Poovaiyar is an Indian

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singer and actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for being a part of

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's ''

Super Singer Junior ''Super Singer Junior'' – ''Ithu Thamizhagathin Chellakuralukkana Thedal (the search for the sweet voice of Tamil Nadu)'' – is a Reality television, reality TV show since 2007 hosted by Vijay TV, a popular Tamil channel of the Star Network, ...

'' and co-singing "Verithanam" from ''

Bigil ''Bigil'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in the titular role. It also stars Nayanthara, Jacki ...

'' (2019).

Career

Poovaiyar participated and became the second runner up of Super Singer Junior 6. He sang a song in ''

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'' (2019) along with

Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva. Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha rele ...

. Poovaiyar co-sang the song "Verithanam" in the film ''

'' (2019) with Vijay and

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in addition to appearing in the song. Poovaiyar sang the song "Kolamav Kokkila" in the film '' 50/50'' (2019). The film picturizes

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (20 ...

and is inspired by the song "Kalyaana Vayasu" from ''

Kolamavu Kokila ''Kolamaavu Kokila'' () (abbrev. COCO) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language black-comedy crime film written and directed by Nelson in his directorial debut, and produced by Lyca Productions. The film stars Nayanthara alongside a supporting cast inc ...

''. He later appeared in ''

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'' (2021), and has been signed to play a role in the films ''

Andhagan ''Andhagan'' () is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Thiagarajan. A remake of the 2018 Hindi film ''Andhadhun'', it stars Prashanth, Karthik, Simran, Priya Anand and Samuthi ...

'' and '' Cobra''.

Discography

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

References

External links

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Kolamav Kokkila making video
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