Elango Kumaravel

{{Short description|Indian actor, writer}}

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Elango Kumaravel is an Indian actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern".{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110217165835/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2009/02/27/stories/2009022751520400.htm The stage is his world The Hindu, 27 February 2009]}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/02/stories/09020222.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111173010/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/02/stories/09020222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 November 2003 |title=A studio for actors |date=2 July 2001 |access-date=13 January 2012 |work=The Hindu |location=India}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/21/stories/2002102100740100.htm |title=A glorious riot of colours|work=The Hindu|date=21 October 2002|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626171718/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/21/stories/2002102100740100.htm |archive-date=26 June 2006 }}{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20030107025122/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501360600.htm Culture, with pleasure The Hindu 25 October 2002]}} He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre workshop koothuppattarai.{{cite web|url=http://puducherrynews.com/?p=3431 |title=(in Tamil) 5 July 2009 |publisher=Puducherrynews |date=7 May 2009 |access-date=13 January 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122908280200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204045802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122908280200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2007 |title=I want challenges in life too: Actor Pasupathy The Hindu 29 December 2006 |location=India |date=29 December 2006 |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 January 2012}} He has also worked as a casting assistant for the 2007 film Loins of Punjab Presents and wrote the script for the 2008 film Kattradhu Kalavu.{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1614211/Kumaravel-Elango/filmography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026070836/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1614211/Kumaravel-Elango/filmography |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2012 |title=Kumaravel Elango filmography, The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2012 |access-date=13 January 2012}} He was involved in the production of "Ey Aa O!" a musical fusion work of collaboration between Indian folk and classical musicians.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/23/stories/2008062357120200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922170338/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/23/stories/2008062357120200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2008 |title=Coming together for a musical dialogue The Hindu, 23 June 2008 |location=India |date=23 June 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 January 2012}}