Azhagam Perumal is an Indian film director and actor, who works in Tamil film Industry.

Career

Azhagam Perumal hails from the village of Kulasekharapuram in Kanyakumari District,

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. All his family members were working in the government service and his parents wanted him to be an engineer. Azhagam Perumal, however, after his graduation, applied to the Adyar Film Institute in spite of stiff opposition from his family. He graduated with a Gold Medal from the Institute in 1991. Azhagam Perumal worked as an assistant to director

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from ''

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'' to ''

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'', before leaving to make his independent project. When Mani Ratnam was shooting '' Alaipayuthey'', he was looking for someone like

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to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut. He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as ''Mudhal Mudhalaaga'', a romantic film starring

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and

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. Despite beginning production, the film was indefinitely put on hold. He then started making '' Udhaya'' in 1999 with Vijay and Simran starring, but the film faced production delays owing to the producer's financial problems. Azhagam Perumal also discussed making a film titled ''Hijack'' in 2000 but the film failed to develop. He later attempted to make the film with Vikram in 2004, but the project did not proceed. His directorial debut was eventually the romantic comedy '' Dumm Dumm Dumm'' starring R. Madhavan and

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, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success. After ''Alaipayuthey'', he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete ''Udhaya'' by early 2004. He mostly known for his performances in '' Pudhupettai'' (2006), ''

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'' (2011) and '' Naanum Rowdydhaan'' (2016). He is also in supporting roles in

Jayam Ravi Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his former stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his lead acting debut in ''Jayam (2003 film), Jayam'' (2003) ...

movies in ''

Adanga Maru ''Adanga Maru'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Karthik Thangavel in his directorial debut. The film stars Ravi Mohan and Raashii Khanna, with Ponvannan, Babu Antony, Sampath Raj, Azhagam Peruma ...

'' (2019), '' Iraivan'' (2023) and '' Siren'' (2024).

Filmography

*''All films and series are in

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unless otherwise noted.''

Directorial

Acting

Films

Web series

Dubbing artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perumal, Azhagam Tamil film directors Living people Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil male actors 1965 births People from Kanyakumari district Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian people Indian male film actors