Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, (died 17 August 2017) was a comedian in the

Tamil film industry 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 ''Kollywood ...

in India. He worked in around 900 films.

Career

Vasu who hailed from Madurai district, came to Chennai to work in cinemas after his graduation. Vasu worked as an assistant to director-actor

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...

, he carved a niche for himself in comedy films and has also acted alongside the likes of

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 ...

. He was given the name "Halwa Vasu" after the film ''

Amaidhi Padai ''Amaidhi Padai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political action film, written and directed by Manivannan. Sathyaraj played a dual role as father and son in the film, with Ranjitha playing the female lead. The story revolves around an or ...

'' (1994), in which he brings

halwa Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings, Persian : حلوا) is a type of confectionery originating from Persia and widely spread throughout the Middle East. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made f ...

which is adulterated with abin, a drug, by the antagonist in the movie who uses it to rape an innocent girl.

Death

He was hospitalized for some time but died due to

liver The liver is a major Organ (anatomy), organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for ...

failure at his home on 17 August 2017.

Selected filmography

Films

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Vaazhkai Chakkaram ''Vaazhkai Chakkaram'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj, Gautami, Goundamani and Vinu Chakravarthy. The film, produced and written by Tirupur Mani, was released on 9 Februar ...

'' (1990) *''

Sandhana Kaatru ''Sandhana Kaatru'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language crime film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Gautami. The film, produced by Sengamalam Manivannan, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 1 June 1990 ...

'' (1990) *''

Pudhu Manithan ''Pudhu Manithan'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya, with Sarathkumar as the antagonist. The film's music was by Deva and was released on 22 March 1991 was a box office ...

'' (1991) *''

Vetri Padigal ''Vetri Padigal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Manobala. The film stars Ramki and Nirosha, with Srividya, R. Sarathkumar, V. K. Ramasamy, Jaiganesh and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. The f ...

'' (1991) *'' Marikozhundhu'' (1991) *''

Therku Theru Machan ''Therku Theru Machan'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. It was released on 13 April 1992, and completed a 100-day run. Plot Valayapalam village's Landlord ...

'' (1992) *''

Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren ''Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Shridev. The film stars Parthiban, Suman Ranganathan and Mohini. The film, produced by T. P. Kovai Thampi, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was releas ...

'' (1992) *''

Government Mappillai ''Government Mappillai'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil language drama film directed Manivannan. The film stars Anandaraj and Kasthuri. The film, produced by G. S. Madhu, had a musical score by Deva and was released on 6 March 1992. Plot Sundara ...

'' (1992) *''

Moondravadhu Kann ''Moonravathu Kann'' () is a 1993 Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Manivannan and produced by M. Rajarathinam. The story is inspired from Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rear Window''. The film stars Sarath Kumar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Raja ...

'' (1993) *''

'' (1994) *''

Rasa Magan ''Raasamahan'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Prashanth and Sivaranjani. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics. Cast *Pra ...

'' (1994) *''Chinna Mani'' (1995) *''

Thamizhachi ''Thamizhachi'' is a 1995 Tamil-language drama film directed by S. Asokan. The film stars Napoleon and Ranjitha, with Revathi, Goundamani, Senthil, Vijayakumar, Mohan Natarajan and Srividya playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. P ...

'' (1995) *'' Maaman Magal'' (1995) *''

Murai Mappillai ''Murai Mappillai'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars newcomers Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Kirthika, with Rajashree, Manivannan, K. Prabakaran, Goundamani and Senthil playing ...

'' (1995) *''

Villadhi Villain ''Villadhi Villain'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action black comedy film, written and directed by Sathyaraj, starring himself in three distinct roles. Nagma and Raadhika play his love interests. The film, which was Sathyaraj's directoria ...

'' (1995) *'' Mettukudi'' (1996) *''

Gopura Deepam ''Gopura Deepam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan and produced by Ashok Samraj. The film stars Ramarajan, Sukanya, R. Sundarrajan and Senthil. The film had musical score by Soundaryan. Cast *Ramarajan * Suka ...

