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Vettai Muthukumar
Vettai Muthukumar
Born	24 April 1977 (age 49); Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present

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Declined by Thilsebatti 37 hours ago. Last edited by Kailash29792 12 hours ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Muthukumar (born 24 April 1977) professionally known as Vettai Muthukumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best know for his character roles in Tamil films such as Vettai, Petta, Sarpatta Parambarai, Mahaan, Thangalaan, and Thaai Kizhavi.

Early life

Muthukumar was born on 24 April 1977 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.^{[citation needed]} He started his career in theatre and worked with Koothu-P-Pattarai.^[1]

Career

Muthukumar began his film career in early 2010s, where he made his film debut in Veppam,^[1] although his role in Vettai^[2] made him popular and gained his stage name ″Vettai Muthukumar″. Following that he acted in a few Tamil films in supporting roles including Visaranai.^{[citation needed]}

Muthukumar's major breakthrough started from the film Petta^[3]^[4] directed by Karthik Subbaraj and starred Rajnikanth, playing the character of Devaaram in the film. Also his character of Thaniga in the film Sarpatta Parambarai^[5] is considered to be among his most prominent works.

Subsequently, he worked on the films Mahaan^[4] in 2022 in the role of Gnanodaiyam and continued in his journey through Tamil cinema taking up works in films like Pathu Thala, Thangalaan^[6], Rathnam^[7] and Demonte Colony 2.

Muthukumar continues to be active in the Tamil film industry and appeared in Tamil films along with other works. In an interview in 2026 he discussed about his work in Jana Nayagan^[3] and also spoke of his work in Sarpatta Parambarai 2^[3].

Television

Muthukumar has also done work on television. He has appeared on the show Cooku with Comali season 3 as a wildcard contestant.^[8]^[9]

Filimography

Movies


Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Veppam	Tamil	Balaji		^[1]
	Varnam	Tamil	Rathnam
	Sega	Telugu	—	Telugu version of Veppam
2012	Vettai	Tamil	Maari
2013	Tadakha	Telugu	Kaasi	Remake of Vettai
2013	Vidiyum Munn	Tamil	Mani		^[10]
2014	Kaadu	Tamil	Karna		^[11]
2014	Kaaka Muttai		Pizza-shop supervisor
2015	36 Vayadhinile		Kurian
2015	Visaranai		Rathnasamy		^[12]
2017	Yaman		Kadhir
2017	Nagarvalam		Karna (Janani's brother)		^[13]^[14]
2018	Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren	Tamil	Chinnaya
2018	Touch Chesi Chudu	Telugu	Selvam
2019	Petta	Tamil	Devaaram		^[3]^[4]
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai		Michael	Anthology - Miracle
2021	Jagame Thandhiram		Rajan		^[4]
	Sarpatta Parambarai		Thaniga		^[4]^[5]
	Tughlaq Durbar		Deputy Mayor
	4 Sorry		Sakthivel	Appears in the 3rd short film "Karma"
2022	Mahaan		Gnanodaiyam		^[4]
2022	Veerapandiyapuram		Rathinaswamy's younger brother		^[15]^[16]
2023	Pathu Thala		Kareem Bhai
2023	Kuiko		Panpazhagan		^[17]
2024	Siren		Kalimuthu
	Rathnam		Raghava Rayudu / Keshavan		^[7]
	Thangalaan		as zamindar		^[6]
	Demonte Colony 2		Adv. Dhayalan		^[18]
2025	Phoenix		Kaasi		^[19]
	Thalaivan Thalaivii		Sangathalaivan		^[20]
	Blackmail		Chidambaram
	Thandakaaranyam		Somalingam		^[21]
	The Pet Detective	Malayalam	Kanaka Sabhavathi		^[22]
2026	Thaai Kizhavi	Tamil	Rendu Idly		^[23]
	Lucky The Superstar		MLA M. Marimuthu
	Jana Nayagan		Inspector Ramesh Babu		^[3]
	Dorothy		Whistle Veeraiya		^[24]

Television and Streaming


Year	Series / Shows	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Cooku with Comali season 3	Wild card contestant	Star Vijay	^[8]^[9]
2023	The Village	Karunagam	Amazon Prime Video	^[25]
2024	Snakes & Ladders	Richard	Amazon Prime Video	^[26]
2026	Muthu Engira Kaattaan	Siddarthan	JioHotstar	^[3]

