Azhagam Perumal is an Indian film director and actor, who works in Tamil film industry.
Career Azhagam Perumal hails from the village of Kulasekharapuram in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. All his family members were working in the government service and his parents wanted him to be an engineer. Azhagam Perumal, however, after his graduation, applied to the Adyar Film Institute in spite of stiff opposition from his family. He graduated with a Gold Medal from the Institute in 1991.
Azhagam Perumal worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam from Thalapathi to Iruvar, before leaving to make his independent project. When Mani Ratnam was shooting Alai Payuthey, he was looking for someone like Jagathy Sreekumar to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut.
He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as Mudhal Mudhalaaga, a romantic film starring Arvind Swamy and Karisma Kapoor. Despite beginning production, the film was indefinitely put on hold. He then started making Udhaya in 1999 with Vijay and Simran starring, but the film faced production delays owing to the producer's financial problems. Azhagam Perumal also discussed making a film titled Hijack in 2000 but the film failed to develop. He later attempted to make the film with Vikram in 2004, but the project did not proceed.
His directorial debut was eventually the romantic comedy Dumm Dumm Dumm starring R. Madhavan and Jyothika, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success. After Alai Payuthey, he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete Udhaya by early 2004.
He mostly known for his performances in Pudhupettai (2006), 7 Aum Arivu (2011) and Naanum Rowdydhaan (2016). He is also in supporting roles in Jayam Ravi movies in Adanga Maru (2019), Iraivan (2023) and Siren (2024).
Filmography All films and series are in Tamil unless otherwise noted.
Directorial and writing Year Film Credited as Notes Director Writer 2001 Dumm Dumm Dumm 2003 Joot 2004 Udhaya 2007 Guru Tamil dubbed version
Acting Tamil films Year Title Role Notes 1991 Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Suganya's cousin 2000 Alai Payuthey House owner 2006 Pudhupettai Thamizhselvan 2007 Kattradhu Thamizh Poobaal Raavar 2008 Alibhabha Thiagarajan 2009 Kanden Kadhalai Perumal 2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Ravi Kacheri Arambam Vasu Rettaisuzhi Raavanan Photographer Thottu Paar Nil Gavani Sellathey 2011 Vanthaan Vendraan Arjun and Ramana's father 7 Aum Arivu Museum curator Uncredited role Vellore Maavattam Gurumoorthy Osthe Shankaralingam 2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Varadharajan Neerparavai Church father Ammavin Kaipesi Chinnapillai 2013 Samar Sakthi's father 2014 Yennamo Yedho Narayanan Ennamo Nadakkudhu Vetri Selvan Babu Nalanum Nandhiniyum Arunachalam Isai Gunasekhar 2015 Valiyavan Raghuraman Idam Porul Yaeval Yatchan Kreshna's father Naanum Rowdy Dhaan Ravikumar Eetti Gayathri's father 2016 Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Prabhu's father Theri Rathinam 2017 Taramani Barnabas Solo Thomas Zachariah 2018 Vanjagar Ulagam Mahalingam Ezhumin Sundaram Adanga Maru Chandran 2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma Shruti's father Dharmaprabhu Politician Hero Sakthi's father 2021 Master Principal Kamali From Nadukkaveri Shanmugam Karnan Neighborhood Village Head Vanam 2022 Ayngaran Police officer Trigger Police commissioner Anel Meley Pani Thuli SI Witness Nitham Oru Vaanam Seniyappan 2023 Maamannan Sundaram Iraivan Mani 2024 Siren Manickathangam Kadaisi Ulaga Por Pulipandi Emakku Thozhil Romance Umashankar's father 2025 Kingston Stephen Bose Kuberaa Mukund Bilingual film Thanal Ranganathan Bison Kaalamaadan Kandippan
Other language films Year Film Role Language Notes 2014 1 by Two Narayanan Pillai Malayalam 2022 Ante Sundaraniki! Leela Thomas' father Telugu 2025 Kuberaa Mukund Bilingual filmAndhra King Taluka Film Producer
Web series Year Film Role Platform Notes2019ThiravamZEE5 2021 The Family Man Deepan Amazon Prime VideoHindi seriesNavarasa Ganesan Netflix Episode: "Roudhram"ChakravarthyEpisode: "Thunindha Pinn"2022Tamil RockerzMadhiSonyLIV
Dubbing artist Year Film Actor RoleNotes1997 Iruvar Gowtham Sundararajan Elango2010 Raavanan Munna Sakkarai2013 Pattam Pole Jayaprakash Narayana SwamiMalayalam film2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I Rahman Madhurantaka Cholan2023Ponniyin Selvan: II
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