Aadukalam Murugadoss is an Indian

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who has appeared in

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films. He made his breakthrough in

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's critically acclaimed '' Aadukalam'' (2011), thus adding the name of the film as a prefix to create a stage name.

Career

The actor was first seen in '' Ghilli'' (2004) as a team member of Vijay's Kabaddi team, featuring in several background shots throughout the film. He was also seen as one of the guard in film '' Kanchivaram'' (2008). His breakthrough came in

's '' Aadukalam'', where he portrayed Dhanush's loyal friend and the success of the venture saw the film's name being added as a prefix to his stage name. His role in '' Mounaguru'' as a mentally challenged person was also appreciated, with a critic from ''

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'' noting he does a "wonderful cameo". He was then seen in pivotal characters as the lead actor's aide in the 2012 action films ''

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'' and '' Mugamoodi''. In 2013, he appeared as Sasikumar's friend in '' Kutti Puli'', as one of the four main leads in ''

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'' and also played a comedy role in '' Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal''. Murugadoss was set to star in a lead role for the first time with ''Kalvargal'', to be directed by Balamithran. He played one of the leads alongside Dinesh in '' Visaranai'' (2016). He made his solo lead debut with '' Raja Magal'' (2023).

Filmography

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