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| Born | 24 April 1977 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
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 this character roles in Tamil films like Vettai, Petta (film), Sarpatta Parambarai, Mahaan (2022 film), Thangalaan, and Thaai Kizhavi.[1]
Early Life
[edit]Muthukumar was born on 24 April 1977 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He also started his career in theatre and worked with Koothu-P-Pattarai [2][3]. His skills in the field of theatre earned him roles in Tamil films.
Film Career
[edit]Muthukumar began his film career in early 2010s, where he made his film debut in the movie Veppam.[3] (Voice dubbed by Gautham Vasudev Menon) although his role in Vettai made him popular and gained his stage name ″Vettai Muthukumar″. Following that he acted in a few Tamil films in supporting roles including Visaranai[1]
Muthukumar's major breakthrough started from the film Petta 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 is considered to be among his most prominent works.
Subsequently, he worked on the films Mahaan in 2022 in the role of Gnanodaiyam and continued in his journey through Tamil cinema taking up works in films like Pathu Thala, Thangalaan, Rathnam 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 and also spoke of his work in Sarpatta Parambarai 2.
Television
[edit]Muthukumar has also done work on television. He has appeared on the show Cooku with Comali season 3 as a wildcard contestant on the show[4].
Filimography
[edit]Movies
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Veppam | Tamil | Balaji | |
| Varnam | Rathnam | |||
| Sega | Telugu | — | Telegu version of Veppam | |
| 2012 | Vettai | Tamil | Maari | |
| 2013 | Tadakha | Telugu | Kaasi | Remake of Vettai |
| Vidiyum Munn | Tamil | Mani | ||
| 2014 | Kaadu | Tamil | Karna | |
| Kaaka Muttai | Pizza-shop supervisor | |||
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | Kurian | ||
| Visaranai | Rathnasamy | |||
| 2017 | Yaman | Kadhir | ||
| Nagarvalam | Karna (Janani's brother) | |||
| 2018 | Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren | Tamil | Chinnaya | |
| Touch Chesi Chudu | Telugu | Selvam | ||
| 2019 | Petta | Tamil | Devaaram | |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Michael | Anthology - Miracle | |
| 2021 | Jagame Thandhiram | Rajan | ||
| Sarpatta Parambarai | Thaniga | |||
| Tughlaq Durbar | Deputy Mayor | |||
| 4 Sorry | Sakthivel | Appears in the 3rd short film "Karma" | ||
| 2022 | Mahaan | Gnanodaiyam | ||
| Veerapandiyapuram | Rathinaswamy's younger brother | |||
| 2023 | Pathu Thala | Kareem Bhai | ||
| Kuiko | Panpazhagan | |||
| 2024 | Siren | Kalimuthu | ||
| Rathnam | Raghava Rayudu / Keshavan | |||
| Thangalaan | as zamindar | |||
| Demonte Colony 2 | Adv. Dhayalan | |||
| 2025 | Phoenix | Kaasi | ||
| Thalaivan Thalaivii | Sangathalaivan | |||
| Blackmail | Chidambaram | |||
| Thandakaaranyam | Somalingam | |||
| The Pet Detective | Malayalam | Kanaka Sabhavathi | ||
| 2026 | Thaai Kizhavi | Tamil | Rendu Idly | |
| Lucky The Superstar | MLA M. Marimuthu | |||
| Jana Nayagan | Inspector Ramesh Babu | |||
| Dorothy | Whistle Veeraiya |
Television and Streaming
[edit]| Year | Series / Shows | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cooku with Comali season 3[4] | Wild card contestant | Star Vijay |
| 2023 | The Village | Karunagam | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2024 | Snakes & Ladders | Richard | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2026 | Muthu Engira Kaattaan | Siddarthan | JioHotstar |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "IMDB page of Actor Vettai Muthukumar". IMDB.
- ↑ "Muthukumar Biography - FilmBeat".
- 1 2 "'Veppam' ready for release". New Indian Express.
- 1 2 "Chutti Aravind and Vettai Muthukumar join Cooku with Comali 3 as wildcard entries". Times of India.
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