Muthukaalai is an Indian actor, comedian who predominantly works in

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Early life and career

Muthukaalai was born in

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and dreamt of becoming of a

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. He attained black belt in Karate at the age of 18. He made his acting debut with ''Ponmanam'' (1997) and went on to portray comedic characters and he gained popularity with his appearances in the comedy tracks of Vadivelu.

Notable filmography

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Ponmanam ''Ponmanam'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant S. P. Rajkumar, assistant of K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Prabhu, Suvalakshmi and Priya Raman. The film produced by V. Natarajan, had musical score by S. A. Ra ...

'' (1997) *'' En Uyir Nee Thaane'' (1998) *'' Nilave Mugam Kaattu'' (1999) *''

Suyamvaram ''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced a ...

'' (1999) *'' Minsara Kanna'' (1999) *'' 12B'' (2001) *''

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) *''

En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri ''En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri'' () is a 2001 Tamil language comedy film directed by S. P. Rajkumar. The film stars Livingston, Devayani and Vindhya in lead roles. The music was composed by Deva. The film was released in 2001 with mixed revi ...

'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Karmegham'' (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) *'' Punnagai Poove'' (2003) *'' Diwan'' (2003) *'' Winner'' (2003) *'' M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi'' (2004) *'' Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu'' (2005) *'' Selvam'' (2005) *'' Sudesi'' (2006) *''

Perarasu Perarasu (born 8 January 1967) is an Indian film director who works primarily in Tamil film industry. As a director, he is best known for his commercial Tamil movies with actors Vijay and Bharath Srinivasan. He has also been credited as an ac ...

'' (2006) *'' Mozhi'' (2007) *'' Sivaji: The Boss'' (2007) *'' Cheena Thaana 001'' (2007) *'' Valluvan Vasuki'' (2008) *'' Kathavarayan'' (2008) *''

Thoranai ''Thoranai'' () or ''Pistha'' () is a 2009 Indian action drama film written and directed by Sabha Ayyappan, who previously worked as an associate director for '' Malaikottai'', and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G K Film Corporati ...

'' (2009) *''

Pattathu Yaanai ''Pattathu Yaanai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian and produced by Michael Rayappan. The film stars Vishal and Aishwarya Arjun with Santhanam playing a supporting role. Music ...

'' (2013) *'' Pei Irukka Bayamen'' (2021)

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* 1965 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Tamil comedians Male actors in Tamil cinema {{India-actor-stub