G. M. Sundar is an Indian actor and film producer who has acted in a number of Tamil films. He turned producer for the film ''

Urumattram ''Urumattram'' () is a 2003 Tamil cinema, Tamil short film directed by B.Sivakumar. It won National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film, Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film at the 50th Nati ...

''.

Career

He studied acting at the Film and Television institute, Adyar. He was given his first role by director

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

in the film ''

Punnagai Mannan ''Punnagai Mannan'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi, with Srividya, Rekha, Delhi Ganesh, Sudarshan and Sundar Krishna Urs in suppor ...

''. Later, Sundar was cast by Kamal Haasan in the film ''

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu ''Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Santhana Bharathi and produced by Kamal Haasan, starring Sathyaraj, Geetha and Captain Raju. The film had no songs, though the score was compos ...

'' and ''

Sathyaa ''Sathyaa'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language gangster film directed and co-written by Suresh Krissna in his directorial debut. Produced by Kamal Haasan, the film stars him and Amala, with Rajesh, Janagaraj, Bahadoor and Kitty in supportin ...

'', produced by Raaj Kamal Films. Apart from mainstream films, Sundar played the lead role in the national award-winning film '' Ooruku Nooruper'' directed by B. Lenin. He also acted in and produced a short film, ''

'', which won the national award for the Best Environmental Film. After a brief hiatus, Sundar has entered into the second phase of his acting career through

Nalan Kumarasamy Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. He made his feature film debut with Tamil film, ''Soodhu ...

's '' Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'', starring

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Fo ...

and Madonna Sebastian. It was a critical and box office success.

Filmography

References

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