Umapathy Ramaiah

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Umapat Ramaiah
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Umapathy Ramaiah
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2017–present
Partner Aishwarya Arjun
Parent

Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.

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Career

Umapathy made his debut in the comedy film Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay (2017). [1] [2] In a review of the film by The Times of India, a critic noted that "For a debutant, Umapathy comes as agile and good at dancing". [3] His next film was his father's directorial venture Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018). [4] [5] Umapathy played a groom in Cheran's Thirumanam (2019). [6] His next film was Devadas, a comedy film, and Thanne Vandi , a romantic comedy. [7] [8] [9] Umapathy participated in Survivor Tamil series. [10] His upcoming directorial debut is a project titled Rajakili written by his father Thambi Ramaiah, who stars in the film with Samuthirakani. [11]

Personal life

His father, Thambi Ramaiah, is an actor and director. [2]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2017 Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay Anand
2018 Maniyaar Kudumbam Kutti Maniyaar
2019 Thirumanam Mahesh
2021 Thanne Vandi

Television

YearShowChannelNotes
2021 Survivor Tamil Zee Tamil Top four

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References

  1. Raghavan, Nikhil (4 March 2017). "etcetera: Thambi Ramaiah's son to debut". The Hindu.
  2. 1 2 Subramanian, Anupama (6 August 2015). "Thambi Ramaiah's advice to his son". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. "Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay by Times of India". The Times of India .
  4. "Cheran's next directorial Maniyar Kudumbam to star Thambi Ramaiah's son". The New Indian Express.
  5. "Umapathy: One step at a time". Cinema Express .
  6. "Cheran's next directorial to star Thambi Ramaiah's son". Cinema Express .
  7. "Yogi Babu's one-liners will leave audience in splits: Umapathy on 'Devadas'". The New Indian Express.
  8. Ramachandran, Avinash (31 March 2019). "Unlike in Thirumanam, my role in Devadas is loud and over the top". Cinema Express . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. "Thanne Vandi is not just another film where the hero will spend all his time in bars". Cinema Express .
  10. "Survivor Tamil, November 5, highlights: Saran Shakthi, Umapathy Ramaiah, Vijayalakshmi and Nandaa enjoy a luxury spa". The Times of India. 6 November 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. "Samuthirakani- Thambi Ramaiah's Rajakili teaser out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2023.