


He has acted with almost all the top heroes in Tamil cinema. By this phase, he was a colossus in the Tamil film world, which came with the freedom to meddle with scripts and override even established directors. ĭuring his peak in the mid-2000s, Vadivelu’s imagination knew no bounds. After a certain stage of his success, he started to act as a solo comedian, with some small comedians accompanying him. Vadivelu did comedy scenes with Vivek too. He later went on to perform numerous roles, including Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela (2000), Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (2000), Friends (2001), Middle Class Madhavan (2001), Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001) and Thavasi (2001). He starred in movies as Kaathala Kaathala (1998), Kannathal (1998), Viralukketha Veekkam (1999), Nesam Pudhusu (1999), Mudhalvan (1999), Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999) and Paattali (1999).Īs the 2000s began, Vadivelu became the undisputed "king of comedy". Vadivelu’s characters thought very highly of themselves – they were clownish versions of the gang leader. The hallmark of his trade was self-deprecation. He is known to assist directors, with his own input being used during sets.

Vadivelu has played as many as 15 to 20 movies a year in the late 90s. The following year, Vadivelu acted in many films, but his work in Bharathi Kannamma (1997) was successful and its combination with actor Parthiban. In the same year, he starred in the movie Kadhal Desam (1996). He won his first Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian in Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996). Vadivelu’s first solo came in director Shankar’s Kadhalan (1994), in which he played the friend of Prabhu Deva’s college student character. Then in the movie Thevar Magan, Vadivelu played a worker in patriarch Sivaji Ganesan’s household. In this movie, Vadivelu’s role was very interesting, talking butler English with curly hair. Vadivelu joined Goundamani and Charle in the comedy film Singaravelan. In 1992, he played contrasting characters in both Kamal Haasan films. He says that it was Vijayakanth the substantial in casting Vadivelu in Chinna Gounder (1992). Īctor Vijayakanth was the person who supported Vadivelu during his early career. It was also the beginning of the Goundamani- Senthil-Vadivelu combination that produced a few skits in the early 90s. Rajkiran later recalled that he was so amused by their conversation during the train ride that he agreed to give Vadivelu a role in his upcoming film, En Rasavin Manasile (1991), directed by Kasthuri Raja. Vadivelu met Rajkiran on a train while on his way to Chennai to visit his bride-to-be. In 1988, he was launched through a small character in T. Main article: Vadivelu filmography Early stage (1988–1997)
