ay al am ▁language ▁films . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁comedy ▁and ▁supporting ▁roles ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 7 0 ▁films . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B onda ▁Man i ▁has ▁described ▁that ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁his ▁di et ▁of ▁bond as , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁struggling ▁actor , ▁and ▁the ▁suffix ▁of ▁his ▁ment or , ▁G ound am ani . ▁His ▁original ▁name ▁is ▁K ed he es war an ▁and ▁he ▁origin ates ▁from ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁Singapore ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁director ▁K . ▁Bh agyar aj ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁a ▁show . ▁He ▁later ▁recon ne cted ▁with ▁Bh agyar aj ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Chen na i ▁and ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁Pav un nu ▁Pav un uth an ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁Man i ▁subsequently ▁made ▁a ▁break through ▁after ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁Th end ral ▁Var um ▁Ther u ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁won ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁He ▁appeared ▁with ▁legend ary ▁t amil ▁actor ▁V ad ivel u ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁comedy ▁tracks . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁commit ments ▁as ▁an ▁actor , ▁B onda ▁Man i ▁runs ▁a ▁stage ▁drama ▁tr oupe ▁called ▁" S ai ▁Kal ai ▁K ood am " ▁and ▁organ izes ▁the atr ical ▁shows . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁B onda ▁Man i