Krishnamoorthy (1963/1964 – 7 October 2019) was a

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in the

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in India.

Career

Krishnamoorthy moved from his home town

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in 1983 hoping to become an actor in films. Despite being initially unsuccessful, he joined the crew of the film ''Kuzhandhai Yesu'' (1984) as an office boy, and by the end of production, he was assigned the role of production manager. He subsequently went on to work on several films and adverts as a member of the crew. As a result, he was initially credited in films as Manager Krishnamoorthy. Krishnamoorthy made a breakthrough as a comedy actor through his role in ''

Thavasi ''Thavasi'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar starring Vijayakanth in dual lead roles, with Soundarya, Vadivelu, Jayasudha, Prathyusha, Nassar, Ponnambalam playing other pivotal roles. The film ...

'' (2001), where he notably appeared in a scene where his character asks

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's character for directions to Osama Bin Laden's and

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's residences in order to forge a peace treaty between both of them. He subsequently worked on several films in the 2000s as a comedian, often appearing in scenes alongside Vadivelu. He later won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Murugan, a middle manager in a human trafficking group in Bala's ''

Naan Kadavul ''Naan Kadavul'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film co-written and directed by Bala. The film is based on the Tamil novel ''Yezhaam Ulagam'' by Jeyamohan, who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and ...

'' (2009) and as a corrupt police constable in '' Mouna Guru'' (2011). Regarding his role in '' Yaanai Mel Kuthirai Sawaari'', a critic noted that "there is an ice-cream seller played by Krishnamurthy who probably has got the meatiest role of his career".

Death

He died in the early morning of 7 October 2019 of a heart attack in

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, where he was shooting for the film '' Pei Mama'' directed by

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. He was survived by his wife and two children.

Filmography

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Pennin Manathai Thottu ''Pennin Manathai Thottu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Ezhil. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Jaya Seal, with Sarathkumar in a guest appearance. Produced by Kaja Mydeen, the film was released ...

'' (2000) (Debut film) *''

'' (2001) *'' Roja Kootam'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *''

Anbe Sivam ''Anbe Sivam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and ...

'' (2003) *'' Parthiban Kanavu'' (2003) *'' Gambeeram'' (2004) *'' Amudhae'' (2005) *'' Englishkaran'' (2005) *'' Sudesi'' (2006) *'' Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam'' (2006) *'' Poi'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Ellam Avan Seyal'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *'' Vilai'' (2010) *'' Va'' (2010) *'' Magizhchi'' (2010) *'' Mandhira Punnagai'' (2010) *''

Thoonga Nagaram ''Thoonga Nagaram'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Gaurav Narayanan, starring himself along with Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, and Anjali. The film, produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Clo ...

'' (2011) *'' Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' (2011) *''

Avan Ivan ''Avan Ivan'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Bala, who with this project directs his fifth feature film. The film stars Vishal, Arya, while G. M. Kumar, R. K., Madhu Shalini, Janani Iyer, and A ...

'' (2011) *''

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'' (2011) *''

Vithagan ''Vithagan'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language action film directed by R. Parthiban that features himself in the lead along with Poorna. The film, which has been in making since 2008, released on 18 November 2011. The film was the 50th film of Parthi ...

'' (2011) *'' Mounaguru'' (2011) *'' Saguni'' (2012) *'' Challenge'' (2012; Kannada) *''

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'' (2012) *''

Maattrraan ''Maattrraan'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by K. V. Anand and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh and S. Suresh under the banner AGS Entertainment. It stars Suriya in dual roles, alon ...

'' (2012) *'' Onbadhule Guru'' (2013) *'' Jannal Oram'' (2013) *''

Jilla ''Jilla'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. T. Neason and produced by R. B. Choudary through the company Super Good Films. Starring Mohanlal and Vijay athe film revolves around the conflict be ...

'' (2014) *'' Tenaliraman'' (2014) *'' Sigaram Thodu'' (2014) *'' Thirudan Police'' (2014) *''

Kaaka Muttai ''Kaaka Muttai'' (released internationally as ''The Crow's Egg'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and filmed by M. Manikandan, in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films, Vetrima ...

'' (2015) *'' Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' (2015) *'' Nayyapudai'' (2016) *'' Ennul Aayiram'' (2016) *'' Yaanai Mel Kuthirai Sawaari'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *''

Kurangu Bommai ''Kurangu Bommai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Nithilan Swaminathan. The film stars Vidharth, Delna Davis and Bharathiraja, with Elango Kumaravel and P. L. Thenappan in supporting roles. Fe ...

'' (2017) *'' Sketch'' (2018) * ''

Kadaikutty Singam ''Kadaikutty Singam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Suriya on his studio 2D Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Karthi, Sayyeshaa, Sathyaraj, Soori, ...

'' (2018) *'' Kudimagan'' (2019) (Last film) *''

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'' (2019) (Posthumous film) *'' Pei Mama'' (2021) (Posthumous film)

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