References

1 2 3 "'Veppam' ready for release". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2011.
↑ "கதை நாயகன் ஆனார் முத்துக்குமார்". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Actor Muthukumar Interview | Muthu Engira Kaattaan | Sarpatta Parambarai 2". Cinema Express.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Karthik Subbaraj shares new character posters from Mahaan". Cinema Express.
1 2 "Cooku with comali fame actor muthu kumar". Times of India.
1 2 "விக்ரமின் தங்கலான் படத்திற்கு சர்வதேச அங்கீகாரம்: மாஸ் காட்டும் சூப்பர் ஹீரோ!". Asianet News.
1 2 "திரை விமர்சனம்: ரத்னம்". Hindu Tamil.
1 2 "Chutti Aravind and Vettai Muthukumar join Cooku with Comali 3 as wildcard entries". The Times of India. April 29, 2022.
1 2 Cineulagam (April 4, 2026). Cook with Comali Changed My Career😭- Actor Muthukumar Untold Stories | Petta | Mahaan | Sarpatta – via YouTube.
↑ "Delving Into a 'Predawn',Horrific and Ruthless World". New Indian Express.
↑ "A Film with Its heart in the Right Place". New Indian Express.
↑ "Interrogation - Cast & Crew". TV Guide.
↑ "Nagarvalam". Times Entertainment by Times of India.
↑ "Nagarvalam movie review: Had the potential to be a good thriller but meanders". Deccan Chronicle.
↑ "Veerapandiyapuram - Official Trailer". Youtube - Saregama Tamil.
↑ "முதல் பார்வை | வீரபாண்டியபுரம் - சுசீந்திரனுக்கு என்னதான் ஆச்சு?". Hindu Tamil.
↑ "Movie Reviews / Kuiko". Times Entertainment by Times of India.
↑ Cite error: The named reference :13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑ "பீனிக்ஸ் படத்தின் டிரைலர் வெளியீட்டு விழா". s3cinimedia.
↑ "Thalaivan Thalaivii Movie Review: A fun-filled and flawed take on marriages, divorces, and everything in between". New Indian Express.
↑ "Thandakaaranyam". timesofindia.
↑ "The Pet Detective". The Review Monk.
↑ "பாராட்டுகளைப் பெறும் முத்துக்குமார்". Dinamani.
↑ "Dorothy Review: பாலினம் குறித்த உரையாடல் – தமிழ் சினிமா பேசத் தயங்கும் விஷயங்களைத் தொடும் டோரதி!". Daily News Tamil.
↑ "Amazon Prime Video announces its slate of upcoming Tamil web shows!". Indiaglitz.
↑ "Snakes & Ladders Review: The Series Is Broken Occasionally By A Flurry Of Action And Befuddling Comings". NDTV - Good Times.

External links

Vettai Muthukumar at IMDb

[:2-1] 1 2 3 "'Veppam' ready for release". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2011.

[:5-2] "கதை நாயகன் ஆனார் முத்துக்குமார்". Dinamalar (in Tamil).

[:6-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Actor Muthukumar Interview | Muthu Engira Kaattaan | Sarpatta Parambarai 2". Cinema Express.

[:7-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Karthik Subbaraj shares new character posters from Mahaan". Cinema Express.

[:11-5] 1 2 "Cooku with comali fame actor muthu kumar". Times of India.

[:8-6] 1 2 "விக்ரமின் தங்கலான் படத்திற்கு சர்வதேச அங்கீகாரம்: மாஸ் காட்டும் சூப்பர் ஹீரோ!". Asianet News.

[:12-7] 1 2 "திரை விமர்சனம்: ரத்னம்". Hindu Tamil.

[:3-8] 1 2 "Chutti Aravind and Vettai Muthukumar join Cooku with Comali 3 as wildcard entries". The Times of India. April 29, 2022.

[:14-9] 1 2 Cineulagam (April 4, 2026). Cook with Comali Changed My Career😭- Actor Muthukumar Untold Stories | Petta | Mahaan | Sarpatta – via YouTube.

[10] "Delving Into a 'Predawn',Horrific and Ruthless World". New Indian Express.

[11] "A Film with Its heart in the Right Place". New Indian Express.

[:9-12] "Interrogation - Cast & Crew". TV Guide.

[13] "Nagarvalam". Times Entertainment by Times of India.

[14] "Nagarvalam movie review: Had the potential to be a good thriller but meanders". Deccan Chronicle.

[15] "Veerapandiyapuram - Official Trailer". Youtube - Saregama Tamil.

[16] "முதல் பார்வை | வீரபாண்டியபுரம் - சுசீந்திரனுக்கு என்னதான் ஆச்சு?". Hindu Tamil.

[17] "Movie Reviews / Kuiko". Times Entertainment by Times of India.

[:13-18] Cite error: The named reference :13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[19] "பீனிக்ஸ் படத்தின் டிரைலர் வெளியீட்டு விழா". s3cinimedia.

[20] "Thalaivan Thalaivii Movie Review: A fun-filled and flawed take on marriages, divorces, and everything in between". New Indian Express.

[21] "Thandakaaranyam". timesofindia.

[22] "The Pet Detective". The Review Monk.

[23] "பாராட்டுகளைப் பெறும் முத்துக்குமார்". Dinamani.

[24] "Dorothy Review: பாலினம் குறித்த உரையாடல் – தமிழ் சினிமா பேசத் தயங்கும் விஷயங்களைத் தொடும் டோரதி!". Daily News Tamil.

[25] "Amazon Prime Video announces its slate of upcoming Tamil web shows!". Indiaglitz.

[26] "Snakes & Ladders Review: The Series Is Broken Occasionally By A Flurry Of Action And Befuddling Comings". NDTV - Good Times.

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