Redin Kingsley
{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Redin Kingsley
| image = Redin Kingsley.png
| caption = Redin Kingsley in Bloody Beggar's Sun TV Deepavali Special Show.
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|04|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
| citizenship = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 2018–present
| parents =
| children = 1
| spouse = {{marriage|Sangeetha V.|2023}}
}}
Redin Kingsley (born 16 April 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for his loud style of speech and comedic expressions in films.{{cite news |last1=News18 |title=Do You Recognise The Comedian In This Song? Hint: He's Acted In All Films Of Nelson Dilipkumar |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/do-you-recognise-the-comedian-in-this-song-hint-hes-acted-in-all-films-of-nelson-dilipkumar-8821296.html |access-date=9 November 2024 |date=19 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109135605/https://www.news18.com/movies/do-you-recognise-the-comedian-in-this-song-hint-hes-acted-in-all-films-of-nelson-dilipkumar-8821296.html |archive-date=9 November 2024 |language=en}}
Personal life
Redin Kingsley married the television actress Sangeetha on December 10, 2023 {{cite news |last1= |date=10 December 2023 |title=Actor Redin Kingsley ties the knot with small screen actress Sangeetha! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actor-redin-kingsley-ties-the-knot-with-small-screen-actress-sangeetha/articleshow/105883222.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210173112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actor-redin-kingsley-ties-the-knot-with-small-screen-actress-sangeetha/articleshow/105883222.cms |archive-date=10 December 2023}}
Career
Redin initially was a dancer and was featured in a song in the film Aval Varuvala (1998). He was also an event organizer for government exhibitions in Chennai and Bangalore before entering into the film industry as an actor. His debut film, a 2012 project called Vettai Mannan featuring Silambarasan directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was shelved.{{cite web |title=Sivakarthikeyan was part of Simbu's shelved 'Vettai Mannan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakarthikeyan-was-part-of-simbus-shelved-vettai-mannan/articleshow/63654658.cms |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. |access-date=30 April 2022}} Later in 2018, he properly debuted in Nayanthara's Kolamaavu Kokila, again directed by Nelson.
After appearing in minor roles in a few films, Kingsley rose to fame following roles in Netrikann and Doctor in 2021. He has also starred in Rajinikanth's Annaatthe (2021) and Jailer (2023), both produced by Sun Pictures. He starred in Vadivelu's comedy film Naai Sekar Returns (2022). He also starred in Va Varalam Va (2023) and Conjuring Kannappan (2024).{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/i-also-have-money-sangeetha-v-on-criticism-about-her-marriage-to-redin-kingsley-8898655.html|title = I Also Have Money: Sangeetha V On Criticism About Her Marriage To Redin Kingsley}} He was cast in Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly (2025).{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Apr/15/ajith-kumars-good-bad-ugly-crosses-the-rs-200-crore-mark-at-global-box-office|title = Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly crosses the Rs 200 crore mark at global box office}} Redin Kingsley starred in Malayalam movie with Dileep’s Bha. Bha. Ba. (2025).{{Cite web|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/malayalam/tamil-actors-saranya-ponvannan-and-redin-kingsley-to-star-in-dileeps-malayalam-film-bha-bha-ba/|title = Saranya Ponvannan and Redin Kingsley to star in Dileep’s ‘Bha Bha Ba’}}
Filmography
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| Bha. Bha. Ba. | {{TBA}} | Filming{{cite news|title=Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jul/15/dileeps-bha-bha-ba-goes-on-floors|accessdate=30 August 2024|work=Cinema Express|date=15 July 2024}} |
References
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{{Cite web |title=Redin Kingsley discusses the humour of 'Doctor' and why he felt validated when Vadivelu called him for 'Naai Sekar' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/redin-kingsley-about-doctor/article37415170.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110110410/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/redin-kingsley-about-doctor/article37415170.ece |archive-date=10 November 2021 |access-date=10 November 2021 |website=The Hindu}}
{{Cite web |title=When Vadivelu appreciated Redin Kingsley! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/when-vadivelu-appreciated-redin-kingsley-news-tamil-vlpebRjfcggag.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116042605/https://www.sify.com/movies/when-vadivelu-appreciated-redin-kingsley-news-tamil-vlpebRjfcggag.html |archive-date=16 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |website=Sify}}
{{Cite web |title=Doctor: From Redin Kingsley to Yogi Babu, 6 actors who shine in Sivakarthikeyan-starrer |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/nelson-dilipkumar-character-sivakarthikeyan-doctor-7568111/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012132933/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/nelson-dilipkumar-character-sivakarthikeyan-doctor-7568111/ |archive-date=12 October 2021 |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=The Indian Express}}
{{Cite web |title=பீஸ்ட்' படத்தை தொடர்ந்து சூர்யாவின் 'எதற்கும் துணிந்தவன்' படத்தில் இணைந்த ரெடின் கிங்ஸ்லி |url=https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/119011/comedy-actor-redin-kingsley-joins-suriya-etharkkum-thunindhavan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015031213/https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/119011/comedy-actor-redin-kingsley-joins-suriya-etharkkum-thunindhavan |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |website=Puthiya Thalaimurai |language=ta}}
{{Cite web |title=ரெடின் கிங்ஸ்லி: 'டாக்டர்' தந்த நம்பிக்கை... அடுத்த நட்சத்திர நகைச்சுவை நடிகர் ரெடி! |url=https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/119368/zRedin-Kingsley-emerges-comedy-actor-in-Tamil-Cinema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018101331/https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/119368/zRedin-Kingsley-emerges-comedy-actor-in-Tamil-Cinema |archive-date=18 October 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Puthiya Thalaimurai |language=ta}}
{{Cite web |title='நாய்சேகர் ரிட்டர்ன்ஸ்' படத்தில் இணைந்த 'டாக்டர்' பட பிரபலம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2021/10/17164108/3112142/Tamil-cinema-Redin-kingsley-in-NaaiSekar-Returns.vpf/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017111324/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2021/10/17164108/3112142/Tamil-cinema-Redin-kingsley-in-NaaiSekar-Returns.vpf |archive-date=17 October 2021 |access-date=17 October 2021 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
{{Cite web |title=சிம்பு நினைச்சா மட்டும்தான் அது நடக்கும்..! - 'கோகோ' ரெடின் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/actor-redin-shares-about-his-cinema-journey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801195747/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/actor-redin-shares-about-his-cinema-journey |archive-date=1 August 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}}
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External links
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Category:Indian male film actors