Ilavarasu is an Indian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

and actor, who works 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 ...

. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a

Tamil Nadu State Film Award Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...

for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles in

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, mostly in supporting and comedian roles.

Career

According to T. Saravanan of ''The Hindu'', Ilavarasu's debut film was to have been the unproduced Tamil film ''Top Tucker'', and instead became ''

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary ''Oru Kaidhiyin Diary'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Bharathiraja and co-written by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Kamal Haasan. It was high financially successful and completed 175 day run in theatres becom ...

'' (1984). However, Malathi Rangarajan of the same paper says he first appeared in a minuscule role in

's 1987 film ''

Vedham Pudhithu ''Vedham Pudhithu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bharathiraja. It is based on the play ''Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa'' written by K. Kannan, who after this film came to be known as ''Vedham Pudhithu'' Ka ...

''.

Filmography

As actor

Films

Television

As cinematographer

As dubbing artist

References

External links

* {{authority control Indian Tamil people Tamil male actors Living people Tamil film cinematographers 20th-century Indian male actors Tamil comedians Male actors in Tamil cinema 1964 births