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Top 10 thrilling performances by Indian actors who played trans characters

Paresh Rawal (Tamanna)
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Paresh Rawal (Tamanna)

One of Paresh Rawal's critically acclaimed role is that of Tikku in movie 'Tamanna' that revolves around the life of Rawal's character,  who is a transgender and an only child of yesteryear Bollywood actress Nazneen Begum.

Mahesh Manjrekar (Rajjo)
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Mahesh Manjrekar (Rajjo)

Mahesh Manjrekar portrayed the role of a transgender in Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Rajjo'. In the movie, he played the role of a Begum, which received applauds from audience and critic as well. 

 

Prashant Narayanan (Murder 2)
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Prashant Narayanan (Murder 2)

Prashant Narayanan's played the antagonist in Emraan Hashmi starrer movie 'Murder 2'. In the movie he played the role of the cold-blooded and creepy transgender psycho. 

Sadashiv Amrapurkar (Sadak)
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Sadashiv Amrapurkar (Sadak)

Sadashiv Amrapurkar bagged several awards for his role as a Maharani, a transgender. Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt starrer 'Sadak', was a huge hit back then. Sadashiv's character was considered as one of the dreadful villains in the Hindi film industry. 

Prakash Raj (Appu)
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Prakash Raj (Appu)

Prakash Raj played the role of a transgender Maharani, who runs a brothel. In the film 'Appu', he plays the main antagonist of the movie. Prakash Raj was probably the first actor to essay the role of a transgender in Tamil cinema. 

Raghava Lawrence (Kanchana)
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Raghava Lawrence (Kanchana)

In the movie, 'Kanchana' Raghava Lawrence played Raghava, a boy, who gets possessed by a ghost and starts behaving weirdly. The ghost turns out to be a transgender woman who wants to take revenge.

 

Riddhi Sen (Nagarkirtan)
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Riddhi Sen (Nagarkirtan)

Riddhi Sen, played Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal in Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali film, 'Nagarkirtan'. The young actor received rave reviews for his flawless acting and also won National Award for the portrayal of a transgender character. Sen is one of the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 19.

Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe)
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Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe)

Vijay Sethupathi, who played the role of a transgender person Shilpa in the film, received huge applause for his portrayal. 'Super Deluxe', talks about life, morality, sex, gender discrimination, marriage, politics and many social issues.