'' (1997) *'' Arunachalam'' (1997) *''

Vivasaayi Magan ''Vivasaayi Magan'' (English: Farmer's son) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan and produced by Rani Azhakappan. The film stars Ramarajan, Devayani, K. R. Vijaya and Vadivelu. The film had musical score by Sirpy. Ca ...

'' (1997) *''

Periya Idathu Mappillai ''Periya Idathu Mappillai'' ( Groom from a rich place) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Jayaram, Goundamani, Manivannan, Devayani and Mantra. The film, produced by K. Murugan, had musical sco ...

'' (1997) *''

Periya Manushan ''Periya Manushan'' is a 1997 Tamil-language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ravali . The film, produced by G. Seethalaxmi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 30 October 1997. as one among Deepava ...

'' (1997) *''

Pudhalvan ''Pudhalvan'' is a 1997 Tamil-language crime film directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films ''Kottai Vaasal'' (1992) and ''Aranmanai Kaavalan'' (1994). The film stars Ramki and Pragathi, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, new ...

'' (1997) *''

Dhinamdhorum ''Dhinamdhorum'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Nagaraj. The film stars Murali and Suvalakshmi. The film, which has music by Oviyan, released in February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Manasichi ...

'' (1998) *''

Ninaithen Vandhai ''Ninaithen Vandhai'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Vijay, Rambha and Devayani, with Charle, Ranjith, Senthil, and Vinu Chakravarthy in s ...

'' (1998) *''

Iniyavale ''Iniyavale'' is a 1998 Tamil-language drama film directed by Seeman. The film stars Prabhu, Gautami, Suvalakshmi and Keerthi Reddy. The film, produced by M. Vedha, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 May 1998 to mixed reviews. Th ...

'' (1998) *''

Moovendhar ''Moovendhar'' () is a 1998 Tamil language comedy film directed by Suraj (credited as C. G. Suraaj). The film stars Sarath Kumar and Devayani. The film, produced by N. Vishnuram, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 12 January 199 ...

'' (1998) *''

Kannathal ''Kannathal'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Bharathi Kannan. This flim is a super hit at box office. The film stars Karan, Neena and Indhu, with Manivannan, Vadivelu, Vadivukkarasi, Fathima Babu, and Delhi Gane ...

'' (1998) *''

Unnai Thedi ''Unnai Thedi'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Malavika, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya. Some of the scenes are ...

'' (1999) *''

Poomagal Oorvalam ''Poomagal Oorvalam'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Prashanth and Rambha. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Siva. The film released on 30 April 1999. ...

'' (1999) *''

Suyamvaram ''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced ...

'' (1999) *''

Kannodu Kanbathellam ''Kannodu Kanbathellam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon in his directorial debut. The film has Arjun and Sonali Bendre, while Suchindra, Ruchita Prasad, Manivannan, Crazy Mohan ...

'' (1999) *'' Azhagarsamy'' (1999) *'' Annai'' (2000) *''

Kannan Varuvaan ''Kannan Varuvaan'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Manthra and Divya Unni, while Goundamani, Senthil, Manorama, Ranjith and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was co ...

'' (2000) * '' Citizen'' (2001) *''

Karmegham ''Karmegham'' () is a 2002 Tamil language drama film directed by S. P. Rajkumar. The film stars Mammootty, Radha Ravi, and Abhirami. The film had musical score by Vidyasagar. Plot Karmegham returns to his village after serving in the army f ...

'' (2002) *'' Anbu'' (2003) *''

Student Number 1 ''Student No.1'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language coming of age action film directed by Selva. The film starring Sibiraj in his debut and Sherin in lead role while also features Manivannan, Yugendran Yugendran (born Yugendran Vasudevan on ...

'' (2003) *'' Magic Magic 3D'' (2003) *'' Diwan'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

Gomathi Nayagam ''Gomathi Nayagam'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Ponvannan. The film stars Ponvannan, Haripriya and Karthika, with Manivannan, Ilavarasu, Ponnambalam, Devan, Vishnu Prasad, Madhan Bob, Halwa Vasu and Kottachi in ...

