R. S. G. Chelladurai (2 November 1936 – 29 April 2021), also known as Ayya Chelladurai, was an Indian actor, known for playing supporting roles in Tamil films as a father and as a grandfather. His breakthrough performance came in the film, '' Theri'' (2016).

Career

Chelladurai began his acting career in church acting troupes, before moving on to work in theatre. As a day job, he worked at the government headquarters. While his theatre colleagues received opportunities to work with director

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in his earlier films, Chelladurai had narrowly lost out on chances. He later made his film debut with Janaki Vishwanathan's ''

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'' (2004), before going on to work again with the director in ''

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'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2012). Chelladurai often appeared in films as a father or grandfather, and worked on over 100 films. Chelladurai won acclaim for his role in '' Theri'' (2016). He later notably appeared in films including ''

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'' (2015) where he featured in a comedic role alongside

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Filmography

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'' (2004) *'' Anniyan'' (2005) *'' Veyil'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2012) *''

Karuppampatti ''Karuppampatti'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed by newcomer Tha. Prabhu Raja Cholan, a former associate of S. Shankar. It stars Ajmal Ameer and Aparnaa Bajpai in the lead roles, while M. S. Bhaskar, Jagan, Srinath, and Devadarsh ...

'' (2013) *'' Raja Rani'' (2013) *'' Kaththi'' (2014) *''

'' (2015) *'' Theri'' (2016) *''

Kanavu Variyam ''Kanavu Variyam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Arun Chidambaram and produced by DCKAP cinemas. The film stars Chidambaram in the lead role alongside Jiya Shankar and revolves around power cuts and electri ...

'' (2017) *'' Spyder'' (2017) *''

Aramm ''Aramm'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by Gopi Nainar. It features Nayanthara as a district collector, with Ramachandran Durairaj and Sunu Lakshmi in supporting roles. Featuring music composed b ...

'' (2017) *'' Tik Tik Tik'' (2018) *'' Goli Soda 2'' (2018) *''

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'' (2019) *''

Natpe Thunai ''Natpe Thunai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports film directed by D. Parthiban Desingu in his directorial debut, while Sreekanth Vasrp and Devesh Jeyachandran have written the film's story, screenplay and dialogues. Produced by Sunda ...

'' (2019) *''Karuppankaatu Valasu'' (2020) *'' Bhoomi'' (2021)

Death

He died following a heart attack on 29 April 2021, at his residence in

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’s Periyar Nagar. He was 84 years old.

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