Appukutty

Sivabalan , más conocido como Appukutty , es un actor y comediante indio que aparece principalmente en películas tamiles . Se dio a conocer tras su actuación en Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu . Su papel como Azhagarsami en Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai fue elogiado por la crítica cinematográfica y le valió el Premio Nacional de Cine al Mejor Actor de Reparto . ^{[ 3 ]}

Appukutty es originario de la aldea de Nathan Kinaru, en el distrito de Thoothukudi , Tamil Nadu . Se mudó a Chennai en 1994, inicialmente en busca de un trabajo para subsistir. Sivabalan trabajaba como limpiador en hoteles cuando fue descubierto por personalidades del cine, quienes le ofrecieron papeles. ^{[ 1 ]} A partir de entonces, comenzó a interpretar pequeños personajes.

In an interview in 2011, Sivabalan stated that he always wanted to be a comedian and that he had appeared in several minor roles for over 17 years,^[4][5] before gaining recognition in Suseenthiran's Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.^[4] Suseenthiran went on to cast him in the lead role in his comedy drama film Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (2011) for which he changed his stage name to Appukutty from Sivabalan upon . For his performance in the film, Appukutty won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, while the film was named the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment of 2011.^[6] In 2011 he also appeared in an important role in the film Kullanari Koottam and played a character role in Mohanlal's 300th film Snehaveedu.^[7] In 2012, he acted in Mannaru as lead role,^[8] next Sundarapandian as supporting cast.^[9] He also played with Ajith Kumar in movies such as Veeram (2014) and Vedalam (2015). He also played an important character in Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.^[10]

• Appukutty en IMDb