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Ramesh Thilak is an Indian radio jockey and actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''
Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. ...
'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in
Alphonse Putharen Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, producer, actor, editor, writer, and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thrill ...
's bilingual film ''
Neram ''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of the ...
''.


Career

Ramesh studied master's degree in mass communication at the
University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigiou ...
. He worked as a radio jockey with Suryan FM 93.5, and was credited by the radio station as "Thillu Mullu" Ramesh in a reference to his jovial attitude on air. He then simultaneously worked on his first acting assignment, featuring in the character of Azhagesan alias Al Gates in
STAR Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...
's college drama serial, ''
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil drama soap opera that aired on weekdays on Star Vijay. It was the first soap in Tamil television that focused on school life. Due to the success of the show, a sequel called ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallo ...
''. Ramesh made his breakthrough in films with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''
Soodhu Kavvum ''Soodhu Kavvum'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles. ...
'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in
Alphonse Putharen Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, producer, actor, editor, writer, and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thrill ...
's bilingual film ''
Neram ''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of the ...
''. He then also featured in
Balaji Mohan Balaji Mohan (born 25 May 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Tamil-language films. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion and become a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, ...
's bilingual film ''
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios ...
''. He signed on to play his first lead role in
Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Fo ...
's maiden production ''
Orange Mittai ''Orange Mittai'' (Orange Candy) is a 2015 Indian Tamil language comedy film co-written and directed by Biju Viswanath. Produced by actor Vijay Sethupathi, the film stars him alongside Ramesh Thilak, Aashritha, Arumughan Bala and Karunakaran. ...
'' (2015). In 2016, he starred in ''
Oru Naal Koothu ''Oru Naal Koothu'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Nelson Venkatesan and produced by J. Selva Kumar, featuring Dinesh, Miya, Nivetha Pethuraj, Abhinav, and Riythvika in lead roles. Lingesh, Karunakar ...
'', in which he reprised his real life role of a radio jockey, and ''Mo'', a "fun entertainer" that had a "ghost factor".


Filmography


Tamil films


Malayalam films


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thilak, Ramesh Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian male actors Film producers from Tamil Nadu Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors from Tamil Nadu