Thaman Kumar

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Thaman Kumar
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Thaman Kumar

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Years active2012–present

Thaman Kumar is an Indian film actor, who has worked predominantly in the Tamil industry.. [1]

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Career

Thaman Kumar was signed up for a film titled London Maappillai in 2011 but the film failed to finish production, and thus his first release became the thriller Aachariyangal (2012). He replaced Vikram Prabhu in Sneha Britto's Sattam Oru Iruttarai after a successful audition and featured in the lead role opposite Bindu Madhavi and Piaa Bajpai. The film, a remake of the yesteryear film of the same name, was released with little publicity and failed at the box office, with a critic noting "Thaman Kumar showed signs of confidence". [2] He is next seen in the comedy Summa Nachunu Irukku (2013). Thaman Kumar slips into the character of a village boy with utmost ease in Sethu Boomi (2015). [3] In 2017, an action romance Puyala Kelambi Varom was released. [4] In 2018, he appeared in horror anthology 6 Athiyayam . [5] His next films were thrillers Nethra (2019) and Kanmani Pappa (2022). [6] [7]

Thaman Kumar is essaying the role of Chinrasu in the Tamil serial Vanathai Pola . [8] He also featured in a good role in films like Ayothi (2023). He delivers a fairly engaging performance in investigative thriller Oru Nodi (2024). [9]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 Aachariyangal Karthik
Sattam Oru Iruttarai Vijay
2013 Summa Nachunu Irukku Kannan
2015 Thottal Thodarum Shiva
2016 Sethu Boomi Kumaran
2017Puyala Kelambi VaromJeeva
2018 6 Athiyayam SubramaniSuper Hero segment
2019 Nethra Velu
2022Kanmani PappaKarthik
2023 Ayothi Kanagu
2024 Oru Nodi Paruthi Ilamaran
Park Mithran

Television

YearSerialRoleChannel
2020–2021 Vanathai Pola Chinrasu Sun TV
2020Vada daHimself Sun Music
2021 Abhiyum Naanum Chinrasu (Special appearance) Sun TV
2021 Poove Unakkaga

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