▸ The Archetype
Manas Tagde
Complex antagonists · Intense physicality · Discipline
Index / Sections
[05]- →01
Acting
Film, television, and supporting roles across Bollywood and indie horror.
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Directing
Empty Productions • VIDEOTAPE (2027) and the analog horror lineage.
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Theatre
NSD certification, Bhopal repertoire, antagonist craft.
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Discipline
NCC Air Force Corporal, triathlon, state-level athletics.
- →05
Contact
Casting, collaboration, and press.
Dossier / Subject 001
[CLASSIFIED]
Name — Manas Tagde. Codename Empty.
Fifteen. Six feet, sixty kilos of bone and wire. Built for the lens, not for the room. Trained antagonist. Indie filmmaker. NCC Air Force Corporal. I don't perform warmth I don't feel — the camera reads everything.
- Full Name
- Manas Tagde
- Alias
- Empty
- DOB
- Class of 2011 · 15 yrs
- Height
- 185 cm · 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 60.2 kg
- Build
- Lean · Athletic
- Eyes / Hair
- Dark Brown · Black
- Complexion
- Wheatish
- Base
- Bhopal · Mumbai
- Languages
- Hindi · English · Marathi
- Training
- NSD-certified · Stage
- Discipline
- NCC IAF · Triathlon
- Plays
- 13 – 19 yrs
- Specialty
- Cold antagonist · Horror
- Studio
- Empty Productions
- Status
- Open to Casting
"Don't perform warmth you don't feel. The lens reads everything."
Tapes / On Record
03 / 03Three self-tapes. Cold reads, no warm-up, no music. Sound is muted until played — theme song will duck out.
Manifesto / 01
Gritty analog horror. High-contrast flash textures. Micro-budget autonomy.
— Directorial style, Empty Productions