Kumar Muniandy

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Kumar Muniandy

DCH Management
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Kumar Muniandy is a second-generation Tamil Malaysian who was born in Malaysia. His parents were Tamil Malaysians of the first generation. His grandparents were originally from Tamil Nadu in South India. The British took them as coolies to Malaysia for colonial work in the 1930s. Kumar can communicate in street Tamil, Malay, basic conversational Cantonese, and intermediate B1 German. He moved to London to become an actor in 2003, and in 2019, I expanded his profile to Berlin, which is his primary residence.

After fourteen years of auditioning as a South Asian actor in London and Berlin-90% of the time for terrorist, problematic Indian, and Muslim roles due to his ethnicity and rich-melanin skin-Kumar decided it was time to produce and create his own work in order to finally write the type of stories and narratives I always wanted to play, while also supporting and promoting other marginalized artists and communities.

In 2022, Kumar wrote, directed, and performed his solo play, ''Second Class Queer,'' at the English Theatre Berlin. The show was sold out, and he was asked to return in April 2023 to perform the same play at the same theatre. The turnout and feedback from the audience were incredible. In July 2024, he will return to perform the play at the English Theatre Berlin.

Kumar is currently looking for a producer to write a TV script based on the play, as well as theatre producers and venues in the United Kingdom for performances.

DCH Management
Darren Chadwick-Hussein
+44 20 3892 8509
darren@dchmanagement.co.uk
open agency on Filmmakers
Actor31-41 yearsBritish, Indian, Malaysian
Place of residence Berlin (DE)
Year of birth1979 (44 years)
Place of birthKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Housing optionsLondon (GB), Kuala Lumpur (MY), Berlin (DE)
AssociationsEquity (British trade union)
Eye colorblack
Hair colorBlack
Height (cm)177
Weight (in kg)68
Statureathletic / training, slim
LanguagesMalay(native-language)Tamil(native-language)GermanCantoneseEnglish
DialectsEnglish-Standard(native dialect)Indian-EnglishLondon
AccentsEnglishIndian
SportYoga
DancePerformanceStandard
PitchTenor
Training
Primary professional training
Film
2021
Machines of Loving Grace (Short film)
Dion (SR)
Viktor Schimpf HFF München
2020
BLINDE FLECKEN (Short film)
Tonmann (SR)
Luis Schubert Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH (dffb)
2020
Plattform (Short film)
Ramesh (MR)
Steffen Köhn & Johannes Büttner, Tara Afsah
2019
LIEBE (DFFB) (Short film)
Barat (SR)
Timo Bénit Grischa Sautter Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH (dffb)
2016 – 2019
Sunny Boy
Kumar Muniandy (MR)
Sara Moralo Sara Moralo & Kumar Muniandy
2016
Sauna The Dead
Aseem (MR)
Tom Frederic Red Deer Production
Television
2020
AKTENZEICHEN XY....UNGELÖST 'SPANIEN TREFFER', (TV show)
Tanu (Ot)
Raoul Heimrich Securitel Film + Fernsehproduktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH ZDF Gilla Pallmann
2016
New Blood
Doctor (SR)
Anthony Philipson BBC
Theater
2020
Then Why Am I Telling You This Story? (Drama)
Ramesh (MR)
Ming Poon Ming Poon & Fredericka Tsai Berliner Ringtheatre
2017
DUSTS
Ramesh (SR)
Paloma Oakenfold Lyric Hammersmith, London
Other
2018
Satyagraha
Ensemble Skills (SR)
Phelim McDermont Nick Sweeting
2018
Satyagraha
Ensemble Skills (SR)
Phelim McDermont Nick Sweeting
Commercial
2017
Ramesh