Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian

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and

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who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many

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, he is also a regular guest judge on ''

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'' on Sun TV in

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Career

He is a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and Tamil movies. Mayilsamy is also an acclaimed stage performer, stand in comedian, TV host and a theatre artiste, In short, he is a multifaceted and multitalented personality of the Tamil television industry. Mayilsamy was involved in various stage performances and in theatres from his early childhood days and performed and travelled across Tamil Nadu with a local famous comedy troupe. Mayilsamy has also had a series of standup comedy releases among which "Sirippoo Sirrippu" deserves a special mention. Mayilsamy made his debut on Tamil television as the host and judge of the popular comedy show ''

'' which aired on Sun TV. Mayilsamy in the show mainly appeared as a host and occasionally as a guest judge.

Personal life

In October 2009, Mayilsamy announced that his son Arumainayagam was ready to act in films, and gave him the stage name of Anbu. Anbu was set to make his debut in 2011 with

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's ''Parthom Pazhaginom'' opposite

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, but the film was shelved soon after the launch. Anbu later began working on a film titled ''Andha 60 Naatkal'' by Rajasekhar in late 2015, a fantasy comedy co-starring Chandrika, but the film eventually did not release. Likewise, another cancelled venture in 2015 was Johnson's ''Kokku'', in which Anbu was supposed to star alongside

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. In 2017, he attempted to make acting debuts through Vedhamani's ''Thiripuram'' alongside Brindha and Niharika, and ''Oru Bommalattam Nadakuthu'' co-starring Surabhi Tiwari and Gosha, but both films did not progress. In 2018, Anbu tried again and began work on ''Alti'' directed by M. F. Hussain, appearing alongside Manisha Jith, and on ''Chidambaram Railway Gate'' opposite Neeraja.

Partial filmography

Films

Television

Voice Artist

*1992 - ''Kasthuri Manjal'' for Vadivelu * 1996 - ''

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* 2001 - ''

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on Moviebuff {{authority control Living people 1965 births People from Erode district Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Tamil comedians Male actors from Tamil Nadu Indian male comedians Tamil male television actors