Kalaiyarasan

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Kalaiyarasan
Born
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan

(1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
SpouseShanmuga Priya

Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry along with few Malayalam films. He has collaborated with directors Mysskin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in Madras (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance. [1]

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Career

2010-2013: Debut and Early work

Kalaiyarasan, a graduate in Computer Applications from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, initially began work as an actor with Parthy Bhaskar's Arjunan Kadhali in 2010, but the film remains unreleased. [2] He then worked with director Myshkin on two ventures, Nandalala (2010) and Mugamoodi (2012), and credits the film maker as his mentor. He also played small roles in Ranjith's directorial debut Attakathi (2012), playing the suitor to the heroine, as well as in Vikram Sugumaran's Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013). [3]

2014-present: Breakthrough and success

Kalaiyarasan's breakthrough as an actor came through his performance in Ranjith's drama film Madras (2014), where he portrayed the pivotal role of Anbu. [4] Set in the backdrop of North Chennai, Kalaiyarasan auditioned and cleared three screen tests before being handed the role and worked closely with the film's lead actor Karthi in order to shown their on-screen camaraderie. Upon release in September 2014, the film became a commercial and critical acclaimed success, while Kalaiyarasan's portrayal won unanimous praise. [5] A critic from Behindwoods.com noted Kalaiyarasan "steals the show and this has to be his lifetime role", adding that "the youngster has grabbed the opportunity with both hands and we have to laud director Ranjith for giving this dynamic performer good scope to showcase his wares". [6] Similarly Sify.com added that his performance is "riveting" and that "his body language and dialogue delivery in almost a parallel role is terrific." [7]

Following the success of Madras, Kalaiyarasan's career in the Tamil film industry took off and garnered him higher-profile films as well as lead roles. Ranjith cast him again in a pivotal supporting role in the Rajinikanth-starrer Kabali (2016), as a school teacher with a vengeance against Rajinikanth's titular character. The film opened to positive reviews for Kalaiyarasan and subsequently went on to become the highest grossing Tamil film of all time. [8] He first portrayed leading roles in Darling 2 (2016) and Raja Manthiri (2016), but his first high-profile project as the protagonist was C. V. Kumar's production Adhe Kangal (2017). Featuring alongside Janani and Sshivada, Kalaiyarasan portrayed a blind chef, with the makers using American chef Christine Hà as a character inspiration for his role. [9] The film opened to positive reviews, with critics praising his portrayal of the character. [10] Kalaiyarasan has a series of solo lead films ready for release in 2017 including Yeidhavan , China, Pattinapakkam and Uru . He was also be seen in Kaalakkoothu alongside Prasanna and another untitled comedy film for C. V. Kumar alongside Ashna Zaveri.

Personal life

Kalaiyarasan is married to Shanmuga Priya, who he met at Accenture, his first place of employment. [4]

Filmography

As actor

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Nandalala Drunkard
2012 Attakathi Dinakaran
Mugamoodi Viji
2013 Madha Yaanai Koottam Boologaraasa
2014 Madras Anbu Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Tamil Supporting Actor
2015 Darling Shiva
Urumeen John Christopher
2016 Darling 2 Aravind
Raja Manthiri Karthik
Kabali Tamizh Kumaran
2017 Adhe Kangal Varun
Mupparimanam HimselfCameo appearance
Yeidhavan Krishna
Uru Jeevan
2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Iniyan's friend
Kaalakkoothu Hari
Pattinapakkam Vetri
2019 Kalavu Sujeeth
Airaa Amudhan
2021 Jagame Thanthiram Deepan
Sarpatta Parambarai Vetriselvan
Laabam Benny
Udanpirappe Adhiban
2022 Kuthiraivaal Saravanan
Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Arjun
Kalaga Thalaivan Gandhi
Estate Sasi
2023 Thankam Abbas Malayalam film
Pathu Thala Ameer
Burqa Surya
2018 SethupathyMalayalam film [11]
Karungaapiyam Shakthi [12]
Charles Enterprises CharlesMalayalam film [13]
2024 Hot Spot Ezhumalaisegment: "Fame Game"
Vaazhai Kani [14]
Devara: Part 1 †TBA Telugu film [15]
TBA Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum †TBADelayed
TBA Mugam†TBAFilming

As dubbing artist

YearFilmActorLanguageDirectorNotes
2019 Petta Nawazuddin Siddiqui Tamil Karthik Subbaraj Flash back portions only
2023 800 Madhur Mittal Tamil M.S Sripathy For the role of Muthiah Muralitharan

Web series

YearProgram NameRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2022 Victim Sekar SonyLIV
Pettaikaali Pandi Aha Tamil
2023 Sengalam Rayar ZEE5 [16]
2024 Cheran's Journey Ameer Sulthan SonyLIV [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mysskin sir hugged and kissed me" – Kalaiyarasan – BW Green Room Archived 9 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine . YouTube (17 August 2014). Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  2. ↑ Exclusive Interview with 'Madras' star Kalaiyarasan – Jill More – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, Hindi- Movie Reviews and News Archived 16 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Jill More (9 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Rinku. (30 August 2015) Madras Has Changed My Life Archived 2 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine . The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  4. 1 2 Software to celluloid Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine . The Hindu (24 January 2015). Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  5. ↑ Gupta, Rinku. (1 October 2014) When a Cameo Became a Big Break Archived 4 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine . The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  6. ↑ Madras (aka) Madras review Archived 26 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Behindwoods.com (26 September 2014). Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
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  14. ↑ "Vaazhai makers release new poster on Mari Selvaraj's birthday". Cinema Express . 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ↑ https://x.com/KalaiActor/status/1722973147928944700 [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ "அரசியல் திரில்லராக உருவாகியுள்ள 'செங்களம்' இணையத் தொடர்! - மார்ச் 24 ஆம் தேதி ஜீ5 தளத்தில் வெளியாகிறது". www.cinemainbox.com (in Tamil). 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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