Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the

Tamil film Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chen ...

and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in

Vijay TV Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows & Tamil films. History T ...

's satiric series ''

Lollu Sabha ''Lollu Sabha'' is a 2003–2008 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy series written by Rambhala and starring Santhanam (actor), Santhanam, Swaminathan, Lollu Sabha Manohar, Lollu Sabha Balaji, Balaji, Jangiri Madhumitha. It was broadca ...

'' before becoming a full-fledged actor in Tamil films.

Filmography

Television

* ''Anandha Bhavan'' *''

'' *''

Metti Oli Metti Oli () was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on weekdays on Sun TV for 811 episodes. The show starred Delhi Kumar, Kaveri, Gayathri, Vanaja, Uma Maheshwari, Revathi Priya, Chetan, Bose Venkat, Raj Kanth , Thirumurugan, S ...

'' *'' Kolangal'' *''Arasi'' * Chellamadi Nee Enakku *''

Thendral ''Thendral'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV. It was broadcast from 7 December 2009 to 17 January 2015 for 1,340 episodes. The show stars Shruthi Raj and Deepak Dinkar and revolves ar ...

'' *'' Vani Rani'' * '' Priyamanaval'' *'' All In All Alamelu'' *''

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil language, Tamil Drama (film and television), drama Indian soap opera, soap opera that aired in Star Vijay, Monday to Thursday, from 30 October 2006 to 28 April 2009. It was the first soap in Tamil langua ...

'' * ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...

'' (Guest) *'' Joking Bad (2023)'' as Walter Vetrivel White ( Walter White), a.k.a. Vellai

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* {{authority control Living people Tamil comedians Tamil male television actors Tamil television presenters Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Tamil male actors Indian male comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu 1959 births