Krishnamoorthy (1963/1964 – 7 October 2019) was a

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in the

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in India.

Career

Krishnamoorthy moved from his home town

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in 1983 hoping to become an actor in films. Despite being initially unsuccessful, he joined the crew of the film ''Kuzhandhai Yesu'' (1984) as an office boy, and by the end of production, he was assigned the role of production manager. He subsequently went on to work on several films and adverts as a member of the crew. As a result, he was initially credited in films as Manager Krishnamoorthy. Krishnamoorthy made a breakthrough as a comedy actor through his role in ''

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'' (2001), where he notably appeared in a scene where his character asks

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's character for directions to

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's and

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's residences in order to forge a peace treaty between both of them. He subsequently worked on several films in the 2000s as a comedian, often appearing in scenes alongside Vadivelu. He later won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Murugan, a middle manager in a human trafficking group in Bala's ''

Naan Kadavul ''Naan Kadavul'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film co-written and directed by Bala. The film is based on the Tamil novel ''Yezhaam Ulagam'' by Jeyamohan, who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and ...

'' (2009) and as a corrupt police constable in ''

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'' (2011). Regarding his role in ''

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'', a critic noted that "there is an ice-cream seller played by Krishnamurthy who probably has got the meatiest role of his career".

Death

He died in the early morning of 7 October 2019 of a heart attack in

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, where he was shooting for the film ''

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'' directed by

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. He was survived by his wife and two children.

Filmography

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Pennin Manathai Thottu ''Pennin Manathai Thottu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Ezhil. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Jaya Seal, with Sarathkumar in a guest appearance. Produced by Kaja Mydeen, the film was released on ...

'' (2000) (Debut film) *''

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Roja Kootam ''Roja Kootam'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted hi ...

'' (2002) *''

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Anbe Sivam ''Anbe Sivam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and Ma ...

'' (2003) *''

Parthiban Kanavu '' Parthiban Kanavu '' ( ta, பார்த்திபன் கனவு, , lit. Parthiban's dream) is a Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Details Adapted in 1960 into a film of the same name, starring Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayan ...

'' (2003) *'' Gambeeram'' (2004) *''

Amudhae ''Amudhae'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ezhil, starring Jai Akash, Prakash Raj, Madhumitha, and Uma. Premise Nancy, who is in love with Dinakar, gets married to millionaire Victor. Dinakar later gets ma ...

'' (2005) *''

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 fr ...

'' (2005) *''

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) *''

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam ''Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Boopathy Pandian and produced by Vimala Geetha. Dhanush and Shriya Saran play the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Karunas and Saranya Ponvannan pla ...

'' (2006) *'' Poi'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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) *''

'' (2009) *''

Vilai ''Vilai'' ( ''Price'') is a 2010 Tamil language drama film directed by G. Kamaraj. The film stars Saravanan, Bharani, Udhayathara and newcomer Ritu Soni, with Fathima, Charmila, Shathiga, Krishnamoorthy, Gemini Balaji, Rajasanthuru and Devaraj ...

'' (2010) *'' Va'' (2010) *''

Magizhchi ''Magizhchi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Gowthaman. It stars Gowthaman himself in the lead role with Anjali, Karthika, director Seeman and Prakash Raj playing important supporting roles. The film, based on accla ...

'' (2010) *'' Mandhira Punnagai'' (2010) *''

Thoonga Nagaram ''Thoonga Nagaram'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Gaurav Narayanan, starring himself along with Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, and Anjali. The film, produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud N ...

'' (2011) *'' Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' (2011) *''

Avan Ivan ''Avan Ivan'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Bala, who with this project directs his fifth feature film. The film stars Vishal, Arya, while G. M. Kumar, R. K., Madhu Shalini, Janani Iyer, and Ambik ...

'' (2011) *''

Velayudham ''Velayudham'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Mohan Raja. It stars Vijay in titular role with Genelia in the lead, while Hansika, Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar in ot ...

'' (2011) *''

Vithagan ''Vithagan'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language action film directed by R. Parthiban that features himself in the lead along with Poorna. The film, which has been in making since 2008, released on 18 November 2011. The film was the 50th film of Parthi ...

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Mounaguru ''Mouna Guru'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Santha Kumar and produced by M. K. Thamizharasu. The film stars Arulnidhi and Ineya, while John Vijay, Madhusudhan Rao, Uma Riyaz Khan, Krishnamoorthy, and Bal ...

'' (2011) *''

Saguni ''Saguni'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language political comedy film directed by Shankar Dayal and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Karthi and Pranitha, while Santhanam, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Raadhika, and Nassar appear in su ...

'' (2012) *'' Challenge'' (2012; Kannada) *''

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Maattrraan ''Maattrraan'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by K. V. Anand and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh and S. Suresh under the banner AGS Entertainment. It stars Suriya in dual roles, along ...

'' (2012) *''

Onbadhule Guru ''Onbadhule Guru'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil adult comedy film written and directed by P. T. Selvakumar. The film stars Vinay, Aravind Aakash, Sathya Sivakaumar. The film is about the adventurous trip that five guys take together, and what hap ...

'' (2013) *'' Jannal Oram'' (2013) *''

Jilla ''Jilla'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. T. Neason and produced by R. B. Choudary through the company Super Good Films. Starring Mohanlal and Vijay athe film revolves around the conflict betwe ...

'' (2014) *'' Tenaliraman'' (2014) *''

Sigaram Thodu ''Sigaram Thodu'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gaurav Narayanan, which was also produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Sathyaraj, and Monal Gajjar while Sathish, Gaura ...

'' (2014) *''

Thirudan Police ''Thirudan Police'' (Thief and Police) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language action comedy film, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, the film has Dinesh and Aishwarya R ...

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Kaaka Muttai ''Kaaka Muttai'' (released internationally as ''The Crow's Egg'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and filmed by M. Manikandan, in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films, Vetrimaa ...

'' (2015) *'' Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' (2015) *''

Nayyapudai ''Nayyapudai (Strike Hard Evil/Obstacle)'' is a 2016 Tamil action thriller film directed by Vijay Kiran. The film stars S. A. Chandrasekhar, Pa. Vijay, M. S. Bhaskar and Chandini Tamilarasan in the leading roles. The film began production duri ...

'' (2016) *''

Ennul Aayiram ''Ennul Aayiram'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film written and directed by Krishna Kumar. It stars newcomers Maha and Marina Michael with Vincent Asokan and Krishnamoorthy in supporting roles. The film, which has music compo ...

'' (2016) *''

'' (2016) *'' Brindavanam'' (2017) *''

Kurangu Bommai ''Kurangu Bommai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Nithilan Swaminathan. The film stars Vidharth, Delna Davis and Bharathiraja, with Elango Kumaravel and P. L. Thenappan in supporting roles. Featur ...

'' (2017) *'' Sketch'' (2018) * ''

Kadaikutty Singam ''Kadaikutty Singam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Suriya on his studio 2D Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Karthi, Sayyeshaa, Sathyaraj, Soori, Vi ...

'' (2018) *'' Kudimagan'' (2019) (Last film) *''

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'' (2019) (Posthumous film) *''

'' (2021) (Posthumous film)

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