King Kong (tamil Actor)

King Kong (tamil Actor) Biography

King Kong is an actor associated with Tamil cinema, known for playing supporting and character roles. He was seen in a cameo role in Bollywood film, Chennai Express, where he shared screen space with King Khan. He marked his acting debut in the late 1980s, and gained recognition playing a pivot role in 1990 Rajinikanth starrer, Adhisaya Piravi. Years later, a video clip titled Little Superstar, edited from the same film went viral over net. In the video, young King Kong in his early 20s was seen dancing to MC Miker G & DJ Sven's "Holiday Rap". The viral video was showcased in many TV shows and was immensely popular.

His real name is E. Shankar. He was born on 18 August 1971 in Varadharajapuram, Vandhavasi. A dwarf by birth, he joined film scene in 1988 with the Tamil film, Oorai Therinjukitten, and throughout 1990s worked in all south Indian language films and Hindi. He shared screen space with Rajinikanth for Adhisaya Piravi, and the movie helped him to grab public attention and popularity. Since then he is regular in silver screen playing comic roles. Kizhakku Karai, Panchalankurichi, Kanthaswamy, Pokkiri etc are some of his noted Tamil roles. His role as a lorry driver in Pokkiri is one of the memorable roles in the recent times. He played the role of a petty thief in Kanthaswamy.

He has also done brief roles in a few hit Bollywood films, of which his role in Chennai Express is memorable. He was also seen in Ghoonghat, Biwi No: 1, Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa etc. In 2007 it was reported that he was living in poverty and seeking for disability benefits. He was away from silver screen at that time. He soon received good roles from Tamil movies. He also made an appearance in British comedian Romesh Ranganathan's BBC Three show Asian Provocateur in 2015.

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Updated: May 17, 2018