Actor Mayilsamy
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Actor and comic Mayilsamy passed away in Chennai on February 19. The actor, with a profession spanning nearly 4 many years, has starred alongside all the large actors and comedians of Tamil cinema of that point interval.
Right from enjoying Firefighter Raju’s colleague/good friend in Kamal Haasan’s Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), to enjoying Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi’s uncle within the RJ Balaji-starrer LKG (2019), the actor performed a wide range of roles through the years.
Here are seven memorable, crowd favorite characters of the actor-comedian:
Palayathu Amman (2000)
In this movie which is extra well-known for its comedy scenes than the in any other case good vs evil plot, the late actor-comedian Vivekh performs Kalyanaraman who makes a dwelling by conning. In a scene that spoofs the notorious debate between Yagava Munivar and Siva Shankar Baba, Mayilsamy donned the function of a god-man named Dance Saamiyar who finally ends up having a heated debate on spirituality with Vivekh, enjoying a fellow god-man. Mayilsamy getting flabbergasted by Vivekh’s reply to why cows in India go ‘ma’ however the ones within the UK don’t moo as ‘mummy’, adopted by Vivek considering that the UK is a cuss-word, makes for one hilarious sequence.
En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001)
In this comedy movie by Sura-director SP Rajkumar, starring Livingston and Devayani, Vadivelu may be dominating the comedy parts along with his trademark humour. But the movie can be well-known for its scenes involving Mayilsamy who donned the function of Doctor Kuyilsamy. As a medical practitioner with a clinic that isn’t getting the footfall he expects, a troubled Kuyilsamy is much more agitated by his too-friendly feminine assistant who goes “ adhaan naan irruken la” as the answer to all his issues.
Kanden Seethaiyai (2001)
This Vikram-Soundarya starring Telugu movie, initially titled 9 Nelalu, regardless of turning into a field workplace flop, was dubbed and launched in Tamil as Kanden Seethaiyai with an extra comedy observe that had Vivekh arising along with his model of a number of well-known TV exhibits. In one sketch, spoofing Amitabh Bachchan’s well-known Kaun Banega Crorepati, Indrajith (Vivek) selects Guduvancheri Govindasamy (Mayilsamy) by asking a typical query: what number of legs does an eight-legged spider have? The observe then takes a dig at a number of of the present’s iconic facets, such because the tall chair, the lifelines, and the solutions being ‘locked’. The absurd questions that begin with whether or not Padayappa is a Tamil movie hit the crescendo when Govindasamy is questioned about his father’s title, just for him to battle with the reply, regardless of being given choices.
Thavasi (2001)
Mayilsamy, who turned well-known within the early 2000s for his one-scene appearances, has a number of noteworthy movies with Vadivelu. Probably essentially the most iconic of the lot is the sequence from the Vijayakanth-starrer Thavasi during which Azhagu (Vadivelu), an harmless man, will get defrauded by a faux warlock performed by the late actor, who has a snake named Michael Jackson. After swindling cash off of the spectators, the conman tries to make a run for it solely to be stopped by Azhagu who can’t return dwelling with out the cash that he was promised by the warlock. The sequence is legendary for its “ naanga yen da nadusamathula sudukatuku poganum” line which has change into certainly one of many Tamil comedy dialogues which have eased its method into a lot of our on a regular basis vocabularies.
Dhool (2003)
Speaking of acing the conman characters, Dhool’s most well-known comedy sequences contain the stretches the place Kunchacko (Mayilsamy) dupes his boss Narain (Vivek) into believing that the latter’s romantic curiosity is struggling from ‘Cancer.’ After a collection of lies with which he makes an honest sum of cash, Kunchacko goals for an even bigger quantity when he tries to cheat Narain by mendacity about visiting the Murugan Temple in Singapore, solely to be lastly caught. The closing scene, the place Narain remembers how he was scammed into believing that as an alternative of the well-known laddoo, Tirupati Devasthanam has now begun distributing jalebis, makes for a hilarious sequence.
Thalai Nagaram (2006)
One of Vadivelu’s most legendary characters is Naai Sekar from Thalai Nagaram and his function would have been incomplete if not for his assistant, performed by Mayilsamy. The comedy sequence begins with the late actor’s character making a fast buck by promising Sekar a shot within the movie trade as an actor, solely to later change into his proper hand when Sekar turns into a “rowdy”. Their comical dialogue exchanges have change into so well-known that certainly one of their dialogues has even made method for a movie titled Trisha Illana Nayanthara.
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006)
Mayilsamy’s cameo in Dhanush’s Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam might be arguably known as the late actor’s most celebrated function. When Thirukumaran (Dhanush) laments about his depressing life to his associates in a bar, Mayilsamy posters Thiru and his associates for a free cigarette and drinks. Despite being apprehensive initially, the parents supply him what he needs after believing him to be an IT worker, given how he introduces himself as “Venugopal from Tidel Park”. He will get into bother when he lastly requests cash to go dwelling, just for the gang to grasp that he isn’t a techie and Tidel Park refers to him getting ‘tight’ and crashing at parks.
