Kazan Khan (22 June 1972 – 12 June 2023) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He was best known for his villain roles.[1]

Kazan Khan
Born22 July 1972
Died12 June 2023 (aged 50)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–2015

Career

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Kazan made his acting debut in the year 1992 with Tamil film Senthamizh Paattu at age 20.[2] He gained widespread acclaim for his portrayal of negative roles in Tamil cinema, including notable performances in films like Kalaignan, Sethupathi IPS, Duet, Murai Maman, Aanazhagan, and Karuppu Nila, to name a few. He made his Malayalam film debut with 1993 film Gandharvam alongside Mohanlal. He is known for his roles in films Mettukudi, Vanathai Pola, Vallarasu, The King, Varnapakittu, CID Moosa, Christian Brothers, Sevenes, Mayamohini, Rajathiraja, Maryada Ramanna, and Laila O Laila.[3] Khan died from a heart attack on 12 June 2023.[4]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1992 Senthamizh Paattu Boopathy Tamil
Kalaignan Anwar
1993 Vedan Madhan
Gandharvam Rajkumar Malayalam
1994 Sethupathi IPS Sivaprakash/Shantharam Tamil
En Aasai Machan Meenakshi's uncle
Sindhu Nathi Poo Kodumudi
Duet
1995 Murai Maman Ratnam
Veluchami Raja
Kattumarakaran Johnny
Gandhi Pirantha Mann
Karuppu Nila Vasu
Aanazhagan
The King Vikram Paramanand Ghorpade Malayalam
1996 Ullathai Allitha Shankar Tamil
Thayagam Sunil
Musthaffaa Rajaram
Pudhu Nilavu
Krishna
Mettukudi Deivathinam's son
Minugu Thare Kannada
1997 Cheluva Kodanda
Mappillai Gounder Tamil
Varnapakittu Mohammed Ali Malayalam
1998 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Tamil
Color Kanavugal
Rathna
Dharma Amarnath
1999 Ponnu Veetukkaran Giridaran
Habba Seetha's brother Kannada
Maravathe Kanmaniye Tamil
2000 Vaanathaippola Subramani
Yajamana Keerthi's cousin Kannada
Vallarasu Terrorist Tamil
Nagadevathe Kama Naga Kannada
Priyamaanavale 7 times Tamil
Kannan Varuvaan
Dreams Malayalam
The Gang Ajay
2001 Vande Matharam Inspector Deva Kannada
Badri Rohith's coach Tamil
Narasimha Chinna Thamburan Iranyan
Bhadrachalam Suraj Telugu
2002 Game Tamil
2003 Raja Narasimha Prakash Kannada
CID Moosa Terrorist Malayalam
2004 Adhu Tamil
2005 786 Khaidi Premakatha Telugu
Alaiyadikkuthu Tamil
Varsha Lakshman's son Kannada
Kaatrullavarai Mahesh Tamil
2006 The Don Sharon Bhai Malayalam
2007 Cheena Thaana 001 Gulshan Baba Tamil
2008 Pattaya Kelappu Dhanam's uncle
2011 Christian Brothers Khan Bhai Malayalam
Sevenes Sudhakara Moorthy
2012 Masters Yacob
Mayamohini Sanjay
2014 Kovalanin Kadhali Tamil
RajadhiRaja Gangster Khalid Malayalam
2015 Ivan Maryadaraman Mahesh Sharma
Lailaa O Lailaa Dhara

References

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  1. ^ "Addicted to old songs that appeared in 'Super Deluxe'? Here's your playlist". The News Minute. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ Report, Web. "South Indian actor Kazan Khan dies of heart attack, tributes pour in". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ "നടൻ കസാൻ ഖാൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ Actor Kazan Khan passes away
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