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Chaams (born as Swaminathan: 30 November 1972) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in
Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...
films. He has predominantly appeared in supporting roles, notably in Crazy Mohan dramas and playing one of the several leads in '' Palaivana Solai'' (2009) and '' Onbadhule Guru'' (2013).


Career

He is an actor who began his career by doing small roles but later bagged meaningful roles and has received mass appreciation for his performances. Right from the beginning he started a new style of comedy that people loved and then he followed it with every film. He used his natural tone and local style to deliver dialogues with timing and sense of humor. In the year 2009, a film named '' Palaivana Solai'' was released which was a remake version of the same film released in 1981 where a love story of five friends woven around one simple girl received critics appreciation. In the 2009 flick, Chaams played the lead role as one of the five friends. Chaams garnered acclaim for his role in '' Payanam'' (2011) as a fan of "Shining Star" Chandrakanth. ''Rediff'' stated that a "special mention must be made of Chaams" as he provided "excellent comic relief". ''The Hindu'' stated that "Chaams as the doting fan whose blinkers fall off" is "a riot". Similarly in the year 2013, another film '' Onbadhule Guru'' was released, where he played the role of a disgruntled married man who wanted to go back to his bachelor days along with his other friends. The film needed all leading actors to do comedy as per the script and actor Chaams appeared as Guru. He was part of films like '' Maanga'' and '' 49-O''. Earlier, he was acting with comedians like Vadivelu and
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 language, Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The p ...
and supported in their comedy roles. In 2021, Chaams played the lead role in the film ''Operation JuJuPi'' as a serious man.


Filmography


Television

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* Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil comedians Living people 1970 births {{India-film-actor-stub