Kadhal Dhandapani (17 April 1943 – 27 November 2021) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.

He rose to fame portraying the antagonist in Balaji Sakthivel's Kaadhal (2004), and is credited with the film's name as a prefix.

[citation needed] Along with his various businesses, he was actively involved in various honorary postings in the town.

In 2004 he was selected by film director Balaji Sakthivel to play the role of lead actress Sandhya's father in Kaadhal.

[4] Dhandapani's films include Sathyaraj's Englishkaran, Myskin's Chithiram Pesuthadi, Jayam Ravi's Unakkum Enakkum, Vijay's Velayudham, Raghava Lawrence's Muni, Arya's Vattaram and Sivakarthikeyan's Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.