Pasupathy

Pasupathy
Born	Pasupathy Masilamani (1969-05-18) 18 May 1969 (age 55) Pozhichalur, Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Pasupathy (born 18 May 1969) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles. He has won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and Two Filmfare Awards South.

His performance in E (2006) earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain. He also won an ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Kuselan (2008). He has also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films.

Early life

Pasupathy Masilamani was born on 18 May 1969^[1] at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India in a Kallar family. He belongs to Mukkulathor community. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997.^[2] He studied and grew up there till he started to act in films. He became friends with actor Nassar who was in the film institute and later joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai. Thirumangalakottai in Thanjavur, a village from which their family originates.^[3]

Career

Pasupathy started his career as a radio jockey and a newsreader. He also acted in many television serials before entering the film industry. Pasupathy made his debut with Housefull in 1999. This was a Tamil action thriller directed by R. Parthiban. In this film he played the role of a corrupt cop.^[4]

When he was working in Marudhanayagam, Nassar asked him whether he was interested in films. Pasupathy was then introduced to Kamal Haasan and he was given the villain role in Marudhanayagam. Pasupathy stated "That was the first time I was before the camera".^[2] Marudhanayagam was shelved and Nasser's Mayan which he was also part of was his first release.^[2]

Pasupathy plays an LTTE commander in Mani Ratnam directorial Kannathil Muthamittal (2002). He got his first major recognised role in Virumaandi (2004).^[5] He later began appearing in negative roles in a number of films such as Sullan (2004), Madhurey (2004) and Thirupaachi (2005). He later branched out into comedy with Mumbai Xpress (2005) and Majaa (2005). His first lead role was in the National Film Award winning film Veyyil (2006).

Pasupathy has indeed made an impression in Malayalam with his earlier roles in films like Big B (2007) and Vairam: Fight For Justice (2009). After a break he returns to Mollywood playing the lead for the movie No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).^[6]

He further played lead roles in Raman Thediya Seethai (2008), in which he appeared as a blind radio jockey, and Kuselan in which he was seen as a village barber. In Aravaan (2012), a period-based action drama, he played Kombhoodhi, the warrior head of a village in the 18th century, for which he had trained at the gym for six months.^[7] He appeared in different roles in many hit films. His performances in supporting characters, mostly as an antagonist, were appreciated most of the time by the audiences.

He acted in an independent English film called The Last Vision (2012), made by youngsters from Kerala for festivals.^[7] His role in the 2013 Tamil film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara won critical accolades. In 2014, Pasupathy played Aditya Karikalan in a theatrical adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan.^[8] He playing the role of a lawyer in the bilingual psychological thriller Ma Chu Ka (2017).^[9] He has joined Vetrimaaran’s Asuran in 2019.^[10]

In the sports action film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), Pasupathy takes on the role of Rangan, a boxing instructor who runs a clan. Pasupathy's character is a seasoned coach and a former boxer who mentors the protagonist. Pasupathy's portrayal received praise for the authenticity and depth, he brought to the character.^[11] He acted in the lead role as constable in the comedy drama Thandatti (2023).^[12] He was cast in the supporting role in Pa. Ranjith's Thangalaan (2024).^[13] Pasupathy plays Veeran in the Telegu epic science fiction Kalki 2898 AD (2024).^[14]

Filmography

Tamil films

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Housefull	Corrupt cop	Uncredited
2001	Maayan	Dominic Raj
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Pasupathy
2003	Dhool	Aathi
	Iyarkai	Father Stephen
2004	Arul	Gajapathy
	Virumaandi	Kothalathdevar
	Sullan	Soori
	Madhurey	K. T. R.
	Machi	Narayanan
2005	Thirupaachi	Pattaasu Balu
	Mumbai Xpress	Chidambaram
	Majaa	Aadhi
2006	Veyyil	Murugesan
	E	Nellai Mani	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
2007	Manikanda
2008	Raman Thediya Seethai	Nedumaran
	Kuselan	Balakrishnan	ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award[15]
2009	TN-07 AL 4777	Mani
	Vedigundu Murugesan	Murugesan
2012	Aravaan	Komputhi
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Annachi
2014	Nee Enge En Anbe	Ajmad Ali Khan
	Mosakutty
2015	India Pakistan	Kaattamuthu
	Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka	Kasimedu Deva
	10 Enradhukulla	Das
2016	Anjala	Muthirulandi
2017	Ma Chu Ka	Arivazhakan
	Nagarvalam		Guest appearance
	Karuppan	Mayee
	Kodiveeran	Villangam Vellaikkaran
2019	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2	Saamy
	Asuran	Murugesan	[16]
2021	Sarpatta Parambarai	Rangan Vaathiyar	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2022	Sakunthalavin Kadhalan
2023	Thandatti	Subramani	[17]
2024	Thangalaan	Gengupattar

