Goundamani was born in Kannampalayam,a village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He gained entry into the Tamil film industry Kollywood at the age of 26 years due to his strong theatrical background. His actual name is Mani but he famously portrayed the role of a Oor-Gounder in one of his Stage plays and from then on he came to be known as Goundamani. Goundamani was initially a solo act and then paired up with Senthil to form a comedy duo. Widely considered as Kollywood's Laurel and Hardy, Senthil and Goundamani have entertained people with their rib-tickling slapstick humour for more than two decades now. Goundamani has entertained two generations of Tamil audience with his unique style of comedy. His dialogues are woven with sarcasm and contempt and are often accompanied with impeccable timing and body language. His most famous piece of comedy is the Vazhaipazham (Banana) joke with Senthil in the film Karagattakaran. His famous dialogue Arasiyalla ithellam satharnamappa (meaning this is common in politics), from the movie Suriyan later became one of his trademarks. He has also played the protagonist in 10 films including Raja Enga Raja and Pirandhaen Valarndhaen. Some of his memorable movies are with leading actors such as Sathyaraj, Karthik, Rajinikanth, Arjun, Parthiban, Jayaram, Kamal Hassan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Sarath Kumar and Prabhu. In several Tamil films, he has even accompanied the lead actor in almost all of the scenes and in a few songs. Early days in his career he had a memorable role in 16 Vayathinile as a sidekick to Rajinikanth's Parattai. Later in early 80's he had a string of hits like Unnai Nan Santhithen, Vaidhegi Kathirundal, etc. after which his carrier slumped. His career revival in Karagatakkaran is attributed to comedians like Janakaraj. His career peaked in the 90s and producers often required his services to make a hit Tamil film. He also has acted in several films with a double-hero subjects including films like Ullathai Allitha along with Karthik and Unakaaga ellam unakaaga.His most recent film is Jagghubai starring Sarath Kumar
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Adhikari
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Tamil
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Artist :
Arun Pandiyan
,
Gautami Tadimalla
,
Goundamani
Director :
P. Vasu
Music Director :
Gangai Amaran
Release Status: Unconfirmed
Enakku Veru Yengum Kilaigal Kidaiyathu
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Tamil
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Director :
Ganapthy Balamurugan
Music Director :
S.N.Arunagiri
Release Date:
26-08-2016
Thangam
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Tamil
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Artist :
Megha Nair
,
Sathyaraj
,
Goundamani
Music Director :
Srikanth Deva
Released Year:
2008
Manmadhan
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Tamil
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Director :
A.J.Murugan
Music Director :
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Release Date:
11-11-2004
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