Kunal Singh (29 September 1976 – 7 February 2008), known professionally as Kunal, was an Indian former actor who mainly appeared in Tamil films. He is best known for his romantic role in Kathir's Kadhalar Dhinam (1999), which is Kunal's debut film.
Kunal was born on 1976 in Haryana, India. He was introduced in Kathir's 1999 romantic Tamil film Kadhalar Dhinam, alongside Sonali Bendre, a popular Bollywood actress that time. He played a young student who falls in love with Bendre's character over the internet. After the relative success of Kadhalar Dhinam, Kunal appeared in a series of Tamil films like Paarvai Ondre Pothume (2001) and Punnagai Desam (2002), the latter being his first multi-starrer film. Those films were relatively successful.
Then, he appeared in many flops like Pesadha Kannum Pesume, Enge Enadhu Kavithai and Unarchigal. Several of his later films were started and then shelved, like Nava's Nilavinilae opposite Vijayalakshmi, Kimu Kipi opposite Susan, and Rithik's Kadhalithal Anandam, which would have featured him alongside Livingston and Kausalya.[1][2][3][4] Moreover, two films which he had signed opposite actress Sherin Shringar, Jai Adithya's Kadhal Thiruda and Nanda's Thodu, were shot and unreleased.[5]
When he was unable to find roles as an actor, he served as assistant editor for several films and turned to producing.[6] His last film release in Tamil was Nanbanin Kadhali, which released in 2007.
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On 7 February 2008, Kunal was found hanging from the ceiling in his Mumbai apartment by actress Lavina Bhatia. The apparent suicide was challenged by his father Rajendra Singh who claimed that the body showed signs of suspicious bruising. Bhatia was detained by police in connection with his death, but she was later released after the police could not prove a motive. The police were unable to prove that anyone was present in Kunal's apartment at the time of his death and ruled out Bhatia as a suspect;[7] furthermore, Kunal had attempted suicide by slashing his wrists several months earlier. At the time of his death, Kunal was working on a Hindi film, Yogi, which was being produced by his newly formed production company Balagiri.[8][9] The case was referred to CBI and Prof T D Dogra of All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He examined the scene of crime along with CBI and opined in favor of suicide.[10]
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kunal, singh, kunal, actor, redirects, here, other, uses, kunal, disambiguation, september, 1976, february, 2008, known, professionally, kunal, indian, former, actor, mainly, appeared, tamil, films, best, known, romantic, role, kathir, kadhalar, dhinam, 1999, . Kunal actor redirects here For other uses see Kunal disambiguation Kunal Singh 29 September 1976 7 February 2008 known professionally as Kunal was an Indian former actor who mainly appeared in Tamil films He is best known for his romantic role in Kathir s Kadhalar Dhinam 1999 which is Kunal s debut film Kunal SinghSingh in his debut 1999 Tamil film Kadhalar DhinamBorn 1976 09 29 29 September 1976Haryana IndiaDied7 February 2008 2008 02 07 aged 31 Mumbai Maharashtra IndiaOther namesKunalOccupationActorYears active1999 2008OrganizationBalagiri Film production company Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer editKunal was born on 1976 in Haryana India He was introduced in Kathir s 1999 romantic Tamil film Kadhalar Dhinam alongside Sonali Bendre a popular Bollywood actress that time He played a young student who falls in love with Bendre s character over the internet After the relative success of Kadhalar Dhinam Kunal appeared in a series of Tamil films like Paarvai Ondre Pothume 2001 and Punnagai Desam 2002 the latter being his first multi starrer film Those films were relatively successful Then he appeared in many flops like Pesadha Kannum Pesume Enge Enadhu Kavithai and Unarchigal Several of his later films were started and then shelved like Nava s Nilavinilae opposite Vijayalakshmi Kimu Kipi opposite Susan and Rithik s Kadhalithal Anandam which would have featured him alongside Livingston and Kausalya 1 2 3 4 Moreover two films which he had signed opposite actress Sherin Shringar Jai Adithya s Kadhal Thiruda and Nanda s Thodu were shot and unreleased 5 When he was unable to find roles as an actor he served as assistant editor for several films and turned to producing 6 His last film release in Tamil was Nanbanin Kadhali which released in 2007 Death editOn 7 February 2008 Kunal was found hanging from the ceiling in his Mumbai apartment by actress Lavina Bhatia The apparent suicide was challenged by his father Rajendra Singh who claimed that the body showed signs of suspicious bruising Bhatia was detained by police in connection with his death but she was later released after the police could not prove a motive The police were unable to prove that anyone was present in Kunal s apartment at the time of his death and ruled out Bhatia as a suspect 7 furthermore Kunal had attempted suicide by slashing his wrists several months earlier At the time of his death Kunal was working on a Hindi film Yogi which was being produced by his newly formed production company Balagiri 8 9 The case was referred to CBI and Prof T D Dogra of All India Institute of Medical Sciences He examined the scene of crime along with CBI and opined in favor of suicide 10 Filmography editAll films are in Tamil unless otherwise noted Year Film Role Notes1999 Kadhalar Dhinam Raja2000 Dil Hi Dil Mein Raja Hindi film partially reshot version of Kadhalar Dhinam2001 Paarvai Ondre Pothume Vinod2002 Punnagai Desam RajaVarushamellam Vasantham RameshPesadha Kannum Pesume VikramEnge Enadhu Kavithai BabuArputham Arvind2004 Super Da Rahul2005 Devathaiyai Kanden BalaPesuvoma ElangoThirudiya Idhayathai GaneshSaadhuriyan GaneshSorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu Vijay2006 Unarchigal Lakshmi s husband2007 Nanbanin Kadhali SuryaReferences edit New Tamil films in the making chennaionline com Archived from the original on 31 July 2003 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Dinakaran Archived from the original on 18 November 2004 Behindwoods Kunal is back Archived from the original on 27 October 2022 Retrieved 23 December 2020 Kunal as Krishnamoorthy Archived from the original on 16 March 2022 Retrieved 10 May 2022 Behindwoods Kadal thiruda with Gunal Sherin Archived from the original on 27 October 2022 Retrieved 23 December 2020 Renni Abraham 8 February 2008 I saw actor Kunal Singh hanging says friend Daily News amp Analysis Archived from the original on 26 August 2010 Retrieved 16 August 2010 Court orders CBI probe into actor s murder The Times of India 18 December 2009 Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 16 August 2010 Jaidev Hemmady 8 December 2009 Plot thickens in Bollywood murder mystery Indian Express Archived from the original on 11 October 2020 Retrieved 16 August 2010 Actor found dead in Lokhandwala flat Indian Express 8 February 2008 Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 Retrieved 16 August 2010 Bombay High Court Ms Lovina Pankaj Bhatia vs Central Bureau Of Investigation on 12 August 2011 Bombay High Court 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 4 January 2014 External links editKunal Singh at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kunal Singh amp oldid 1197902118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