'' (2004) *''

Englishkaran ''Englishkaran'' () is a 2005 Tamil-language comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj and Namitha, while Vadivelu, Madhumitha Siva Balaji, and Santhanam play supporting roles. "Englishkaran" with the tagline "Tamizh Vazhga" is a film from the hit combo ...

'' (2005) *''

Kaatrullavarai ''Kaatrullavarai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Radha Bharathi. The film stars Jai Akash and Pranathi, with Vadivelu, newcomer S. Suresh, newcomer Madhupriya, Rajesh, Rajeev, Kazan Khan and R. Sundarrajan ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *'' ABCD'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''

Mazhai ''Mazhai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Rajkumar. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film '' Varsham'', and stars Jayam Ravi and Shriya, while Vadivelu, Rahul Dev, and Kalabhavan Mani play supporting roles ...

'' (2005) *''

Aanai ''Aanai'' ( Order) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by Selva. It stars Arjun, Namitha and Keerthi Chawla in the lead, while Vadivelu, Sanghavi and Manoj K. Jayan play pivotal roles. D. Imman composed the ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''

Vetrivel Sakthivel ''Vetrivel Sakthivel'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Lakshmi Priyan and produced by R. S. Venkatraman. It stars Sathyaraj and his son Sibiraj alongside Khushbu Sundar and Nikita Thukral while Vadivelu ...

'' (2005) *'' Veeranna'' (2005) *''

Pasa Kiligal ''Paasakiligal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language drama film. It stars Prabhu, Murali, Navya Nair, Malavika, Manorama, Vadivelu, Nassar, Kalabhavan Mani, Roja, Vineeth and others. The film was fully written by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D ...

'' (2006) *''

Kovai Brothers ''Kovai Brothers'' is a 2006 Tamil-language comedy spoof film written, produced, and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Vadivelu, Namitha, Uma and Kovai Sarala. The music was composed by D. Imman. The film was ...

'' (2006) *''

Sudesi ''Sudesi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language political action film directed by Jeppy A. Y. It stars Vijayakanth and Ashima Bhalla. It was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Mr. Hindustani''. Plot After the death of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ganap ...

'' (2006) *''

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei ''Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language historical-comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the female leads, while Mano ...

'' (2006) *''

Sillunu Oru Kaadhal ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. Krishna from a story by A. C. Durai. It stars Suriya (actor), Suriya, Jyothika and Bhumika Chawla, Bhumika, while Shriya Sharma, Suka ...

'' (2006) *'' Kurukshetram'' (2006) *''

Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar ''Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by A. Govindamoorthy. the song lyrics are penned by Yugabharathi and Vijay Sagar. It stars Karan, Meenakshi and Vadivelu. The film earned mixed r ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''

Manikanda ''Manikanda'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Selva. Arjun plays a dual role, that of father and son. The film, which began production in 2002, went through more production, and was finally released in 2007, was promoted ...

'' (2007) *''

Piragu ''Piragu'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by N. Jeeva. The film stars Hamsavardhan, Keerthi Chawla and Sunitha Varma, with Vadivelu, Dhandapani, Malaysia Vasudevan, Sabitha Anand, Emey, and Karate Raja playing sup ...

'' (2007) *'' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) *''

Kannum Kannum ''Kannum Kannum'' () is a 2008 Tamil language film directed by G. Marimuthu, who also wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. Prasanna plays the leading role, and Udhayathara pairs with him, while Vadivelu, Santhanam, and Vijayakumar play ...

'' (2008) *'' Pandi'' (2008) *'' Kathavarayan'' (2008) *''

Kee Mu ''Kee Mu'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama tragedy film directed by Majith. The film stars newcomer Hassan and newcomer Sarika, with Vadivelu, Charan Raj, Soori, Karthik Sabesh, Marks and Majith playing supporting roles. The f ...

