Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil language, Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The p ...

. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Goundamani presides Senthil's son marriage!

Personal life

Senthil was born on 23 March 1951 in a small village near

Mudukulathur Mudukulathur is a Town panchayat in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Demography India census, Mudukulathur had a population of 13,130 with males and females each constituting 50% of the population. The town had an ...

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a city Municipal Corporation in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) ...

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. He married Kalaiselvi on 14 May 1984. They have two sons and two granddaughters.

Career

As actor

He ran away from his village at the age of 13 due to his father's scoldings. He first worked in an oil mart, then in a private wine shop as a waiter and then ended up in drama where he started developing his skills. He made his debut with ''Oru Koyil Iru Dheepangal'' (1979) though officially his first film was ''Ithikkara Pakki'', which was released in 1980. In an interview, Senthil said that he has acted in several films when he was younger in uncredited roles. He slowly entered the Tamil film industry in small characters and finally landed a good role in the film '' Malaiyoor Mambattiyan''. He has acted in many popular films with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with

in a

slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as ...

double act A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' ...

. They formed a comic pair in many

Tamil films Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chenn ...

. In 2019, Senthil has started acting in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

tele-serials making his debut with Sun TV's ''

Rasaathi ''Rasaathi'' is a 2019-2020 Tamil-language television series starring Pavani Reddy in the title role. Whilst Devayani, Baladitya and Vichithra in the supporting roles and was directed by Jawahar. The show premiered on 23 September 2019 in S ...

''.

Politics

Initially campaigning for

AIADMK The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK, also abbreviated as ADMK), also shortened to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory ...

, Senthil is currently campaigning for AMMK party. Former minister Gokula Indira was replaced in the post of organising secretary by Senthil, appointed by T. T. V. Dhinakaran in

in 2017. Later, he joined TTV Dinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam political party. In September 2019, Senthil, Kathirkamu, Raja Manickam, Devadas and Henry Thomas were announced as the five organisation secretaries of AMMK party. He joined

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

, just before the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Filmography

References

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* {{authority control Indian male film actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu Tamil comedians Living people 1951 births Tamil male actors Indian male comedians Indian Tamil people Male actors in Tamil cinema