Kumarasamy, known by his stage name, Kovai Senthil, was a Tamil film character artist who appeared in Tamil films starting with

Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil language, Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu fi ...

's ''

Oru Kai Osai ''Oru Kai Osai'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. It was released on 25 July 1980. This film created an impact and was well received by the audience for its unique characterisation and unexpected cl ...

''. He appeared in over 400 Tamil films.

Career

During his career, Kovai Senthil made several collaborations with Bhagyaraj including '' Aararo Aariraro'' and ''

Avasara Police 100 ''Avasara Police 100'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film starring and directed by K. Bhagyaraj with M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was a commercial success. Plot Ramu is a hardened criminal who returns home aft ...

''. He has starred in several notable films including '' Idhu Namma Aalu'', ''

Padayappa ''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya with Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar playing supporting roles. The ...

'', ''

Avvai Shanmugi ''Avvai Shanmugi'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and co-written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Meena, with Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Ann in s ...

'' and ''

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

''.

Selected filmography

''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' *''

'' (1980) *''

Mouna Geethangal ''Mouna Geethangal'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Bhagyaraj himself alongside Saritha, with S. Krishnamoorthy and Master Suresh in supporting roles. It revolves aro ...

'' (1981) *'' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (1988) *''

En Rathathin Rathame ''En Rathathin Rathame'' ( ''Oh, blood of my blood'') is a 1989 Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. Vijayan, and finished by his son Sundar K. Vijayan, following his father's death. The film is the Tamil debut of actress M ...

'' (1989) *'' Aararo Aariraro'' (1989) *''

Palaivana Paravaigal ''Palaivana Paravaigal'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language crime film directed by Senthilnathan. The film stars Sarathkumar, Anandaraj, newcomer Udhayan and newcomer Dharini. The film, produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Sivaraman, had mu ...

'' (1990) *''

Thalattu Ketkuthamma ''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Kanaka. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Kanchana Sivaraman, had musical score b ...

'' (1991) *''

Chinna Pasanga Naanga ''Chinna Pasanga Naanga'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Murali, Revathi and Saradha Preetha. The film, produced by A.G. Subramaniam, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 1 ...

'' (1992) as Vellaisamy *'' Rajakumaran'' (1994) *''

En Rajangam ''En Rajangam'' is a 1994 Tamil language comedy drama film directed and produced by Siraj. The film stars Anandaraj, Ramarjun, Vinodhini and Sreeja, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Eashwar, Shanmugasundaram, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Thyagu pl ...

'' (1994) *''

En Aasai Machan ''En Aasai Machan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Murali, Revathi and Ranjitha. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 Augus ...

'' (1994) *''

Mettupatti Mirasu ''Mettupatti Mirasu'' () is a 1994 Tamil-language drama film directed by Anu Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Arjun Sarja, Raadhika and Suman Ranganathan, with Goundamani, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Sangeeta and Sathyapriya playing supporting ro ...

'' (1994) *''

Sathyavan ''Sathyavan'' () is a 1994 Tamil language comedy film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Murali and Gautami, with Goundamani, Senthil, R. Sundarrajan, Uday Prakash, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Vadivukkarasi playing supporting roles. The f ...

'' (1994) *''

Nattamai ''Nattamai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarathkumar, Meena and Khushbu. The film was released on 2 November 1994, during Diwali, and completed a 175-day run at the box office. It is co ...

'' (1994) *''

Vaa Magale Vaa ''Vaa Magale Vaa'' () is a 1994 Tamil-language thriller film directed by Visu. The film stars Visu, Khushbu, Rekha and Veera Pandiyan, with Delhi Ganesh, Charle, Thyagu, T. P. Gajendran and T. S. Balachander playing supporting roles. Based on ...

'' (1994) *'' Mani Rathnam'' (1994) as conductor *''

Deva Deva may refer to: Entertainment * ''Deva'' (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film * ''Deva'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film * ''Deva'' (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film * Deva (2007 Telugu film) * ''Deva'' (2017 film), a 2017 Marathi film * Deva ...

'' (1995) as Koyil Poosari *''

Minor Mappillai ''Minor Mappillai'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by V. C. Guhunathan. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Ranjith, newcomer Rajkumar, Subhashri and Keerthana, while Srividya, Vadivelu and Vivek appeared in supporting roles ...

'' (1996) as Bus Conductor *'' Avvai Shanmughi'' (1996) *''

Minsara Kanavu ''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film that was co-written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol in her Tamil debut, and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a ...

'' (1997) *''

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) as Astrologer *''

Natpukkaga ''Natpukkaga'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, starring R. Sarathkumar, Simran, Vijayakumar and Sujatha. It became a blockbuster upon release. The film won two Filmfare Awards South and Tamil Nadu S ...

'' (1998) as Iyer *''

Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen ''Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vikraman. It stars Karthik and Roja, with Ajith Kumar in a guest appearance. Ramesh Khanna, Moulee, Sathyapriya, Fathima Babu, and M ...

'' (1998) as House owner *'' Annan'' (1999) as Ayyakannu *''

'' (1999) as village man *''

Kadhalar Dhinam ''Kadhalar Dhinam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Kathir. It is based on a love relationship which begins through an internet chatroom and takes a turn after the protagonist has second thoughts about th ...

'' (1999) *''

Vaanathaippola ''Vaanathaippola'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijayakanth in dual role. The supporting cast include Meena, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Kausalya and Anju Aravind. Produced by Venu R ...

'' (2000) *''

Simmasanam ''Simmasanam'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Eswaran. The film stars Vijayakanth in a triple role as the father and his two sons. The film also starred Khushbu Sundar, Manthra, Radhika Chaudhari, Ambika and Viji. The ...

'' (2000) *''

Jjunction ''Jjunction'' is a 2002 Tamil language romantic drama film directed by R. S. Ramanathan. The film stars Abhinay, Aamna Sharif and Kanishka Sodhi , with Vinayak Raj, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Pandu, Ravi Shanth, R. Aishwarya and Meera Krishnan pla ...

'' (2002) as Bhama's father *''

Unnai Ninaithu ''Unnai Ninaithu'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vikraman. It stars Suriya, Sneha and Laila while Ramesh Khanna, Charle, R. Sundarrajan and Ramji play supporting roles. The film opened on 1 ...

'' (2002) as Producer's Mad son *''

Album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

'' (2002) *''

Style Style is a manner of doing or presenting things and may refer to: * Architectural style, the features that make a building or structure historically identifiable * Design, the process of creating something * Fashion, a prevailing mode of clothing ...

'' (2002) as Swamy *''

Lesa Lesa ''Lesa Lesa...'' (), also referred to as ''Laysa Laysa'', is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Vikram Singh, who previously produced '' 12B''. The film stars Shaam and Trisha, while Vivek, Radharav ...

'' (2003) *''

Thirumalai ''Thirumalai'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Ramana. The film stars Vijay and Jyothika, with Manoj K. Jayan, Avinash (in his Tamil debut), Vivek, Raghuvaran, Kausalya and Karunas in supporting roles ...

'' (2003) *''

Joot ''Joot'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Azhagam Perumal, starring Srikanth and Meera Jasmine with Vivek, FEFSI Vijayan and Murali in supporting roles loosely based on Hindi super hit '' Ghatak''. The music is by Vidyasagar ...

'' (2003) as doctor *'' Soori'' (2003) as Iyer *'' Aai'' (2004) as Achari *'' Theeyavan'' (2008) as Arivu's father *''

Sandai ''Sandai'' () is a 2008 Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sundar C, Nadhiya, Namitha and Ramya Raj, while Vivek, Lalu Alex, and Mithun Tejasvi, among others, play supporting roles. The music ...

'' (2008) as Astrologer *''Kadhalna Summa Illai'' (2009) *''

Pinju Manasu ''Pinju Manasu'' ( ''Child like heart''), also known as ''Pinchu Manasu'', is a 2009 Tamil language drama film directed by D. Jairam. The film stars Saravanan and newcomer Tharsha, with Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhuvana, Ganeshkar, Aarthi, Master Varun ...

'' (2009) as Rickshaw puller *''

'' (2010) *''

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) as Kanakku (Nattamai's assistant) * '' Minsaram'' (2011) as Tamil professor * ''

Poojai ''Poojai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari, and produced by Vishal, who also played the lead role alongside an ensemble cast featuring Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Raadhika, Mukesh Tiwari, and Soori. ...

'' (2014) *''

Adhibar ''Adhibar'' ( Proprietor) is a 2015 Tamil-language action film directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Jeevan and Vidya Pradeep with Nandha, Samuthirakani, Richard Rishi, and Ranjith playing supporting roles. The film was produced by T. Siv ...

'' (2015) as Broker *'' Mudinja Ivana Pudi / Kotigobba 2'' (2016) *''Anbudan Anbarasi'' (2016) as Meesaikkaran *''Tharisu Nilam'' (2017) *''

Ayyanar Veethi ''Ayyanar Veethi'' () is a 2017 Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant Gipsy Rajkumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Yuvan, newcomer Sara Setty, and Sinju Mohan in the lead roles with Ponvannan and Bhagyaraj in pivotal roles. ...

'' (2017) *''Sattham'' (2019) as Hospital agent

Death

He died in 2018 due to age related issues. Kovai Senthil was 74 years old during his death.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senthil, Kovai Tamil comedians 2018 deaths Year of birth missing Male actors from Tamil Nadu Place of birth missing Date of birth missing Indian male comedians