Tamil male actors

Indian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 )

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and politician who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he's acted in 69 films in a lead role and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He is one of the most commercially successful actors in the industry with multiple films amongst the list of highest-grossing Tamil films. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (transl. Commander), he has a significant fan following.

Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He has mainly acted in Tamil films, as well as few Hindi and Telugu films. Having starred in 50 films over his career, his accolades include four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), fourteen SIIMA Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and a Filmfare Award. One of the highest paid actors in Tamil cinema, he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times.

Indian actor, film director, and producer

Indian actor and playback singer

Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001)

Indian actor and Indian film producer

Indian actor (born 1962)

Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), known professionally as Karthi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Sivakumar, and began his career as an assistant director in his elder brother Suriya's film Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). He debuted as a lead actor with Paruthiveeran (2007). Karthi is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Indian actor (born 1980)

Indian film actor, director

Indian actor

Silambarasan Tesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1983), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer,director and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is a recipient of two Edison Awards and three SIIMA Awards.

Indian film actor, model, entrepreneur, and television presenter

Indian actor and film director

Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary.

Indian actor (1920–2005)

Senthamizhan Seeman () (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism.

Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politics in the later part of his career and founded his own party Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.

Indian actor and screenwriter (1948–2021)

Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), known professionally as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, film producer and media personality who appears predominantly in Tamil films. He also appears in works in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. He has acted in more than 260 films. He is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Indian poet, lyricist, writer and actor (1931-2013)

Indian actor

Indian actor, politician

Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his name. He was a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Indian film actor and producer

Indian actor

Indian (Tamil) film director and actor

Palaniswamy (born 27 October 1941), known by his stage name Sivakumar, is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has appeared in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting debut in Kaakum Karangal (1965) and has worked in 195 movies, predominantly in Tamil cinema. For his Ever Younger appearance Sivakumar is credited as Markandeyan of Tamil Cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

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Indian film actor, politician and entrepreneur

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Indian film director

Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor, businessman, playback singer and film producer known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films.

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Indian actor

Indian actor

Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s. They were described as "Tamil cinema's Laurel and Hardy."

Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation.

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Tamil (Indian) actor (1907-1979)

Indian actor (1952–2019)

Indian film director, writer, actor, producer (born 1968)

Indian actor

Indian actor

Indian model and actor

Indian actor (1910-1959)

Arunachalam Rajendran (born 1 June 1957), better known as Mottai Rajendran or '''Naan Kadavul Rajendran', is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film Pithamagan and has worked as a stunt double in over 500 South Indian films since then. He played the role of a villain in Naan Kadavul (2009) which won huge critical acclaim and fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain.'' Since then, he has continued to play villainous and later humorous supporting characters in a number of Tamil films. He is noted for his rough vo

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Indian musical duo

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Indian actor (born 1995)

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