Appukutty

Appukutty
Born	Sivabalan[1] (1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 (age 40)[2] Nathan kinaru, Thootukudi district, Tamilnadu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present

Sivabalan, better known as Appukutty, is an Indian actor and comedian, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. His role as Azhagarsami in Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai was praised by film critics and fetched him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[3]

Career

Sivabalan hails from a village Nathan Kinaru in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. He moved to Chennai in 1994, initially in search of a job for survival only. Sivabalan was working as a cleaner in hotels, when he was spotted by film personalities and received acting offers from them.^[1] He then began acting in small character roles. In an interview in 2011, Sivabalan stated that he always wanted to be a comedian and that he had appeared in several minor roles for over 17 years,^[4][5] before gaining recognition in Suseenthiran's Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.^[4] Suseenthiran went on to cast him in the lead role in his comedy drama film Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (2011). For his performance in the film, Appukutty won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, while the film was named the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment of 2011.^[6] In 2011 he also appeared in an important role in the film Kullanari Koottam and played a character role in Mohanlal's 300th film Snehaveedu.^[7] In 2012, he acted in Mannaru as lead role,^[8] next Sundarapandian as supporting cast.^[9] He also played with Ajith Kumar in movies such as Veeram (2014) and Vedalam (2015). He also played an important character in Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Maru Malarchi	Tea seller	Uncredited role
2002	Solla Marandha Kadhai	Prabakaran	Uncredited role
2004	Ghilli	Assistant Priest at Velu's House	Uncredited role
2005	Maayavi	Man at volleyball game	Uncredited role
2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Priest	Uncredited role
	Deepavali
	Onbadhu Roobai Nottu
	Nee Naan Nila	Student
2008	Akku	Man at the barber shop	Uncredited role
	Ezhuthiyatharadi	Roja's friend
	Raman Thediya Seethai		Uncredited role
	Velvi	Chandru's friend
2009	Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu	Appukutty
	Vaigai	Kulumai
2010	Ambasamudram Ambani	Dhandapani's neighbour
	Madrasapattinam	Kaali
	Virunthali	Kaadu
2011	Kullanari Koottam	Lenin
	Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai	Azhagarsami	National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Mudhal Idam
	Snehaveedu	Pazhanisamy	Malayalam film
2012	Pachai Engira Kaathu
	Mattuthavani
	Mannaru	Mannaru
	Sundarapandian	Bhuvaneshwaran
	Thiruthani	Velu's friend
2013	Isaac Newton S/O Philipose	Karuppayya	Malayalam film
	Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal
	Maryan	Sakkarai
	Summa Nachunu Irukku	Appukutty
2014	Veeram	Mayilvaganam
	Kaadhal 2014
2015	Suzhiyam Ezhu
	Vedalam	Kuzhandai
	Urumeen	Security and Viduthalai
	Paayum Puli		Guest appearance
2016	24	Chettiyar's brother
	Kagitha Kappal	Chellappa
2017	Mupparimanam	Logu
	Enbathettu
	Konjam Konjam	Sivabalan
	Theru Naaigal	Kathir
	Nenjil Thunivirundhal	Kumar's friend
2018	Koottali
	Kaathiruppor Pattiyal	Sathish
	Enga Kattula Mazhai	Kuberan
2019	100% Kadhal	Appu
	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2	Appukutty
2020	Maayanadhi	Mani
	Galtha
	Onbathu Kuzhi Sampath	Saami
	Routtu
2021	Maara	Lingam
	Aadhangam
	Boom Boom Kaalai
	Namma Oorukku Ennadhan Achu	Nalla Thambi's uncle
2022	Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu	Saravanan
	Katchikkaaran	Party worker
	Mr Daddy
2023	Vallavanukkum Vallavan
	Angaaragan
	Margazhi Thingal	Raasu
2024	Sooriyanum Sooriyagandhiyum
	Nagendran's Honeymoons	Tamil village man	Malayalam series

References

1. "From a cleaner to an actor". Deccan Chronicle. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. "Appu-Kutty". Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
3. "Appu Kutty once again dons the lead role". Pluzmedia.com. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
4. "I always wanted to be a comedian: Appukutty". The Times of India. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
5. K. R. Manigandan (8 March 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Shot Cuts: Blessing in disguise". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. "Tamil Cinema Scores at the National Film Awards — National Film Awards — Tamil Cinema". Behindwoods. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
7. "Appukutty is in awe of Mohanlal !". Sify. 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
8. "Mannaru Preview - Mannaru Movie Preview".
9. "Sundarapandian Review - Sundarapandian Movie Review".
10. S, Srivatsan (15 September 2022). "'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu' movie review: Simbu and Gautham Menon are superb in this very ordinary gangster drama". The Hindu.

External links

• Appukutty at IMDb