Pasupathy
Born
Pasupathy Masilamani

(1969-05-18) 18 May 1969
Pozhichalur, Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Years active1999–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 Supporting Actor. 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 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.

Career

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]

He got his first major recognised role in Virumaandi as Kothaala Thevar.[3] He later began appearing in negative roles in a number of films such as Dhool, Sullan, Madhurey and Thirupaachi. He later branched out into comedy with Mumbai Xpress and Majaa. His first lead role was in the National Film Award winning film Veyyil. He further played lead roles in Raman Thediya Seethai, in which he appeared as a blind radio jockey, and Kuselan in which he was seen as a village barber. In Aravaan, 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.[4]

His role as Annachi in the 2013 Tamil film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara won critical accolades. He acted in an independent English film called The Last Vision, film made by youngsters from Kerala for festivals.[4] Pasupathy's upcoming films include Appavin Meesai, directed by Rohini, where he plays a therukooththu artiste, Mosakutty, where he essays a positive role, Sakunthalaavin Kaadhalan, Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka, directed by actor Aadhi's brother Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty, Anjala, directed by Thangam Saravanan and Vetrimaran's untitled film with Dhanush and Vijay Milton's untitled film with Vikram.[5] In 2014, Pasupathy played Aditya Karikalan in a theatrical adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan.[6]

Filmography

Films

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1999HousefullCorrupt copTamiluncredited
2001MaayanDominic RajTamil
2002Kannathil MuthamittalPasupathyTamil
2003DhoolAathiTamil
IyarkaiFather StephenTamil
VeedeSwarnakka's younger brotherTeluguRemake of Dhool
2004AndhrawalaBade's henchmanTelugu
ArulGajapathyTamil
VirumaandiKothalathdevarTamil
SullanSooriTamil
MadhureyK. T. R.Tamil
MachiNarayananTamil
NenunnanuJP's HenchmanTelugu
2005ThirupaachiPattaasu BaluTamil
Mumbai XpressChidambaramTamil
SyeInspector MosaleKannada
MajaaAadhiTamil
2006VeyyilMurugesanTamil
ENellai ManiTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2007Big BBalaji SakthivelMalayalam
ManikandaTamil
2008Raman Thediya SeethaiNedumaranTamil
KuselanBalakrishnanTamilITFA Best Supporting Actor Award[7]
2009TN-07 AL 4777ManiTamil
Vedigundu MurugesanMurugesanTamil25th Film
Vairam: Fight For JusticeSivarajanMalayalam
2012AravaanKomputhiTamil
OutsiderKomban LawrenceMalayalam
No. 66 Madhura BusVaradarajanMalayalam
The Last VisionEnglish
2013Idharkuthane Aasaipattai BalakumaraAnnachiTamil
2014AnaamikaAjmad Ali KhanTelugu
Nee Enge En AnbeTamil
MosakuttyTamil
2015India PakistanKaattamuthuTamil
Yagavarayinum Naa KaakkaKasimedu DevaTamil
10 EnradhukullaDasTamil
2016AnjalaMuthirulandiTamil
MalupuKasimedu DevaTelugu
OozhamCaptainMalayalam
2017Ma Chu KaArivazhakanMalayalam
Tamil
NagarvalamTamilGuest appearance
KaruppanMayeeTamil
KodiveeranVillangam VellaikkaranTamil
2018KinarShakthivelMalayalam
2019Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2SaamyTamil
2019AsuranMurugesanTamil[8]
2021Sarpatta ParambaraiRangan VaathiyarTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Raja VikramarkaGuru NarayanTelugu
2022Sakunthalavin KadhalanTamil
2023 ThandattiSubramaniTamil[9]
2024Kalki 2898 AD †Telugu
Hindi		Filming
Thangalaan †Tamil

Theatre

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2022Ponniyin Selvan: IAditya KarikalanTamil

Web series

Year Title Role(s) Language OTT Platform Notes Ref.
2021 November Story Kulandhai Yesu Tamil Disney+ Hotstar Debut Web Series [10]
[11]
[12]
2023 Dhootha Telugu Amazon Prime Video

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. ↑ "The 'Virumaandi' villain makes a mark". The Hindu. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kamath, Sudhish (9 October 2011). "Enter the warrior". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Rao, Subha J. (17 May 2014). "Method actor Pasupathi". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Santhanam, Kausalya (12 June 2014). "Team work at its best". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ↑ http://forum.indya.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30492&d=1242813200%5B%5D
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Thandatti gets a release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "November Story Teaser". YouTube. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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