Introduction
Murali Kumar is a dubbing artist in the southern Indian film industry. He has lent his voice for supporting actors in the Tamil industry, including Jackie Chan. He is a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Career
Murali was born to a Tamil family. He studied at MGR Film City at Taramani in Chennai. He made his debut with the straight Tamil film Oomai Vizhigal (1986) lending his voice to actor Arun Pandian. His major break was with Nattamai, lending his voice to Ponnambalam's character. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for Run. He has mostly dubbed for Atul Kulkarni, Lal, and Ajay Rathnam. His major works include Kuruthipunal, Manmadhan, Sandakozhi, and 7am Arivu. He has given Tamil voices to English, Telugu and Hindi dubbed films, including Jackie Chan, and to Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise). He also dubbed cartoons, such as the series telecast by Chutti TV, Jackie Chan Adventures, for Jackie Chan.
He acted in a few Tamil films, Senthoora Poove (credited as Muralidharan), Inaindha Kaigal, Maanagara Kaaval, and many TV series, like Ganga Yamuna Saraswati, Vizhuthugal, Alaigal, and currently he works on the Jaya TV serial Gopurangal Saivathillai, where he plays the heroine's father-in-law.
Dubbing
Tamil films
| Year | Movie | Actors | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Oomai Vizhigal | Arun Pandian | |
| 1991 | Nattukku Oru Nallavan | Anant Nag | |
| 1994 | Nattamai | Ponnambalam | |
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Ajay Rathnam | |
| 2002 | Baba | Bharat Dabholkar | |
| 2002 | Run | Atul Kulkarni | |
| 2003 | Thirumalai | Avinash | |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | Atul Kulkarni | |
| 2005 | Sandakozhi | Lal | |
| 2006 | Kedi | Atul Kulkarni | |
| 2006 | Kovai Brothers | Arun Pandian | |
| 2007 | Aalwar | Lal | |
| 2007 | Madurai Veeran | Lal | |
| 2007 | Deepavali | Lal | |
| 2007 | Rameswaram | Lal | |
| 2008 | Kaalai | Lal | |
| 2009 | Anthony Yaar? | Lal | |
| 2009 | Azhagar Malai | Lal | |
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Voice Over (Bodhidharma Intro) | |
| 2011 | Velayudham | Vineet Kumar | |
| 2015 | Chandi Veeran | Lal | |
| 2018 | Antony | Lal | |
| 2018 | Tamizh Padam 2 | Ajay Rathnam |
Tamil dubbed films
| Year | Movie | Role | Actors | Original Language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Project A | Jackie Chan | Chinese | ||
| 1985 | Police Story | Kevin | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 1986 | Armour of God | Jackie | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 1991 | Armour of God II: Operation Condor | Jackie | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 1992 | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Kevin | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 1997 | Men In Black | James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J | Will Smith | English | |
| 1997 | Titanic | Cal Hockley | Billy Zane | English | |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Lee | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | Jonathan "John" Brown/Inspector Gadget | Matthew Broderick | English | |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Lee | Jackie Chan | Chinnese | |
| 2002 | Men In Black II | James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J | Will Smith | English | |
| 2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Voice Over | Enlgish | ||
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Jack Sparrow | Johnny Depp | English | |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Toymaker | Sylvester Stallone | English | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Dr.Otto Octavius | Alfred Molina | English | |
| 2005 | King Kong | Captain Englehorn | Thomas Kretschmann | English | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | John Smith | Brad Pitt | English | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Jack Sparrow | Johnny Depp | English | |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code (film) | Bishop Aringarosa | Alfred Molina | English | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Kozak | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At the World's End | Jack Sparrow | Johnny Depp | English | |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Lee | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 2007 | The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | Captain Thomas Hamilton | David Morrissey | Enlgish | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | James "Rhodey" Rhodes | Terrence Howard | English | |
| 2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Nimat | Tejpal Singh Rawat | Hindi | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight (film) | Harvey Dent | Aaron Eckhart | English | |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds | English | |||
| 2010 | The Karate Kid | Jackie Chan | English | ||
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | CIA Agent | Oliver Platt | English | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Adam | Rufus Sewell | English | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Dr. King Schultz | Christoph Waltz | English | |
| 2012 | Men In Black 3 | James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J | Will Smith | ||
| 2012 | The Avengers | Phil Coulson | Clark Gregg | English | |
| 2012 | The Possession | Clyde Brenek | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | English, Polish | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Martin James Walker | James Woods | English | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Benjamin Asher | Aaron Eckhart | English | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Conrad Stonebanks | Mel Gibson | English | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | James "Rhodey" Rhodes | Don Cheadle | English | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Simon Masarani | Irrfan Khan | English | |
| 2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Dr. Zin | - | English | |
| 2016 | Inferno | Robert Langdon | Tom Hanks | English | |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Benjamin Asher | Aaron Eckhart | English | |
| 2016 | The Conjuring 2 | Skeptic Kaplan | Cory English | English | |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Hank Pym | Michael Douglas | English | |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Colossus (Steel Man) | Stefan Kapicic | English | |
| 2018 | Padmaavat | Gora Singh | Ujjwal Sharma | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Thugs of Hindostan | Shanichar | Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub | Hindi |
Tamil dubbed TV series
| Year | Series | Role | Actor | Language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Suraag - The Clue | Inspector Anand | Hindi | ||
| 2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan | Chinese | |
| 2011 | Ullam Kollai Poguthadaa | Ramkumar | Ram Kapoor | Hindi |
Only voice over
| Series | Role | Note | Language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Program | Voice Over | National Geography | English | |
| Fox Life | Voice Over | English | ||
| Kaliyugam | Voice Over | Kalaignar TV | Tamil | |
| Voice Over | Discovery Channel | English | ||
| The Secret (Documentary) | Voice Over | Netflix | English |
Accolades
| Award | Category | Film/TV Series | Result | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu State Film Award | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist | Run | Won | |
| 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Nenjam Marappathillai | Nominated |