Tharshan Thiyagarajah

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Tharshan Thiyagarajah
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34) [1]
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2014–present
TitleMister Srilanka International (2014)

Tharshan Thiyagarajah is an Sri Lankan actor and model who works prominently in Tamil film industry.

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Early life and career

Tharshan is from Jaffna, Sri Lanka and worked as an engineer in an IT company. He started his career in 2014 as a model and won the Mister Sri Lanka International competition title.[ citation needed ] After some problems with his modeling sponsor, he decided to leave to India. [2] He appeared in minor roles in a few Indian Tamil films. [3] In 2019, he made his debut into Indian television by participating as a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 3 . [4] After his participation in the show he also appeared in the television show The Wall with Mugen Rao. Following Bigg Boss , Tharshan was offered to star in Koogle Kuttappa (2022) co-starring K. S. Ravikumar and fellow Sri Lankan actress Losliya Mariyanesan. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 . [5] [6] [7] His next film was the village drama Naadu (2023) directed by M. Saravanan, which he shot for at Kolli Hills. [8] To prepare for his role in the 2025 crime drama, Surrender , he trained with a police officer for two weeks. [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2017 Ivan Thanthiran Reporter/News anchorUncredited role
2022 Koogle Kuttappa Aadhi
2023 Naadu Maari
2025 Surrender Pugazh

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef
2019 Bigg Boss Tamil 3 Contestant Star Vijay Evicted Day 98 [10] [11]
The Wall Guest [12]
Bigg Boss 3 KondattamHimselfSpecial show

Other work

YearSongNotes
2016Nee Pona PinnaalMusic video from the album Jubesh
2021Thaaiku Pin ThaaramShort film
2022Aitha LakkaMusic video

Awards and nominations

YearFeatured byListing categoryResultRef.
2020 Times of India Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television of 2019Rank 4 [13]
Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men of 2019Rank 18 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3: Contestant Tharshan Thiyagarajah's girlfriend Sanam Shetty celebrates his birthday; spends time in an orphanage". The Times of India . 17 September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "பிக் பாஸ் 3 போட்டியாளர் இலங்கை மாடல் தர்ஷன் தியாகராஜன் முழு விபரம்". Samayam Tamil.
  3. ↑ Srikar, Ram Venkat (10 May 2022). ""Directing Kamal sir has helped me become a better actor," says actor-filmmaker KS Ravikumar". Indulge Express . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3: Tharshan Thiyagarajah to get evicted from the show?". The Times of India . 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Ex-Bigg Boss contestants Tharshan and Losliya to star in Android Kunjappan remake". India Today . 28 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Tharshan Thiyagarajah announces his silver screen debut with an adorable post". The Times of India . 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Anirudh Ravichander to compose for Tamil Bigg Boss 3 contestant Tharshan's debut film?". India Today . 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Vallavan, Prashanth (December 4, 2023). "'Naadu is not about pointing fingers at anybody'". The New Indian Express.
  9. ↑ "Tharshan trains with cop for two weeks to play an SI in 'Surrender'". March 15, 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 update, Day 98: Tharshan Thiyagarajah gets evicted from the show". India Today . 30 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3: Former contestants vent out their discontent over Tharshan Thiyagarajah's eviction". India Today . 30 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "The Wall: Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Mugen Rao and Tharshan Thiyagarajah have a blast". The Times of India . 25 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on TV 2019". The Times of India . 3 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Men of 2019". The Times of India . 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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