Pandi is a comedy actor from

Tamil Nadu, India Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language— ...

, who has acted in

Tamil film Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

s and television shows. He played minor roles in a few films before joining television. He is known for his role as "Pandi" in the popular Tamil

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil drama soap opera that aired on weekdays on Star Vijay. It was the first soap in Tamil television that focused on school life. Due to the success of the show, a sequel called ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallo ...

'' in

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay chan ...

and later participated in ''

Jodi Number One ''Jodi Number One'' is an Indian Tamil-language dance competition reality television show broadcast on Star Vijay and from the year 2006. Its contestants are couples who are generally television stars in their own right, often from the telev ...

'' season 3. His breakthrough came with ''

Angadi Theru ''Angadi Theru'' ( Market Street) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan, starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali. The title refers to the Ranganathan Street in Chennai where the story takes place ...

'' in 2010.

Personal life

He married Padmini, an MBA graduate on 1st December 2013.Black Pandi Marries Padmini – Filmibeat
Entertainment.oneindia.in (2013-12-02). Retrieved on 2017-07-04.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandi Living people Tamil male actors Tamil comedians Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil male television actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors from Madurai 21st-century Tamil male actors Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants Indian male comedians Year of birth missing (living people)