Senthil

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Senthil
Senthil at Producer AL Alagappan & Valliammai 60th Wedding Day Function.jpg
Senthil at a function in 2014
Born (1951-03-23) 23 March 1951 (age 73) [1] [2]
Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Comedian, actor
Years active1979–present
Works Full list
Spouse
Kalaiselvi
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(m. 1984)​
Children2

Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. [3] [4] He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Personal life

Senthil was born on 23 March 1951 in a small village near Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. He married Kalaiselvi on 14 May 1984. [12] They have two sons and two granddaughters.[ citation needed ]

Career

As actor

He ran away from his village at the age of 13 due to his father's scoldings. [13] 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. [14]

He made his debut with Oru Koyil Iru Dheepangal (1979) though officially his first film was Ithikkara Pakki, which was released in 1980. [15] [16] 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 Goundamani in a slapstick double act. They formed a comic pair in many Tamil films. [17] [5]

In 2019, Senthil has started acting in Tamil tele-serials making his debut with Sun TV's Rasathi. [18]

Politics

Initially campaigning for AIADMK, Senthil is currently campaigning for AMMK party. [19] [20] Former minister Gokula Indira was replaced in the post of organising secretary by Senthil, appointed by T. T. V. Dhinakaran in AIADMK in 2017. [21] 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. [22] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party, just before the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

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