Kadhal Dhandapani
Born	(1943-04-17)17 April 1943 Dindigul, Madras Presidancy, British Indian, Tamil Nadu,
Died	27 November 2021(2021-11-27) (aged 78)[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–2021
Spouse	Aruna

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. He died on 27 November 2021 owing a cardiac arrest.^[2][3]

Before entering films, Dhandapani was a businessman in Dindigul.^{[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. This was his film breakthrough, and led to an acting career spanning more than 200 films.^[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.

Dhandapani had a cardiac arrest and died on 27 November 2021 at the age of 78.^[5][6]

His wife Aruna died on 29 March 2011.^{[citation needed]}

• Kadhal Dhandapani at IMDb