'' (2008) *''

Pattaya Kelappu ''Pattaya Kelappu'' () is a 2008 Tamil language action comedy film written, produced and directed by Ponnambalam, making his directorial debut. The film stars Sriman, Payal and Ponnambalam, with Janagaraj, Dhamu, Pandu, Vasu Vikram, Kazan Khan ...

'' (2008) *'' Velvi'' (2008) *'' Theeyavan'' (2008) *''

Ellam Avan Seyal ''Ellam Avan Seyal'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film features an ensemble cast, including RK, Bhama, Vadivelu, Raghuvaran, Manivannan, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Manoj K. Jayan, and Nassar. It ...

'' (2008) *''

Vedigundu Murugesan ''Vedigundu Murugesan'' () is a 2009 Tamil-language comedy film directed by A. Govindamoorthy. It stars Pasupathy, Jyothirmayi and Deepa Shankar. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 17 July 2009 and received positive reviews fo ...

'' (2009) *''

Kanthaswamy ''Kanthaswamy'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Susi Ganesan, starring Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna Ghattamaneni and Vadivelu fo ...

'' (2009) *''

Kannukulle ''Kannukulle'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language drama film directed by Lena Moovendhar. The film stars Mithun Tejasvi, Aparna Pillai, Anumol and Yugendran, with Sarath Babu, Shanmugarajan, Singamuthu, Halwa Vasu, Crane Manohar, ...

'' (2009) *''

Vedappan ''Vedappan'' is a 2009 Tamil language drama film directed by Aanaivari A. Sridhar. The film stars Hemanth Kumar, newcomer Apsara and newcomer Nikitha, with Venniradai Moorthy, Balu Anand, Mahanadi Shankar, Crane Manohar and Sabitha Anand playin ...

'' (2009) *''

Thamizh Padam ''Thamizh Padam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan in his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva and Disha Pandey. Thamizh Padam was the first full-length spoof in Tamil cinema. It parodies co ...

'' (2010) *'' Mandhira Punnagai'' (2010) *'' Nagaram Marupakkam'' (2010) *''

Neeyum Naanum ''Neeyum Naanum'' () is a 2010 Tamil language musical dance film written, produced and directed by S. V. Solairaja. The film stars Sanjeev and newcomer Chetna Pande, with Sampath Raj, Vadhan, Rinson Simon, Master Sachin, Anju, Manobala, Singa ...

'' (2010) *''

Chikku Bukku ''Chikku Bhukku'' is a 2010 Tamil romance film written and directed by K. Manikandan and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, starring Arya, debutante Preetika and Shriya Saran, in the lead roles, with Santhanam and Anoop Kumar in supporting ...

'' (2010) *'' Aadukalam'' (2011) *'' Kazhugu'' (2012) *''

Sonna Puriyathu ''Sonna Puriyathu'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by debutant Krishnan Jayaraj, a former associate of C. S. Amudhan It stars Shiva and Vasundhara. The film released on 26 July 2013. The film got a good opening and finally declar ...

'' (2013) *''

Masani Masani is a village on Sahibi River barrage in Rewari District in the Indian state of Haryana. it is location of lake, eco-tourism, farm tourism and industrial units. It is situated on Rewari-Dharuhera road section of national highway NH 919 (f ...

'' (2013) *''

Ner Ethir ''Ner Ethir'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by M. Jayapradeep and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Parthy, Richard, and Vidhya Mohan, while Harish Siva, Aishwarya Menon, and M. S. Bhaskar play supportin ...

'' (2014) *'' Tenaliraman'' (2014) *'' Agathinai'' (2015) *''

Visaranai ''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradhe ...

'' (2015) *''

Peigal Jaakkirathai ''Peigal Jaakkirathai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film, written and directed by Kanmani. This is a Tamil remake of Korean movie 'Hello Ghost'. The film stars Jeeva Rathnam and Eshanya, while Thambi Ramaiah, Rajendran and ...

'' (2016) *''Savarikkadu'' (2017) *'' Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pothu'' (2019) *''Sollunganne Sollunga'' (2020)

Television

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as Doctor

Dubbing artist

*Ullathai Allitha (1996) - Rambha (for scene where rambha disguises as thief)

References

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