Thyagu (born 5 February 1958) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
films. He is the grandson of violinist
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai ( ta, கும்பகோணம் ராஜமாணிக்கம் பிள்ளை), 5 August 1898 - 1970 was a Carnatic music violinist of Tamil Nadu, Southern India.
Bringing up
He was born in the small ...
.
Career
Beginning as a protagonist, Thyagu played roles in ''
Oru Thalai Ragam
''Oru Thalai Ragam'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written by Rajendar and produced by E. M. Ibrahim who is credited for direction. The film stars Shankar and Roopa, with Raveendar, Chandrasekhar, Kailashnath, Kum ...
'' and ''
Palaivana Solai'', before playing antagonistic roles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 2000s, he often formed an association with Vadivelu and would appear in a few scenes in films he had signed for, occasionally portraying comedy roles. His recent work includes roles in ''
Kuselan
''Kuselan'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language dramedy film directed by P. Vasu. An official remake of the Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007), it was produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages. ''Kusel ...
'' as well as a politician in the ''
Singam'' series.
In 2011, Thyagu quit the DMK political party, whom he had been associated with for twenty-eight years. Soon after his split, he lamented the leader Karunanidhi's broken promise of honouring Thyagu's grandfather with a postage stamp as a reason of his departure.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Tamil comedians
Male actors from Tamil Nadu
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1950 births
People from Thanjavur district
Indian male comedians
Tamil male actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors