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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manish Borundia
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| othername = Akash
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1999–present
| spouse =
| children =
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}}

'''Manish Borundia''' is an Indian actor and model who has appeared in lead and supporting roles in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. He has done around 95 ad films and been a brand ambassador for Sprite. He has done few music albums and gained popularity for a [[Malayalam]] music album.

==Career==
Born and brought up in [[Chennai]], Manish began a modelling career while managing his father's business and regularly appeared in commercials and music videos. He became acquainted with [[Ajith Kumar]] during their time as models, and often visited the actor during his film shoots.<ref name="mb">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ajith-sir-introduced-me-to-the-movies-manish-borundia/articleshow/71024795.cms |title=Ajith sir introduced me to the movies: Manish Borundia | Tamil Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2019-09-08 |accessdate=2019-11-10}}</ref> Ajith requested Manish to play a minor acting role in ''[[Amarkkalam]]'' (1999) after the original actor did not turn up, and thus Manish made his first on-screen appearance. In the early 2000s, Manish continued to portray supporting roles in Tamil films, often as the lead actor's friends, and notably appeared in [[S. J. Surya]]'s ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' (2000), [[Saran (director)|Saran]]'s ''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' (2000), [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]'s ''[[Minnale]]'' (2001) and [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]'s ''[[12B]]'' (2001).<ref name="mb"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nameeta.co.in/rendezvous-with-manish-borundia/ |title=Rendezvous with Manish Borundia | Nameeta Renchi |publisher=Nameeta.co.in |date=2018-01-22 |accessdate=2019-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Thandoratimes.com |url=https://thandoratimes.com/news-id-this-handsome-actor-thanks-ajith-kumar-for-introducing-him-into-acting2198.htm |title=This handsome actor thanks Ajith Kumar for introducing him into acting - Mission Mangal- Ajithkumar- Amarkalam- Manish Borundia |publisher=Thandoratimes.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Manish-admires-actors-like-Kamal-Haasan-and-Ananth-Nag/articleshow/33559418.cms|title=Manish admires actors like Kamal Haasan and Ananth Nag - Times of India|website=The Times of India|last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/Manish-Waiting-for-good-news/articleshow/4234521.cms|title=Manish: Waiting for good news - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Manish then signed on to appear in the lead role of [[P. C. Sreeram]]'s ''[[Vaanam Vasappadum]]'' (2004) and was attached to the project for six months, before being dropped due to his strong Hindi accent. The role was eventually taken by [[Karthik Kumar]]. Manish starred in his first lead role through the Kannada film ''[[Jootata]]'' (2005), appearing alongside [[Sameer Dattani|Dhyan]] and [[Richa Pallod]]. For the project, he took up the stage name of Akash, though the film did not perform well commercially and received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/jootata-review-kannada-movie-7865|title=Jootata review. Jootata Kannada movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> His second Kannada film, ''[[Nannusire]]'', also under performed commercially but Manish's role was described as "short, sweet and attractive."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/nannusire-review-kannada-movie-10618|title=Nannusire review. Nannusire Kannada movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> He also portrayed a character in [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]'s Tamil film, ''[[Madrasi (2006 film)|Madrasi]]'' (2006). As his acting career failed to take off, Manish took up a job in [[Hong Kong]] before moving to [[Bengaluru]] to continue looking after his family's jewellery business.<ref name="mb"/>

In 2019, he made a comeback through Jagan Shakti's Hindi drama film ''[[Mission Mangal]]'', based on the life of scientists at the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) who contributed to the [[Mars Orbiter Mission]]. Featuring among an ensemble cast including [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Vidya Balan]], Manish appeared in a supporting role of an ISRO employee.<ref name="mb"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bengaluru-based-actor-manish-borundia-bags-a-role-in-mission-mangal/articleshow/67406371.cms |title=Bengaluru-based actor Manish Borundia bags a role in Mission Mangal | Kannada Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2019-01-07 |accessdate=2019-11-10}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Amarkkalam]]'' || Kishen || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' || Shiva's friend || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' || Sarika's brother || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[Minnale]]'' || Manish || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kushi (2001 film)|Kushi]]'' || Siddhu's friend || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[12B]]'' || Shakti's coworker || Tamil || Uncredited role
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Jootata]]'' || Vicky || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Madrasi (2006 film)|Madrasi]]'' || Raja || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Nannusire]]'' || Harsha || Kannada ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Mission Mangal]]'' || Kaushal Saini || [[Hindi]] ||
|}

== References ==
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