Indian actor, comedian and playback singer (born 1960)
For the gangster, see Boxer Vadivelu.
Vadivelu
Vadivelu in 2016
Born
Kumaravadivel Natarajan
(1960-09-12) 12 September 1960 (age 63)[1]
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Other names
Vaigai Puyal
Occupations
Actor
Comedian
Playback singer
Years active
1988–present
Honours
Kalaimamani (2005)
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960) known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil movies. He has at least 200 credits to his filmography and considered as a legendary comedian in Tamil Cinema. He is a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[2][3][4][5]
Vadivelu has received awards in the Best Comedian category for his performances in various films, such as Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996), Chandramukhi (2005), and Kathavarayan (2008). He was launched in 1988, in T. Rajendar's En Thangai Kalyani at the career peak of the Goundamani-Senthil duo.[6] His popularity led to his media-coined nickname, Vaigai Puyal,[7] referring to the river that flows through his hometown Madurai. His first film as a lead actor, Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi (2006), also achieved commercial and critical success. His comedic portrayals have been critiqued as using the persona of a misunderstood, mistreated Subaltern rogue, often subject to on-screen violence and ridicule in the style of slapstick comedy.[8][9]
Images and videography of Vadivelu's expressions found a second life despite the corresponding dormancy in his career during the 2010s in Indian Internet subcultures.[10][6] In 2017, The News Minute reported, "Vadivelu's career is not what it used to be but Tamil Nadu still turns to him for a laugh or to a summarize a situation in one line."[11] In 2019, Vadivelu was featured in the sudden viral memes related to the hashtag Pray for Nesamani which was the most trending hashtag in India during the year.[12]
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^Arthi, B.; Rao, Y. Srinivasa (2019). "Emergence of Dalit Narratives in the Contemporary Tamil Cinema". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 80: 1159–1173. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 27192971.
^"How Vadivelu's comedy gave Tamil people a language of mockery and memes". The Indian Express. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^"If it's a meme, it has to be Vadivelu". The Times of India. 10 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^Rajendran, Sowmya (26 January 2017). "Why blood, same blood: From politics to everyday life, the Vadivelu-isms TN loves". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^"Decoding Vadivelu: The uncrowned internet 'arasan' of Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960) known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted...
temporarily withdrawn. In the end, Vadivelu was found guilty of murdering Mohamed Dawood and sentenced to death in March 1982. Vadivelu was eventually hanged sometime...
Vadivelu is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer. Since the 1990s, he has acted mainly as a comedian in Tamil cinema and is renowned for his slapstick...
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and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies. The film stars Vadivelu as the title character, along with Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh, and Udhayanidhi...
Subaskaran Allirajah and written and directed by Suraj. The film stars Vadivelu in his comeback film after five years, while Anandaraj, Rao Ramesh, and...
written and directed by Chimbu Deven in his directoral debut .The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the female...
directs his second feature film after Manu Needhi. After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi, Ramaiah signed...
The film stars Sundar C in his lead acting debut and Jyothirmayi, while Vadivelu, Prakash Raj, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, K. S. Ravikumar, and Bose Venkat play...
produced by M. A. Jinnah. It stars Bharath, Poonam Bajwa, Simran, and Vadivelu, while Sampath Raj, Prem, Y. G. Mahendran, Rajesh, Yuvasri, and Shanmugarajan...
Vineetha, and Vadivelu. Suresh as David Urvashi Vichu Sivakumar Nizhalgal Ravi Babu Ganesh as Raja Vinitha as Priya Roopasri Vadivelu as Azhagu Kumarimuthu...
Shaji Kailas. The film features an ensemble cast, including RK, Bhama, Vadivelu, Roja, Sukanya, Raghuvaran, Nassar, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Visu and Manivannan...
film directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Prabhu, S. Ve. Shekher, Vadivelu, Roja, Urvashi and Kovai Sarala. It was released on 4 December 1999. The...
Sathyapriya , Charle and Vadivelu. It was released on 19 September 1996. Ramarajan as Raasa Sangita as Rasaathi Vadivelu as Nattamai Charle Kovai Sarala...
Sujatha as Saro Anand Babu as Raja Manickam Kasthuri as Radha S. S. Chandran Vadivelu Vivek LIC Narasimhan Jai Ganesh Delhi Ganesh A. R. Srinivasan Oru Viral...
directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Prasanna and Sheela, while Vadivelu, Manivannan, Riyaz Khan, Delhi Ganesh, and Kazan Khan play supporting roles...
played the title role) along with an ensemble supporting cast, including Vadivelu, Nayanthara, Nassar and Sheela. It revolves around a woman who suffers...
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997). Initially, Ezhil wanted comedian Vadivelu to play the lead role. Vadivelu, who was impressed with the story, told Ezhil that the...
Vijay's Beast (2022), both produced by Sun Pictures. He also starred in Vadivelu's comedy film Naai Sekar Returns. "Doctor: From Redin Kingsley to Yogi Babu...
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