Thavakalai Chittibabu

"Thavakalai" Chittibabu (1975 – 2017) was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in predominantly Tamil-language films. He has acted in over 500 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Sinhala.

Early life

His mother tongue is Tamil. His hometown is Tamil Nadu, Chennai district. His mother's name is Subbulakshmi and his father's name is Vijayakumar. He was also an actor. He has acted as a group dancer in films in Tamil and Telugu before coming to act Mundhanai Mudichu.

Film career

His father was the co-star agent of Poi Satchi film, he went to Arunachalam Studios one day with his father while filming. It was then that actor Kullamani introduced him to actor Bhagyaraj. Director K. Bhagyaraj remembers Thavakalai he had always seen in Chennai and chose the film 'Mundhanai Mudichu'. Took him to AVM. He took him to the Gopichettipalayam. After the release of the film, the boy became very busy. He participated in the inaugural, introductory and complimentary ceremonies. He became a big fan of many stage shows in one year. He also acted in a few Telugu films such as Nenu Maa Avida (1981) before he started acting in Tamil films.

Television career

He also acted many in Tamil television serials. He has acted in Maya Machhindra serial on Vijay television and My Dear Bootham on Sun TV.

Death

He lived in Vadapalani, Chennai. He had a heart attack and died on 26 February 2017 at his home.

Filmography

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