Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in

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. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The pair dominated t ...

. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Goundamani presides Senthil's son marriage!

Personal life

Senthil was born on 23 March 1951 in a small village called Ilanjambore near

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District in

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. He married Kalaiselvi on 14 May 1984. He has two sons, Dr Manikanda Prabhu and Hemachandra Prabhu. His two grand daughters were born in 2008 and 2014.

Career

As actor

He ran away from his village at the age of 13 due to his father's scoldings. He first worked in an oil mart, then in a private wine shop as a waiter and then ended up in drama where he started developing his skills. He made his debut with Oru Koyil Iru Dheepangal (1979) though officially his first film was Ithikkara Pakki which was released in 1980. He slowly entered the Tamil film industry in small characters and finally landed a good role in the film Malayoor Mambattiyan. He has acted in many popular films with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with

in a slapstick double act. Together they have formed a comic pair in many Tamil films and were known as the Laurel and Hardy of Tamil Cinema. In 2019, Senthil has started acting in Tamil tele-serials making his debut with Sun TV's Rasathi.

Politics

Initially campaigning for

AIADMK The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former chief m ...

, Senthil is currently campaigning for AMMK party. Former minister Gokula Indira was replaced in the post of organising secretary by Senthil, appointed by

T. T. V. Dhinakaran Thiruthurapoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian politician and founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazagam. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ...

in 2017. Later, he joined TTV Dinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam political party. In September 2019, Senthil, Kathirkamu, Raja Manickam, Devadas and Henry Thomas were announced as the five organisation secretaries of AMMK party. He joined

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, just before the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Partial filmography

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senthil Indian male film actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu Tamil comedians Living people 1951 births Tamil male actors Indian male comedians Indian Tamil people Male actors in Tamil cinema