCaptain Jack SparrowJohnny DeppEnglish
2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverToymakerSylvester StalloneEnglish
2004Spider-Man 2Dr.Otto OctaviusAlfred MolinaEnglish
2005King KongCaptain EnglehornThomas KretschmannEnglish
2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithJohn SmithBrad PittEnglish
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Jack SparrowJohnny DeppEnglish
2006The Da Vinci Code (film)Bishop AringarosaAlfred MolinaEnglish
2006The Shaggy DogDr. KozakRobert Downey Jr.English
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At the World's EndCaptain Jack SparrowJohnny DeppEnglish
2007Rush Hour 3LeeJackie ChanChinese
2007The Water Horse: Legend of the DeepCaptain Thomas HamiltonDavid MorrisseyEnglish
2008Iron ManJames "Rhodey" RhodesTerrence HowardEnglish
2008Jodhaa AkbarNimatTejpal Singh RawatHindi
2008The Dark Knight (film)Commissioner GordonGary OldmanEnglish
200912 RoundsEnglish
2010The Karate KidJackie ChanEnglish
2011X-Men: First ClassCIA AgentOliver PlattEnglish
2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterAdamRufus SewellEnglish
2012Django UnchainedDr. King SchultzChristoph WaltzEnglish
2012Men In Black 3James Darrell Edwards III/Agent JWill Smith
2012The AvengersPhil CoulsonClark GreggEnglish
2012The PossessionClyde BrenekJeffrey Dean MorganEnglish, Polish
2013White House DownMartin James WalkerJames WoodsEnglish
2013Olympus Has FallenBenjamin AsherAaron EckhartEnglish
2014The Expendables 3Conrad StonebanksMel GibsonEnglish
2015Ant-ManHank PymMichael DooglasEnglish
2015Avengers: Age of UltronJames "Rhodey" RhodesDon CheadleEnglish
2015Jurassic WorldSimon MasaraniIrrfan KhanEnglish
2015Tom and Jerry: Spy QuestDr. Zin-English
2016InfernoRobert LangdonTom HanksEnglish
2016London Has FallenBenjamin AsherAaron EckhartEnglish
2016The Conjuring 2Skeptic KaplanCory EnglishEnglish
2018Ant-Man and the WaspHank PymMichael DouglasEnglish
2018Deadpool 2Colossus (Steel Man)Stefan KapicicEnglish
2018PadmaavatGora SinghUjjwal SharmaHindi
2018Thugs of HindostanShanicharMohammed Zeeshan AyyubHindi

Tamil dubbed TV series
YearSeriesRoleActorLanguageRef(s)
1999Suraag - The ClueInspector AnandHindi
2005Jackie Chan AdventuresJackie ChanJackie ChanChinese[23]
2011Ullam Kollai PoguthadaaRamkumarRam KapoorHindi

Only voice over
SeriesRoleNoteLanguageRef(s)
Custom ProgramVoice OverNational GeographyEnglish
Fox LifeVoice OverEnglish
KaliyugamVoice OverKalaignar TVTamil
Voice OverDiscovery ChannelEnglish
The Secret (Documentary)Voice OverNetflixEnglish

Accolades
Award Category Film/TV Series Result References
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist Run Won [4]
4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Supporting Actor Male Nenjam Marappathillai Nominated [24]

See also

References
  1. "Mr. Murali Kumar (Dubbing artist) in Manam Thirumputhe Part 02". Retrieved 19 May 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. "Jackie Chan & Jack Sparrow's Tamil Voice REVEALED | Dubbing Artist Muralikumar Interview" – via www.youtube.com.
  3. "Muralikumar-Jackie Chan | Do you know the voice behind these iconic characters" Check |url= value (help). Behindwoods. April 6, 2019.
  4. Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements]. Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
  5. "Dubbing -க்கு கூட Glycerin போட்டு அழுதுகொண்டு பேசுவேன் - Actor Murali Kumar interview". youtube. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. "Uruthimozhi".
  8. Krishnaswamy, N. (3 August 1990). "Inaindha Kaigal". The Indian Express. p. 7.
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  10. "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  11. "Amaravathi (1993)". Spicyonion.com.
  12. "Movie Review : Pop-carn". sify.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  13. Balaji Balasubramaniam. "Movie Review: Diwan". Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  14. "The Saga of Soaps". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  15. "Ganga Yamuna Saraswati Serial". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  16. "Alaigal". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. "SunNetwork - Program Detail". sunnetwork.in.
  18. "சாபமாய்த் துரத்தும் கங்கா New serial On Sun TV". www.vikatan.com.
  19. "விஜய் டிவியில் புதிய தொடர் 'நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை'" (in Tamil). www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  20. "Gopurangal Saivathillai serial". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  21. "Mr. Murali Kumar in Manam Thirumputhe Part 01". Retrieved 14 May 2019 – via YouTube.
  22. "7 Popular Dubbing artist". in.bookmyshow. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  23. "Jackie Chan & Jack sparrow Voice Revealed". dailymotion. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  24. "Vijay Television Awards launched". The Times of India.
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