Vela Ramamoorthy
Vela Ramamoorthy | |
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Born | Perunali, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Actor, writer |
Spouse(s) | Kaliammal |
Parent(s) | Veyanna |
Vela Ramamoorthy is an Indian writer and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films.
Career[]
He is a PUC Graduate. He joined the Indian Army and served for five years. Then he was posted in Post office. Since he is a writer, many people would come to meet him in his office. "I used to spend half of my salary in the tea shops." He remembers in an interview with Pudhiya Thalamurai Tamil magazine. Vela Ramamoorthy has written acclaimed Tamil novels including Kuttra Parambarai, Kuruthi Aattam, Pattathu Yaanai and is considered one of the leading Tamil story writers of his time.[1] He was also involved in the dispute regarding the rights of making a film out of Kuttra Parambarai and had supported Bala's project ahead of Bharathiraja's.[2] He has also written the book Vela Ramamoorthy Kathaikal which is a compilation of short stories.
The acclaimed writer and actor has earlier impressed with his negative roles in movies like Sethupathi (2016) and Kidaari (2016).[3]
He has also played different characters in famous movies like Komban (2015), Rajini Murugan (2016), Appa (2016), Yeidhavan (2017), Vanamagan (2017), Thondan (2017) and Aramm (2017).[4]
He has an interesting line up of films, which includes, Sketch (2018) and Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019).[5] Ramamoorthy had also appeared in Selvaraghavan's NGK (2019) but his role was forgettable with no dialogues that he couldn't contribute much to the political action drama.[6]
Vela Ramamoorthy is also acting in movies like Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Annaatthe (2021).[7]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Aayudham Seivom | Inspector | Uncredited Role |
2013 | Madha Yaanai Koottam | Veera Thevar | |
2015 | Komban | Duraipandi | |
Paayum Puli | Jayaseelan's father | ||
2016 | Rajini Murugan | Chellakaruppan | |
Sethupathi | Vathiyar | ||
Appa | Dhayalan's Father in law | ||
Kidaari | Kombiah | Best Villain award from Vikatan Magazine | |
2017 | Yeidhavan | Krishna's Father | |
Vanamagan | Jara's Father | ||
Thondan | Vishnu and Mahi's Father | ||
Aramm | MLA | ||
Veeraiyan | Devarajan | ||
2018 | Sketch | Jeeva's father | |
Gulaebaghavali | Village Head | ||
Madura Veeran | Gurumoorthy | ||
Kaali | Gounder | ||
Thuppakki Munai | Brahmaraja | ||
2019 | Mehandi Circus | Amaladass | |
Devarattam | Kalyani Thevar | ||
NGK | Saghayam | ||
Mayuran | Periyavar | ||
Namma Veettu Pillai | Maniyakkarar | ||
Enai Noki Paayum Thota | Raghu's father | ||
2020 | Utraan | ||
Danny | Chidambaram | Released on ZEE5 | |
Ka Pae Ranasingam | Tirukannan, Ariyanachi's father | ||
2021 | Pulikkuthi Pandi | Sannasi Thevar | |
Kalathil Santhippom | Kavya's father | ||
Paramapadham Vilayattu | Chezhiyan | ||
Aranmanai 3 | Saamiyaadi | ||
Udanpirappe | Maathangi and Vairavan's cousin | Released on Amazon Prime Video | |
Annaatthe | Kalaiyaan’s uncle | ||
Vanam |
References[]
- ^ "Cineulagam | Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie News | Tamil Cinema Reviews | Tamil Movie Reviews | Kollywood Tamil News".
- ^ "Bala and Bharathiraja face off over rights to film". April 2016.
- ^ "Popular writer Vela Ramamoorthy to become a director next - Times of India".
- ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Vela Ramamoorthy Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
- ^ "Vela Ramamoorthy talks about his role in Dhanush's ENPT and Vikram's Sketch". 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Vela Ramamoorthy confirms Dhanush-Selvaraghavan film".
- ^ "Popular writer to take director avatar next! - Tamil News". 5 June 2020.
- Living people
- Male actors in Tamil cinema
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Indian male film actors
- Tamil male actors
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- Indian male novelists
- Indian male essayists
- Indian male short story writers
- Tamil-language writers
- Tamil writers
- People from Ramanathapuram district
- Novelists from Tamil Nadu
- Male actors from Tamaulipas
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 21st-century Indian male writers