Kabali Vishwanth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After appearing in small supporting roles and working as an assistant choreographer, he made his breakthrough as an actor with a supporting role in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali (2016).
Career Vishwanath started his career with a minor role in Singam (2010) before playing an anti-hero in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Veluthu Kattu (2010). He then portrayed small supporting roles in films including as Arun Vijay's friend in Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012), as Dinesh's elder brother in Attakathi (2012), and as Prakash Raj's neighbour in Dhoni (2012). He later moved on to assist dance choreographer Sridhar in films.
Vishwanath made a breakthrough as an actor after portraying a role in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali (2016), which starred Rajinikanth in the lead role. The film saw him credited as Vishwanth, and he subsequently kept the name for his future work. Portraying a Chennai-based gangster hired to protect Rajinikanth's lead character, the film and his role won acclaim. The high-profile nature of the film prompted several film makers to sign him on for their productions, and notably later worked on Sketch (2018) alongside Vikram and Linguswamy's Sandakozhi 2 (2018), portraying the husband of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's character. He also worked on a Hindi-language film as well as portraying his first lead role in the horror-comedy, Onaaigal Jakkiradhai (2018). He portrayed Vikram's friend in Sketch.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes2010 Singam Lover Veluthu Kattu Karuppusamy 2012 Dhoni Subramaniam's neighbour Bilingual film Thadaiyara Thaakka Selva's friend Attakathi Dinakaran's brother 2013 Kolagalam Pathmanabhan 2015 Pokkiri Mannan Marudhu's friend 2016 Katha Solla Porom Aravind Kabali Jai 2018 Onaaigal Jakkiradhai Azhagu Sketch Guna X Videos Rahul Sandakozhi 2 Pechi's husband 2021 Annaatthe Kaalaiyan's friend 2022 Theal 2023 Run Baby Run Van driver Red Sandalwood Karna 2024 Akkaran Siva 2025 Coolie Deva Mansion housemate Vattakhanal
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