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Periya Karuppu Thevar is a Actor and Playback Singer Indian born on 1 january 1936

Periya Karuppu Thevar

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Birth name Periya Karuppu Thevar
Nationality Inde
Birth 1 january 1936
Death 18 september 2012 (at 76 years)

Periya Karuppu Thevar was a Tamil film character artiste and folk singer who appeared in Tamil-language films. He was referred as PKT by his friends in the film industry.

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Senthil
Senthil
(16 films)
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
(1 films)
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Ilaiyaraaja
(9 films)
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Goundamani
(12 films)
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Ganthimathi
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Periya Karuppu Thevar (36 films)

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Actor

Murattu Kaalai
Directed by K. Selva Bharathy
Genres Romance
Actors Sundar C., Sneha, Sindhu Tolani, Suman, Vivek, Devan
Roles Saroja's Grandfather
Rating23% 1.184781.184781.184781.184781.18478
Kaalaiyan (Sundar C) is a simple person and the best Jallikattu (Bullfight) player in his village. His world revolves around his four younger brothers. The antagonist is Varadharajan (Suman), a Zamindar from the neighbouring village who lives an extravagant lifestyle. His close aide is a Transgender Saroja (Vivek). Varadharajan's sister (Sindhu Tolani) falls for the macho Kaalaiyan when he wins a Jallikattu.
Aadukalam
Aadukalam (2011)
, 2h36
Directed by Vetrimaaran
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Dhanush, Taapsee Pannu, Kishore, Dinesh, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Meenal
Roles Ayub
Rating80% 4.0462554.0462554.0462554.0462554.046255
In Madurai, Pettaikaaran (V. I. S. Jayapalan) and Rathnaswamy (Naren) are tough competitors in cockfights and it is often Pettai who wins because nobody knows his way of maintaining the quality of the birds.
Thoranai
Thoranai (2009)
, 2h28
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Vishal, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj, Kishore, Kishore Kumar, Pandiarajan
Roles Panchayat Man
Rating40% 2.0379552.0379552.0379552.0379552.037955
Guru (Kishore) and Thamizharasu (Prakashraj) are dreaded gangsters in Chennai. They are against pitted each other and fight to establish their supremacy in city. They indulge in gang war painting Chennai red. Enters Murugan (Vishal). A native of Madurai, he comes to Chennai with a mission. He leaves his village promising his mother (Geetha) that he would return only with his brother, who had run away from the house about two decades ago.
Poo
Poo (2008)

Directed by Sasi
Actors Srikanth, Parvathy, Inico Prabhakar, Paravai Muniyamma, Periya Karuppu Thevar

The film is set in a fictional village, located somewhere between Rajapalayam and Sivakasi in southern Tamil Nadu. It entails two different dreams of two different people for one person. The main aspects of this film are of the selfless, deep love and admiration that Maari (Parvathi) develops for her cousin Thangarasu (Srikanth) and the love and expectations of a poor, hardworking father (Ram) to his son (Thangarasu).
Koodal Nagar
Directed by Seenu Ramasamy
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Bharath, Karthika Menon, Kaadhal Sandhya, Ilavarasu, Mahadevan, Meera Krishnan
Rating41% 2.0840952.0840952.0840952.0840952.084095
The story is set in a suburb of Madurai. Suryan (Bharath) and Chandran (Bharath) are twins. Suryan, the elder of the two is soft spoken guy who works at a local lending library and he falls in love with Manimekala (Bhavana), daughter of Namasivayam (Mahadevan) the local politician-don and MLA. Chandran, the younger one, works as a mortuary assistant in the local government hospital and he's one among Namasivayam’s bad guys who are in charge of his election campaign. Chandran is romantically linked to a local girl,Tamizhselvi (Sandhya).
Veyyil
Veyyil (2006)

