Guru Somasundaram

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Guru Somasundaram
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Somasundaram during a photoshoot
Born (1975-09-03) September 3, 1975 (age 46)
madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materB.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Guru Somasundaram is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films. He made his debut in Aaranya Kaandam (2011) winning critical acclaim for his role, before also appearing in the Tamil action film Pandiya Naadu (2013), Jigarthanda (2014) and Joker (2016). He rose to fame for playing the role of Shibu, a super villain in the 2021 Netflix Malayalam film, Minnal Murali.

Early life[]

Guru Somasundaram was born on 3 September 1975. He has joined in the prominent Tamil theatre group in Koothu-P-Pattarai, where he enacted plays from 2002 till 2011. In 2003, director Thiagarajan Kumararaja met him, while he was playing the role of chandrahari in Koothupattarai’s play, Thiagarajan has offered him an opportunity to the feature in the future film.

Career[]

In 2008, the director called up Somasundaram and offered him a role in his neo-noir film Aaranya Kaandam, for the character of the drunkard Kaalaiyan. Accepting the offer, Somasundaram lost seven kilograms and underwent rehearsals to change his hairstyle, moustache, walking styles, body language and mannerisms. Upon release in 2011, the film went on to gain two National Film Awards, while Somasundaram's performance was well received by critics.[1] Rediff.com's critic praised the ensemble cast but added "the honours undoubtedly go to Guru Somasundaram. His gleeful cackles at the rooster fight, pathetic rumblings to his son and wide-eyed act in the Lodge are wonderful to behold."[2] Similarly Behindwoods.com noted that the actor had delivered a "superior" performance.[3] After seeing his performance, director Mani Ratnam signed him on to play a small role in Kadal (2013).

After leaving Koothu-P-Pattarai, he toured as a freelance theatre actor, before venturing into Malayalam cinema by portraying a photographer in 5 Sundarikal (2013), after being impressed by Shyju Khaled's narration.[4] Later that year, he was seen in a character role in Suseenthiran's critically acclaimed Pandiya Naadu, portraying the slain brother of Vishal's character. In between feature films, he appeared in the short silent film The Lost Paradise, portraying a prisoner heading home after fifteen years. He also won acclaim for his performance as an acting coach in Karthik Subbaraj's gangster film Jigarthanda (2014), where he was seen giving acting training to the character portrayed by Bobby Simha. Somasundaram had previously trained Simha as an actor in real life during the pair's theatre performances.[5]

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

Year Film Role Notes
2011 Aaranya Kaandam Kaalaiyan
2013 Kadal Kovil Kutty
2013 5 Sundarikal Photographer Malayalam film
2013 Pandiya Naadu Nagaraj
2014 Jigarthanda Muthu
2015 49-O Aarumugam
2015 Bench Talkies - The First Bench David
2015 Thoongaa Vanam Duraipandiyan
2015 Kohinoor Naayakkar Malayalam film
2016 Joker Mannar Mannan
2016 Kuttrame Thandanai Balan
2017 Yaakkai Sriram
2017 Paambhu Sattai Rajendran
2018 Odu Raja Odu Manohar
2018 Vanjagar Ulagam Sampath
2019 Petta District collector
2021 Maara Chokku
2021 Manja Satta Pacha Satta
2021 Jai Bhim Public Prosecutor (PP) Chellapandiyan
2021 Ikk Gnana Prakasam
2021 Minnal Murali Shibu Malayalam film
2022 Maamanithan Filming
2022 Kadhalikka Yarumillai Filming
2022 Parama Guru Filming
2022 Chattambi Filming
Malayalam film
TBA Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai Vedhalam Delayed
TBA Indian 2 Filming
2022 Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure Filming
Malayalam film

Short films[]

  • (2016) - Oru Poi[6]
  • (2017) - Irudhi Aram

Web series[]

Year Title Role Language Platform Notes
2020 Topless Kalki (Politician) Tamil ZEE5 [7]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Film Language Result Ref
2017 Behindwoods Gold Medal Best Actor Male Joker Tamil Won [8]

References[]

  1. ^ Bhavanishankar, Jyothsna. "GURU SOMASUNDARAM INTERVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (10 June 2011). "Review: Aaranya Kaandam bypasses gangster cliches". Rediff. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "AARANYA KAANDAM MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ Krishna, Gayathri (10 June 2013). "In pursuit of recognition". archives.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (21 September 2014). "Training Day". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ M, Ramakrishnan (19 April 2017). "'Joker deserved the National Award'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ Krishnakumar, Ranjani (20 February 2020). "Tamil web series Topless takes a story about women, honour and makes it about the absurdities of men". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "BEHINDWOODS GOLD MEDALS 2017: FULL WINNERS LIST". Behindwoods. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.

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