Narayanan, better known as Pasi Narayanan, was an Indian stage and film actor known for performing comedic roles alongside actor

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 ...

. Narayanan acted in over 500

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-language films and is known for the catchphrase, "Phone wire pinchi oru vaaram aachu..." () from '' Surieyan''.

Early life

Narayanan was born in

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district of

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and started acting at the age of 15.

Career

He later acted in several dramas in 1955 through Manohar Company. After that he got a chance to act in the cinema industry. He came to the Tamil film industry in the 1960s. He became popular with the film ''

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''. He then went on to become famous in the screen world under the pseudonym 'Pasi' Narayanan. In addition to acting, he had talent in storytelling and dancing. Pasi Narayanan was also involved in many films of the next generation of leading heroes like

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...

and

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 ...

, Pandiyarajan, Karthick, and Sarath Kumar.

Death

In 1998, he developed heart disease and later died from

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. His second to last movie was ''Ninaithen Vandhai''. He was survived by his wife Valli and 3 children.

Partial filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayanan, Pasi 1998 deaths 20th-century Tamil male actors Indian male film actors Tamil comedians Indian male comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu People from Virudhunagar district