Vadivelu
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Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his name. He was a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- First Aid Perioperative Ultrasound
- Surgical and Perioperative Management of Patients with Anatomic Anomalies
- Pain Control in Academic and Non-Academic Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Essentials of Regional Anesthesia
- Orofacial pain
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 589
- Total plays
- 2,091
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Metabolomics Workbench: An international repository for metabolomics data and metadata, metabolite standards, protocols, tutorials and training, and analysis tools
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- Microbiota organization is a distinct feature of proximal colorectal cancers
· 2014 · cited 619x
- The role of nitrite and free nitrous acid (FNA) in wastewater treatment plants
· 2011 · cited 447x
- Hypomethylation of MB-COMT promoter is a major risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
· 2006 · cited 383x
- Kinetic characterisation of an enriched Nitrospira culture with comparison to Nitrobacter
· 2007 · cited 368x
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Key facts
- Actor.name
- Vadivelu
- Actor.image
- Vadivelu 1 at Trailer & HD Songs Launch of Kaththi Sandai (cropped).jpg
- Actor.caption
- Vadivelu in 2016
- Actor.birth_name
- Kumaravadivel Natarajan
- Actor.other_names
- Vaigai Puyal
- Actor.birth_place
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Actor.spouse
- Visalatchi
- Actor.children
- 3
- Actor.honours
- Kalaimamani (2005)
- Actor.years_active
- 1988present
- Actor.works
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Vadivelu at Trailer & HD Songs Launch of Kaththi Sandai .jpg
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- date of birth
- 1960-09-12
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- Commons category
- Vadivelu
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13 sectionsContents
- Early and personal life
- Career
- Early stage (1988–1997)
- Superstardom in comedy (1998–2008)
- Controversies (2008–2012)
- Decline (2014–2017)
- Temporary ban (2018–2020)
- Re-entry (2021–present)
- Acclaim
- Acting style
- Popularity
- References
- External links
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his name. He was a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
He was launched in 1988, in T. RajendarEn Thangai Kalyani at the career peak of the Goundamani-Senthil duo. His popularity led to his media-coined nickname, Vaigai Puyal, referring to the river that flows through his hometown Madurai.