Ilavarasu

Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He starred in over 160 Tamil films, mostly in supporting and comedian roles.[2][3]

Ilavarasu
Born1964
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • actor
Years active1995–present

Career

According to T. Saravanan of The Hindu, Ilavarasu's debut film was to have been the unproduced Tamil film Top Tucker, and instead became Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1984).[4] However, Malathi Rangarajan of the same paper says he first appeared in a minuscule role in Bharathiraja's 1987 film Vedham Pudhithu.[5]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Muthal MariyathaiPhotographer
1985Idaya KovilShankar's Friend
1986Kadalora KavithaigalChinnappa Das' friend
1987Vedham PudhithuRaja s' cousin
1988Kodi ParakuthuPolice constable
1990Sandhana KaatruUncredited role
1994Ravanan
1995PasumponAngusamy
1997PorkkaalamRasu
2000Vetri Kodi Kattu
Sabhash
2001KuttyPazhaniappan
Poovellam Un VasamPandi
Pandavar BhoomiCarpenter
ThavasiKaarmegam
ShahjahanPolice Inspector
2002RedPandi
GeminiPolice Commissioner
ShreePasupathy
KarmeghamSaguni
Sundara TravelsParotta Master Kasi
MaaranIrulandi
University
BagavathiSingamuthu
Ramanaa
StylePandithurai
2003Anbe SivamPolice Inspector
Pallavan
Kadhal Sadugudu
Well Done
Pudhiya GeethaiShekar
SaamySivakasi Pattasu Raman
Jayam
Eera NilamChellakannu
BoysKumar's father
Thiruda Thirudi
AnjaneyaEshwarapandiyan
Naam
Unnai CharanadaindhenTeja's father
BheeshmarAadhi
Ragasiyamai
Sindhamal Sitharamal
2004VarnajalamPolice Constable
AutographNarayanan Teacher
Kuththu
JanaJana's brother-in-law
Sound Party
MadhureyAnitha's father
Kangalal Kaidhu SeiJohn Vaseegaran's servantUncredited role
GiriRamalingam
Neranja ManasuPoochi
Attahasam
ChatrapathiDeputy Commissioner
Maha Nadigan
AaiTraffic Police Officer Subbarayan
JaisuryaACP
Meesai MadhavanKadalas
Gomathi NayagamKutraleeswaran
2005AyodhyaVaiyapuri
JiVaradharajan's henchman
Kadhal FMAstrologer
GurudevaPolice Officer
Sevvel
Oru Naal Oru KanavuRajamani
Majaa
ChanakyaPolice inspector
Thavamai ThavamirundhuAzhagarsamy
2006Kalabha Kadhalan
ThambiShankarayan
KusthiAbi's father
Oru Kadhal SeiveerAadhi
SudesiCook
Don CheraPerumal
Imsai Arasan 23rd PulikeceiMangunipaandiyan
SengathuYedhukku
Thiruvilaiyaadal AarambamMuthukrishnan
2007AgaramMLA
ThirumaganThavasi
Koodal Nagar
Chennai 600028Manohar
Periyaar
SivajiGuest appearance
ThullalSecurity guard
Cheena Thaana 001Tamizharasu's father's friend
Nam NaaduAlbert
Pasupathi c/o RasakkapalayamTerrorist
2008Pirivom SanthippomVisalakshi's neighbor
VaazhthugalThirunavukkarasu
Thangam
Vambu Sandai
Arai En 305-il KadavulWellesley Prabhu
KuruviElango
PandiPeriyamaayan
KathavarayanPolice inspector
DhanamDhanam's friend
SilambattamPolice
PanchamirthamKasi
2009Kadhalna Summa Illai
1977Manikkam
Mayandi KudumbatharMayandi and Virumandi's elder cousin
Engal AasanMuthu
Pokkisham
Kanthaswamy
Madurai Sambavam
Ninaithale InikkumSethuraman
Solla Solla Inikkum
ArumugamArumugam's father
2010Rettaisuzhi
SuraSamuthira Raja's sidekick
GoripalayamMoovendhan
Irumbukkottai Murattu SingamDagalandi
Maanja VeluSivagnanam
MilagaVaazhaithoppu Maari
KalavaniRamasamy
2011Ilaignan
SeedanMadhava Kounder
BhavaniShanmugam
Muthukku MuthaagaThavasi
Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi VeeduGanesan's uncle
Mudhal IdamPonnusamy
Puli VeshamThamarai's father
SadhurangamAnalaar
Aduthathu
VelayudhamPoor man
7aum ArivuAravind's uncle
MarudhaveluMarudhavelu's father
2012Kondaan KoduthaanChellaiya
KalakalappuAnjuvatti Alagesan
Manam Kothi ParavaiRaamaiya
Billa IISelvaraj
Etho Seithai EnnaiVeeru's aide
OzhimuriVaidyanMalayalam film
2013Thillu MulluPasupathy's Uncle
MathapooKarthik's brother-in-law
Ya YaVaradharajan
Jannal OramPolice Inspector
ChandhamamaSanthanakrishnan's father
Pattam PoleKarthik's uncleMalayalam film
2014VeeramAzhagappan
Sathuranga VettaiChettiyar
Pappali
Pattaya Kelappanum PandiyaVelpandiyan's father
LingaaSaami Pillai
2015KilladiInspector Britto
En Vazhi Thani VazhiPolice Officer
RajathandhiramSethu Madhavan
Idam Porul YaevalUnreleased
36 VayadhinileVegetable merchant
PapanasamConstable Shanmugam
MaangaNambirajan
Jippaa JimikkiLorry driver
AaranyamKumaresan
2016Navarasa ThilagamPaneerselvam
VetrivelNavaneetham
Ko 2Home Minister
Uchathula ShivaOndipuli
KallattamPazhani
Meen Kuzhambum Mann PaanaiyumAnnamalai's friend
Chennai 600028 IIManohar
2017Kanavu VariyamAppa
Sangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeParvathy's brother
Aayirathil IruvarVanarajan
MayaanadhiPolice Inspector IlavarasuMalayalam film
2018Kadaikutty SingamManikkam
Kannakkol
Azhagumagan
Aan DevathaiSolvilanguperumal
JarugandiSamuel
KanaaThangarasu
2019Natpuna Ennanu TheriyumaRamanan
NGKMLA Pandiyan
Kalavani 2Ramasamy
SixerAadhi's father
MagamuniMuthuraj
ThambiJeevanand
2021Kalathil SanthippomAshok's father
Oru Kudaikul
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga
DoctorPadmini and Navneeth's father
Jai BhimGunasekaran
2022Naai SekarPooja's father
Anbulla GhilliBhargavi's father
Etharkkum ThunindhavanAadhini's father
MaaranAravindan
Jana Gana ManaAnbumaniMalayalam film
Visithiran
Nenjuku NeedhiSub-Inspector Malaichami
VirumanThenmozhi's father
SardarPolitician
DSP Murugapandi
2023VaathiEducation Minister
Viduthalai Part 1 Ila. Ilavarasu
Rudhran Police Inspector
Raavana Kottam Chitravel
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Chandramukhi 2 Priya's father

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2022Anandha RagamShanmugavelSun TV[6]

As cinematographer

Year Film Notes
1994Karuththamma
1996Panchalankurichi
1997Periya Thambi
1998Ninaithen Vandhai
Iniyavale
1999Manam Virumbuthe UnnaiWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
2000Veeranadai
Sabhash
Eazhaiyin Sirippil
2001Love Marriage
2012Ajantha

As dubbing artist

Year Film Actor Notes
1994KaruththammaPonvannan
1996PanchalankurichiMahanadi Shankar

References

  1. "Kollywood Movie Actor Ilavarasu Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  2. "Grill Mill: Ilavarasu – The Hindu". The Hindu. 22 January 2011.
  3. Events – Being An Actor Ilavarasu
  4. Saravanan, T. (4 October 2013). "Success through spontaneity". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  5. Rangarajan, Malathi (3 April 2011). "Spontaneity scores". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  6. "Ilavarasu and Vinodhini to appear in a Tamil daily soap; deets inside". Times of India. 24 June 2022.
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