Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Partial filmography
• 4 Television
• 5 Voice Artist
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Career

He is a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and Tamil movies. Mayilsamy is also an acclaimed stage performer, stand in comedian, TV host and a theatre artiste, In short, he is a multifaceted and mul*alented personality of the Tamil television industry. Mayilsamy was involved in various stage performances and in theatres from his early childhood days and performed and travelled across Tamil Nadu with a local famous comedy troupe. Mayilsamy has also had a series of standup comedy releases among which "Sirippoo Sirrippu" deserves a special mention. Mayilsamy made his debut on Tamil television as the host and judge of the popular comedy show Asathapovathu Yaaru which aired on Sun TV. Mayilsamy in the show mainly appeared as a host and occasionally as a guest judge.

Personal life

In October 2009, Mayilsamy announced that his son Arumainayagam was ready to act in films, and gave him the stage name of Anbu. Anbu was set to make his debut in 2011 with Rasu Madhuravan's Parthom Pazhaginom opposite Joshna Fernando, but the film was shelved soon after the launch. Anbu later began working on a film *led Andha 60 Naatkal by Rajasekhar in late 2015, a fantasy comedy co-starring Chandrika, but the film eventually did not release. Likewise, another cancelled venture in 2015 was Johnson's Kokku, in which Anbu was supposed to star alongside Papri Ghosh. In 2017, he attempted to make acting debuts through Vedhamani's Thiripuram alongside Brindha and Niharika, and Oru Bommalattam Nadakuthu co-starring Surabhi Tiwari and Gosha, but both films did not progress. In 2018, Anbu tried again and began work on Alti directed by M. F. Hussain, appearing alongside Manisha Jith, and on Chidambaram Railway Gate opposite Neeraja.

Partial filmography

Television

Voice Artist

• 1996 Selva for Manivannan
• 2001 Ullam Kollai Poguthae
• 2004 - New for Brahmanandam, Ali

References

External links

• Mayilsamy at IMDb
• Mayilsamy on Moviebuff