Pasupathy

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image	Pasupathy at Anjala Audio Launch.jpg
caption	Pasupathy at Anjala Audio Launch
name	Pasupathy
birth_name	Pasupathy Ramasamy
birth_date
birth_place	Pozhichalur, Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
spouse	Surya
children	1
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1999–present
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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 Villain. 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 Ramasamy was born on 18 May 1969, to Ramasamy Aarsuthiyaar at Vannandurai, a southern neighbourhood Chennai, India in a Kallar (Thevar) family. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997. 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. Thirumangalakottai in Thanjavur, a village from which their family originates.

Career

Pasupathy started his career as a radio jockey and a newsreader. He also acted in many television serials before entering the film industry. Pasupathy made his debut with House Full in 1999. This was a Tamil action thriller directed by R. Parthiban. In this film he played the role of a corrupt cop.

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". Marudhanayagam was shelved and Nasser's Mayan which he was also part of was his first release.

Pasupathy plays an LTTE commander in Mani Ratnam directorial Kannathil Muthamittal (2002). He got his first major recognised role in Virumaandi (2004). He later began appearing in negative roles in a number of films such as Sullan (2004), Madhurey (2004) and Thirupaachi (2005). He later branched out into comedy with Mumbai Xpress (2005) and Majaa (2005). His first lead role was in the National Film Award winning film Veyyil (2006).

Pasupathy has indeed made an impression in Malayalam with his earlier roles in films like Big B (2007) and Vairam: Fight For Justice (2009). After a break he returns to Mollywood playing the lead for the movie No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).

He further played lead roles in Raman Thediya Seethai (2008), in which he appeared as a blind radio jockey, and Kuselan in which he was seen as a village barber. In Aravaan (2012), 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. He appeared in different roles in many hit films. His performances in supporting characters, mostly as an antagonist, were appreciated most of the time by the audiences.

He acted in an independent English film called The Last Vision (2012), made by youngsters from Kerala for festivals. His role in the 2013 Tamil film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara won critical accolades. In 2014, Pasupathy played Aditya Karikalan in a theatrical adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan. He playing the role of a lawyer in the bilingual psychological thriller Ma Chu Ka (2017). He has joined Vetrimaaran’s Asuran in 2019.

In the sports action film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), Pasupathy takes on the role of Rangan, a boxing instructor who runs a clan. Pasupathy's character is a seasoned coach and a former boxer who mentors the protagonist. Pasupathy's portrayal received praise for the authenticity and depth, he brought to the character. He acted in the lead role as constable in the comedy drama Thandatti (2023). He was cast in the supporting role in Pa. Ranjith's Thangalaan (2024). Pasupathy plays Veeran in the Telugu epic science fiction Kalki 2898 AD (2024).

Filmography

Tamil films

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	House Full	Corrupt cop	Uncredited
2001	Maayan	Dominic Raj
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Pasupathy
2003	Dhool	Aathi
Iyarkai	Father Stephen
2004	Arul	Gajapathy
Virumaandi	Kothalathdevar
Machi	Narayanan
Sullan	Soori
Madhurey	K. T. R.
2005	Thirupaachi	Pattasu Balu
Mumbai Xpress	Chidambaram
Majaa	Aadhi
2006	Veyil	Murugesan
E	Nellai Mani	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
2007	Manikanda
2008	Raman Thediya Seethai	Nedumaran
Kuselan	Balakrishnan	date=November 2017	bot=InternetArchiveBot
2009	TN-07 AL 4777	Mani
Vedigundu Murugesan	Murugesan
2012	Aravaan	Komputhi
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Annachi
2014	Nee Enge En Anbe	Ajmad Ali Khan
Mosakutty
2015	India Pakistan	Kaattamuthu
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka	Kasimedu Deva
10 Enradhukulla	Das
2016	Anjala	Muthirulandi
2017	Nagarvalam		Guest appearance
Karuppan	Mayee
Kodiveeran	Villangam Vellaikkaran
2019	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2	Saamy
Asuran	Murugesan	date=18 February 2019	title=Actor Pasupathi on board Dhanush's 'Asuran'
2021	Sarpatta Parambarai	Rangan Vaathiyar	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2022	Sakunthalavin Kadhalan
2023	Thandatti	Subramani
2024	Thangalaan	Gengupattar
2025	Bison Kaalamaadan	Velusamy
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Other language films

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Year	Film	Role	Language
2003	Veede	Swarnakka's younger brother	Telugu
2004	Nenunnanu	JP's Henchman
2005	Sye	Inspector Mosale	Kannada
2007	Big B	Balaji Sakthivel	Malayalam
2009	Vairam: Fight For Justice	Sivarajan
2012	Outsider	Komban Lawrence
No. 66 Madhura Bus	Varadarajan
The Last Vision		English
2014	Anaamika	Ajmad Ali Khan	Telugu
2016	Malupu	Kasimedu Deva
Oozham	Captain	Malayalam
2017	Ma Chu Ka	Arivazhakan	Bilingual film
2018	Kinar	Shakthivel
2021	Raja Vikramarka	Guru Narayan	Telugu
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	Veeran
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Theatre

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Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2014	Ponniyin Selvan	Aditya Karikalan	Tamil
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Streaming television

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Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	OTT Platform	Notes	Ref.
2021	November Story	Kulandhai Yesu	Tamil	Disney+ Hotstar	Debut Web Series

References

(18 May 2022). "Happy Birthday Pasupathy: A look At Versatile Actor's Popular Movies".
(29 December 2006). "I want challenges in life too: Actor Pasupathy".
(4 August 2021). "Pasupathy opens up on life, living and acting".
"Happy Birthday Pasupathy: A look At Versatile Actor's Popular Movies".
(7 May 2004). "The 'Virumaandi' villain makes a mark".
(19 November 2011). "Pasupathy back with 'No 66.Madhura Bus'".
Kamath, Sudhish. (9 October 2011). "Enter the warrior".
Santhanam, Kausalya. (12 June 2014). "Team work at its best".
(7 June 2017). "'Ma Chu Ka' to release on June 9". The Times of India.
(19 February 2019). "Is Pasupathy a control freak in Asuran?". The Times of India.
(18 May 2024). "Birthday special: Must-watch movies of actor Pasupathy". The Times of India.
(22 June 2023). "Thandatti review: Director Ram Sangaiah's film is rooted in reality".
(23 July 2024). "'Thangalaan' transition sequence is a standout moment in the film!; confirms the makers". The Times of India.
(22 June 2024). "Pasupathy poster from Kalki 2898 AD out".
(November 2017)
(25 May 2023). "Thandatti gets a release date".
(4 November 2020). "Tamannaah shares glimpse of recent photoshoot after recovering from COVID-19". [[The News Minute]].
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".
(22 October 2020). "November Story Teaser".
(December 2023). "Dhootha review: Vikram K Kumar plays to his strengths in Naga Chaitanya's web debut". Hindustan Times.
(1 June 2024). "Bujji & Bhairava Review".
Staff, Scroll. (2025-11-21). "‘Kuttram Purindhavan’ trailer: A desperate father gets involved with the case of a missing girl".
(2025-11-21). "Sony LIV Kuttram Purindhavan release: When you can watch Pasupathy’s new thriller that blurs guilt and innocence". The Economic Times.

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