Thangadurai (actor)

Thangadurai
Born	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34) Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Stand-up comedian
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Aruna

Thangadurai is an Indian actor, comedian and writer. ^[1] He predominantly works in Tamil Film and Television industry. ^[2] He is notable for the films like Jackpot, Panni Kutty, A1 , and DD Returns . ^[3]

He has also worked in reality shows and web series such as Athu Ithu Ethu, Cooku with Comali and MY3. ^[4]

Early life and education

Thangadurai was born into an agriculture family of Tamil Nadu. He has completed his graduation from plant biology and bio technology at RKM Vivekananda college and earned Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from University of Madras. ^[5]

Career

Thangadurai started his career from Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? comedy show aired on Vijay TV. In 2009 he did another television show named Athu Ithu Ethu on Vijay TV. ^[6]

In 2017, Thangadurai worked in sequel of a reality show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions and in 2019 he appeared in Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai . Thangadurai got more publicity in his next reality cooking show Cooku with Comali Season 4. ^{[7] [8]}

Thangadurai worked in various Tamil films such as Jackpot , A1 , Parris Jeyaraj , and Dikkiloona to name a few. ^[9]

In 2024, Thangadurai has worked on films including Boomer Uncle and Aalakaalam . ^[10]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Madurai Veeran	Shiva's friend	Uncredited role
2011	Engaeyum Eppothum	Senthil
2014	Manjapai	Traffic Inspector
	Vadacurry
	Jigarthanda	Sivanesan
	Rummy	College Student
2015	Indru Netru Naalai	Maragatha
	Vaalu	Sathish
	Masala Padam	Mirchi
2016	Atti
2017	Maanagaram	Moorthi
2018	Annanukku Jai	Anand
2019	Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven	Kidnapper
	Natpe Thunai	Nivas
	Jiivi	Sathish
	Jackpot	Jagan
	A1	Mathi
	Jada	Football commentator
	Kaalidas
2020	Galtha
	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal	Two-wheeler mechanic
	Irandam Kuththu	Teacher
2021	Parris Jeyaraj	Velu
	Sarpatta Parambarai	Thangam
	Dikkiloona	Karthik's Henchman
	Plan Panni Pannanum	Paavadai aka Thilagam
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Durai
	Selfie	Thangam
	Panni Kutty	Pandi
	Maha	Dhamu
2023	Kondraal Paavam	Police Constable
	Rudhran	Pencil
	Bumper	Bootha Pandi
	DD Returns	Blade Babu
	Partner	Samathanam
	Thunivu	Ravi
	Rayar Parambarai	Thangadurai
2024	Lal Salaam	Balu
	Guardian	Selvam
	Boomer Uncle	Vallarasu
	Aalakaalam	Velu
2025	Baby and Baby

Web series

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2023	MY3	Bruce	Disney+ Hotstar
	Office		Disney+ Hotstar

Television

Year	Reality Show Name	Notes
2008	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?	Star Vijay
2009	Asatha Povathu Yaaru?	Sun TV
2011	Naalaya Iyakkunar	Kalaignar TV
2014	Athu Ithu Ethu	Vijay TV
2017	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions	Vijay TV
2019	Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai	Disney+ Hotstar
2020	Cooku with Comali	Disney+ Hotstar

Bibliography

• "Thangaduraiyin Tharkolai Jokes", 2019, Notion Press, Language:Tamil, p:68, ISBN   1645468828 ^{[11] [12]}
• "Thangaduraiyin Thug life Jokes", 2023, Notion Press, Language:Tamil, p:84, ISBN   979-8890269218 ^[13]

Personal life

Thangadurai was married with Aruna in Chennai. ^[14] He has bought poor children clothes and backpacks. ^{[15] [16]}

References

1. "Thangaduraiyin Tharkolai Jokes / தங்கதுரையின் தற்க&#30 (Paperback) | Harvard Book Store". harvard.com.
2. "தங்கதுரையின் ஒரே ஒரு ஜோக்.. செட்டில் மயங்கி விழுந்த நடிகர்". Samayam (in Tamil).
3. "இணையத்தில் வைரலாகும் தங்கதுரை ஜோக்குகள் மீம்ஸ்". News18 (in Tamil). 15 February 2021.
4. "Here's how actor Thangadurai celebrated his 33rd birthday". The Times of India . 26 October 2023.
5. "Thangadurai's Author Page - Notion Press | India's largest book publisher". notionpress.com. Notion Press.
6. "நிஜமாவே கோல்டு-ணா நீ... புதிதாக BMW கார் வாங்கியதும் தங்கதுரை செய்த செயலுக்கு குவியும் பாராட்டு". Asianet News (in Tamil).
7. "Thangadurai and Sunita's picture from upcoming 'Cook With Comali 3' leaked?". The Times of India . 28 December 2021.
8. "அந்தப் புத்தகத்துக்கு 'தங்கதுரையின் தற்கொலை ஜோக்குகள்'னு டைட்டில்!" - தங்கதுரை". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan. 9 May 2019.
9. "Rayar Parambarai Review: காமெடியில் ஒரு 'சோதனை'... கிருஷ்ணா நடித்த 'ராயர் பரம்பரை' எப்படி? முழு விமர்சனம்!". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). ABP News. 7 July 2023.
10. காயத்ரி,பா.காளிமுத்து, வெ வித்யா (10 February 2024). "Lal Salaam: "எல்லாரும் என்னை காமெடியனா பார்த்தப்ப ஐஸ்வர்யா மேடம் மட்டும்..." - தங்கதுரை நெகிழ்ச்சி". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan.
11. "Thangaduraiyin Tharkolai Jokes / தங்கதுரையின் தற்கொலை ஜ…". Goodreads .
12. R, Vinoth (30 October 2019). "புளியமரத்து அடியிலே புஷ்பலதா மடியிலே.... தங்கதுரையின் தற்கொலை ஜோக் புக் வெளியீடு". filmibeat (in Tamil).
13. "Thangaduraiyin Thug life Jokes: Tamil and Thanglish: Ta…". Goodreads.
14. "Television actor Thangadurai wishes his wife Aruna with a sweet note on her birthday". The Times of India . 15 July 2023.
15. சர்பனா, வினி (26 July 2024). ""என் புது BMW கார்ல குழந்தைகளைக் கூட்டிட்டுப் போனதுக்கான காரணம் இதுதான்!" - KPY தங்கதுரை நெகிழ்ச்சி". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan.
16. "நிஜமாவே கோல்டு-ணா நீ... புதிதாக BMW கார் வாங்கியதும் தங்கதுரை செய்த செயலுக்கு குவியும் பாராட்டு". Asianet News (in Tamil).

External links

• Thangadurai at IMDb