Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.

Career

Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1935 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and film director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated ...

and Shyamala in

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. He studied at Vivekananda College and graduated in 1989, before attempting to make a breakthrough in the film industry by appearing in item numbers, featuring in various projects including K. Balachander's '' Azhagan'' (1990). He married Kokila Hariram in September 1996. In 1998, along with his wife, he founded the Academy of Modern Dance, Chennai's first formal Western dance school. The pair also worked on choreographing for films, with their biggest venture being their first film, the

Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...

-starrer ''

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'' (2001). They continued to work on other film projects including the incomplete R. Madhavan-

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil N ...

starrer ''Acham Thavir'', which they travelled to Syria to shoot. Gowtham then began a career in acting, notably starring as one of Tamizhselvan's aides in

Mani Ratnam Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. H ...

's ''

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'' (1997). As an actor, he mostly appeared in the films of

Sundar C Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1968), known professionally as Sundar C, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has directed over 30 films and received the Kalaimamani#2009, Kalaim ...

and

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa Sarja (born 15 August 1962), better known by his stage name Action King Arjun, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has mainly acted in Tamil cinema, Tamil films in addition to Telugu ...

. His inability to make it as a leading actor in films, saw him also pursue a career in television while appearing in supporting roles in films. He turned producer alongside

for the film, '' Ainthaam Padai'' (2009). In 2016, his first directorial project, '' Kannula Kaasa Kattappa'' starring

Aravind Akash Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film '' Nandanam'' portraying the role of Unnikrishnan. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows in M ...

, Ashwathy Warrier and

Chandini Tamilarasan Chandini Tamilarasan is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her debut in the lead role in K. Bhagyaraj's '' Siddhu +2'' (2010), before signing to play role in '' Naan Rajavaga Pogiren'' (2013).She one amo ...

, was released.

Selected filmography

;Actor ;Director *'' Kannula Kaasa Kattappa'' (2016)

Television

References

External links

* Indian male film actors Male actors from Chennai Living people Indian choreographers Male actors in Tamil cinema Film directors from Chennai 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Tamil male television actors {{India-screen-actor-stub