Kalabhavan Mani To Fahadh Faasil: 5 Mollywood Actors Who Mastered Villainy in Tamil Movies Before Vinayakan

Kalabhavan Mani was a popular actor and comedian, who shot to fame with the Malayalam movie Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. He won several awards for his outstanding acting skills, including a National Film Award and a Kerala state film award. After achieving a successful acting career in Malayalam cinema, Kalabhavan who made his debut as a junior artist in Tamil cinema with 'Captain Prabhakaran'. He grabbed everyone's attention after he essayed a lead role as the villain in the movie Gemini which featured Vikram in the lead role.

Apart from this, he also acted in more than 25 Tamil films in lead and supporting roles. Many of his films were declared box-office hit and he earned a huge fan following in the industry in a short span of time.

No one can't forget Cochin Haneefa's performance in the super hit movie 'Mahanadhi'. Directed by Maniratnam and it featured Kamala Hassan in the lead role, 'Mahanadhi' marked Actor Cochin Haneefa's debut movie in Tamil. Talking about his character in the movie, which showcases himself as a vigorous and ruthless man, who has a greedy mind to conquer everything. Haneefa had received critical appreciation for his stupendous performances and it was considered as one of his career-best roles. Meanwhile, he also played a lead role in the  Superstar Rajanikanth's 'Shivaji'. In the movie, he essayed an antagonist role opposite Rajanikanth.

Actor Manoj K Jayan impressed the audience attention as the super villain role in the movie 'Thiruamalai'. Helmed by Ramana which starred actors Jyothika and Vijay in significant roles. The film hit the theaters and was well received by the audience. It also marked one of the finest performances of the actor's career life. He also become part of the movies like Dhool, ThirumalaiThiruppachi, Sringaram, Aanai and among others.

Shine Tom Chacko made his acting debut as an antagonist in Thalapathy Vijay's  'Beast'. He played the masked terrorists head, who hijacks the malls and held a lot of people as hostage in the movie. Shine Tom Chacko is a popular actor in the Malayalam film industry and is also best known for his performances in Malayalam movies like 'Ishq', 'Unda', 'Love' and 'Ithihasa' among others.

Fahadh Faasil is one of the most popular and beloved actors in the Malayalam cinema. The rising Pan-Indian star never failed to impress the audience with his performances on the big-screen. Fahaad's entry into Kollywood began with Velaikaran, but it was his performance in Super Deluxe that won him fans among Tamil audiences. As an actor, Fahadh has grabbed everyone's attention with his mind-blowing performance in his latest release 'Maamannan'. Fahadh played a corrupt and casteist politician named Rathnavelu in the movie, which is considered one of the darkest roles that he had ever seen before on the screen.