Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian.

Career

Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He started developing his career in the acting sector by doing small comedy roles in cinemas. He often shared screen space with popular comedian

Vadivelu Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the ...

, and the duo has given many hilarious comedy scenes to Tamil movies. Singamuthu's son, Vaasan Karthik, made his debut as an actor through '' Maa Madurai'' (2007), but failed to make a career in the film industry.

Controversy

In 2010,

held a press conference, accusing Singamuthu for forgery and financial cheating. Vadivelu, who was previously friends with Singamuthu, purchased land from him, but later came to learn that the documents were void. This resulted in the former taking legal action on the latter. Later in May 2010, Singamuthu was arrested after assaulting Vadivelu's assistant Shankar, but was later released after three days in jail. It was eventually proved that the pair were actually cheated by the salesman, who had sold the land to Singamuthu illegally.

Selected filmography

Television

Award

*2014: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian - ''Many films''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singamuthu Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil comedians 1958 births