Mahanadi Shankar is an Indian actor and stuntman who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials, playing mostly supporting and negative roles.
[3] He worked as an assistant to established stunt masters, including FEFSI Vijayan, Vikram Dharma, and Raju Sundaram during this time.
It was Vikram Dharma who convinced Shankar to gain weight in order to make a noteworthy appearance in the film.
[6] Following his notable performance, he has worked in several Tamil films in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s as a supporting actor, often as an antagonist or a comic villain.
[9][10] He made a reunion with Ajith after a gap of 22 years with the film Thunivu (2023), in which he played a police constable.