Bava Chelladurai

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Bava Chelladurai
Occupation
  • Writer
  • storyteller
  • actor
  • activist
Years active2016–present (actor)

Bava Chelladurai is an Indian writer, storyteller, and actor. He is also an activist and is part of a jury that is against the murders of Dalits.[1] Chelladurai also spoke up against the construction of a drainage pipe in Sonagiri Forest in Tiruvannamalai.[2]

Career[]

Storytelling career[]

He began reciting books aloud in Tiruvannamalai with 60 people in attendance. The event grew to have 500 people listening to his storytelling. His son, Vamsi, uploaded videos of him telling stories on YouTube and was well received.[3] Chelladurai helped organize an essay contest that took place in Coimbatore and its surrounding districts.[4]

Acting career[]

He played a comical character in Joker (2016).[5] Chelladurai played supporting roles in Kudimagan (2019) and Psycho (2020) before playing a major role in Walter (2020) as a health minister.[6][7][8][9] He acted as Krishnan in Jai Bhim (2021), an Indian Tamil legal film.[10]

Books[]

Chelladurai has written several Tamil books including:

  • Ella Nalum Karthigai
  • From 19 DM Saron
  • Bashirin Arai Aththanai Elithil Thirakkapadavillai
  • Dominick
  • Siragisaitha Kaalam (co-written by V Nedu Cheziyan)
  • Ruins of the Night (co-written by Janaki Venataraman)

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
2016 Joker
2019 Peranbu Siddha
Kudimagan
2020 Psycho Akbar
Walter Eshwaramoorthi
2021 Navarasa Police
2021 Sennai Annam's husband
2021 Jai Bhim Krishnan

References[]

  1. ^ Rajaram, R. (25 September 2017). "Bereaved Dalit women narrate their woes". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Balasubramaniyan, A. d (2 July 2016). "Collector suspends felling of trees along 'girivalam' path". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "எழுத்தைவிடவும் குரலுக்கு பெரிய வலிமை இருக்கிறது: பவா செல்லதுரை [The voice has greater strength than the letter: Bava Chellathurai]". 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Overwhelming response to essay contest". The Hindu. 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Joker Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Joker by Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Review: Kudimagan – Fight against liquor". NewsToday.
  7. ^ "'Psychi' director Mysskin names 3 Tamil films that you cannot miss out on - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ S, Srivatsan (13 March 2020). "'Walter' movie review: Sibiraj's cop outing is as emotionless as RoboCop". The Hindu.
  9. ^ Subhakeerthana, S (13 March 2020). "Walter movie review: Unremittingly dull". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. ^ "That one question from Suriya...'Jai Bhim' teaser is out: Watch as it goes viral!". The New Stuff. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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