Directed by Vasanthabalan
Genres Drama
Actors Pasupathy, Bharath, S Ravi Mariya, Karthika Menon, Sriya Reddy, Vijayachander
Rating77% 3.8859653.8859653.8859653.8859653.885965
The story is told through the protagonist Murugesan (Pasupathy) who recalls his childhood in Virudhunagar town. His father is a butcher who works hard to bring up his four children - two boys and two girls, and has a happy family.
Chandramukhi, 2h46
Directed by P. Vasu
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Musical films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika, Nayantara, Vadivelu, Malavika
Rating71% 3.5974653.5974653.5974653.5974653.597465
Saravanan (Rajinikanth), a psychiatrist, visits India on vacation. He meets up with his foster brother Senthilnathan, alias Senthil (Prabhu), and his wife Ganga (Jyothika). Senthil's mother Kasthuri (K. R. Vijaya) wanted Senthil to marry Priya (Malavika), the daughter of his father's cousin Kandaswamy (Nassar), to reunite the two branches of the family after 30 years of separation because Senthil's father (Sivaji Ganesan) chose to marry Kasthuri instead of Kandaswamy's sister, Akhilandeshwari (Sheela). Saravanan learns that Senthil had bought the Vettaiyapuram mansion, despite attempts by the local village elders to dissuade them, and moves in with them. Akhilandeshwari is jealous of Saravanan and plots to kill him with the help of her assistant Oomaiyan (Sonu Sood).
Virumaandi
Virumaandi (2004)
, 2h45
Directed by Kamal Haasan
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Nassar, Pasupathy, Rohini, Sennalkudi Narayana Thevar Lakshmi
Roles Temple Priest
Rating83% 4.1954554.1954554.1954554.1954554.195455
The film starts with Angela Kathamuthu (Rohini) and her cameraman in Central Jail interviewing prisoners serving life imprisonment and awaiting the death sentence. She meets Kothala Thevar (Pasupathy) who is serving a life sentence. He tells his version of the story that led to his conviction. According to him the root cause of the problem is Virumaandi (Kamal Haasan) - the happy go lucky rogue. His support to Kothala Thevar in his clash against Nallama Naicker (Napoleon) brings about a bonding between the two. Annalakshmi (Abhirami), the niece of Thevar falls for Virumaandi. Thevar with an eye on the fertile land owned by Virumaandi does not object to the romance. According to Thevar, Annalakshmi was abducted by Virumaandi and raped. A clash between Virumaandi and Thevar takes places in which 24 innocent people are killed.
Azhagarsamy, 2h20
Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Drama
Actors Sathyaraj, Roja, Radha Ravi, Sujatha, Goundamani, Vinu Chakravarthy

A rich landlord (Radha Ravi) gave money to Thayama (Sujatha), a pregnant woman, to save her husband and she later swore to give her baby in return. Her husband died and she gave her baby.
Periya Thambi, 2h30
Directed by Chithra Lakshmanan
Actors Prabhu, Nagma, Vijayakumar, Goundamani, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)

Siva (Prabhu) lives with his father Soundarapandian (Thalaivasal Vijay), a police officer, and his little sister Geetha. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out his family's village and goes there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian (Vijayakumar), while his aunt Kamachi (Vadivukkarasi) welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi (Nagma) and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.
Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu (1997)
, 2h20
Actors Radhakrishnan Parthiban, Ravali, Raghuvaran, Geetha, Vijayakumar, Vijayakumar
Rating59% 2.9845252.9845252.9845252.9845252.984525
Maasilamani (Raghuvaran), a dreaded don, spreads terror around him : triggering riots, smuggling illicit liquor and drugs. The police are exasperated by Maasilamani and send Abhimanyu (R. Parthiepan) to cope with Maasilamani. Abhimanyu is an incorruptible and strict assistant commissioner of police who has been suspended seven times for challenging his superiors.
Sakthi
Sakthi (1997)
, 2h20
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Vineeth, Yuvarani, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vadivelu, Aachi Manorama, Sivakumar

In the past, the young Seethalakshmi (Raadhika Sarathkumar) became pregnant but she didn't reveal the father's identity. To punish her, the village chief Periya Ayya (Vittal Rao) ordered her to live alone in a small hut and after the childbirth, he took her newborn son. Whereas, Dharmaraj (Sivakumar) and Varalakshmi (Viji) got married. Periya Ayya then sent the baby to another village.
Senathipathi, 2h35
Genres Drama
Actors Sathyaraj, Soundarya, Sukanya, Goundamani, Vijayakumar, Senthil
Roles Meenakshi's father
Rating59% 2.970362.970362.970362.970362.97036
Senathipathi (Sathyaraj) is a respected village chief who is married to Meenakshi (Sukanya), while his little brother Sethupathi (Sathyaraj) is a good-for-nothing young man. Senathipathi and Lingappan Naicker (Vijayakumar), another respected village man, are best friends. Senathipathi is charged to protect the village against the robbers. Lingappan Naicker's daughter Aishwarya (Soundarya), a clever and arrogant girl, returns after studying in the city. Sethupathi and Aishwarya eventually fall in love with each other. Nagappan (Manivannan), a rich man, clashed in the past with Senathipathi and wants to take revenge on Senathipathi's family.