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Ilavarasu
Sign in to saveIlavarasu is an Indian actor and cinematographer who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He later became known as an actor after appearing in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, playing supporting, comedic, and antagonistic roles.
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Tamilnadu, India
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles
Known for
- Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil — Ilavarasu2026
- Thaai Kizhavi — Gold Kumar2026
- Vengeance2026
- TN 20262026
- Lenin Pandiyan2026
- Mookuthi Amman 22026
- Baby & Baby — Muthaiya2025
- Mr. Housekeeping — Chokkalingam2025
- Nizharkudai2025
- Thudarum2025
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- date of birth
- 1964-01-01
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Filmography
- As an actor
- Tamil films
- Other language films
- Television
- As cinematographer
- As dubbing artist
- References
- External links
Ilavarasu is an Indian actor and cinematographer who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He later became known as an actor after appearing in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, playing supporting, comedic, and antagonistic roles.
== Early life == He was born on 28 August 1964 in Melur, a town in Madurai district, present-day Tamil Nadu. His father P. Malaichamy served as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during 1967-76 on behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Malaichamy was also one of the DMK members jailed during the 1975-77 Indian Emergency under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).
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