Other language films

Year	Film	Role	Language
2003	Veede	Swarnakka's younger brother	Telugu
2004	Nenunnanu	JP's Henchman
2005	Sye	Inspector Mosale	Kannada
2007	Big B	Balaji Sakthivel	Malayalam
2009	Vairam: Fight For Justice	Sivarajan
2012	Outsider	Komban Lawrence
	No. 66 Madhura Bus	Varadarajan
	The Last Vision		English
2014	Anaamika	Ajmad Ali Khan	Telugu
2016	Malupu	Kasimedu Deva
	Oozham	Captain	Malayalam
2017	Ma Chu Ka	Arivazhakan
2018	Kinar	Shakthivel
2021	Raja Vikramarka	Guru Narayan	Telugu
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	Veeran
2025	L2: Empuraan	NIA Officer	Malayalam

Theatre

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2014	Ponniyin Selvan	Aditya Karikalan	Tamil

Streaming television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	OTT Platform	Notes	Ref.
2021	November Story	Kulandhai Yesu	Tamil	Disney+ Hotstar	Debut Web Series	[18] [19] [20]
2023	Dhootha	Konidela Sathya Murthy	Telugu	Amazon Prime Video		[21]
2024	Bujji and Bhairava	Veeran	Telugu	Amazon Prime Video		[22]

References

1. News18 (18 May 2022). "Happy Birthday Pasupathy: A look At Versatile Actor's Popular Movies". Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
2. "I want challenges in life too: Actor Pasupathy". Thehindu.com. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
3. "Pasupathy opens up on life, living and acting".
4. "Happy Birthday Pasupathy: A look At Versatile Actor's Popular Movies".
5. "The 'Virumaandi' villain makes a mark". The Hindu. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
6. "Pasupathy back with 'No 66.Madhura Bus'".
7. Kamath, Sudhish (9 October 2011). "Enter the warrior". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
8. Santhanam, Kausalya (12 June 2014). "Team work at its best". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
9. "'Ma Chu Ka' to release on June 9".
10. "Is Pasupathy a control freak in Asuran?".
11. "Birthday special: Must-watch movies of actor Pasupathy".
12. "Thandatti review: Director Ram Sangaiah's film is rooted in reality".
13. "'Thangalaan' transition sequence is a standout moment in the film!; confirms the makers".
14. "Pasupathy poster from Kalki 2898 AD out".
15. http://forum.indya.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30492&d=1242813200^{[permanent dead link‍]}
16. "Actor Pasupathi on board Dhanush's 'Asuran'". The News Minute. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
17. "Thandatti gets a release date". Cinema Express. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
18. "Tamannaah shares glimpse of recent photoshoot after recovering from COVID-19". The News Minute. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
19. Bhatia, Tamannaah (30 November 2019). "Wrapped up the first schedule of The November's Story, my maiden Tamil web series, eagerly looking forward to the next schedule curated by a young passionate talented lot 💃💃💃 Produced by @anandavikatan for @hotstar Directed by @ram_1825 #Ramsubramanian Director of photography @vidhu.ig #vidhuayyanna Hair @tinamukharjee Makeup @nikki_rajani Costume @nishkalulla". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
20. "November Story Teaser". YouTube. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
21. https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/dhootha-review-naga-chaitanya-ott-debut-prime-video-vikram-k-kumar-101701408558728.html ^{[bare URL]}
22. "Bujji & Bhairava Review". 1 June 2024.

External links

• Pasupathy at IMDb

Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Preceded by Rajkiran for Thavamai Thavamirundhu	Best Supporting Actor for E 2006	Succeeded by Saravanan for Paruthiveeran