Umapathy Ramaiah

Umapathy Ramaiah
Born (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 36)
OccupationsActor, director
Years active2017–present
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
FatherThambi Ramaiah

Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor and director who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.

Career

Umapathy made his debut in the comedy film Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay (2017). In a review of the film by The Times of India, a critic noted that "For a debutant, Umapathy comes as agile and good at dancing". His next film was his father's directorial venture Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018). Umapathy played a groom in Cheran's Thirumanam (2019). His next film was Devadas, an unreleased comedy film, and Thanne Vandi, a romantic comedy. Umapathy participated in Survivor Tamil series. His directorial debut is a project titled Rajakili (2024) written by his father Thambi Ramaiah, who stars in the film with Samuthirakani. Later, he directed political satire film, titled TN 2026 starring Natty Subramaniam in lead role and was released in 2026.

Personal life

His father, Thambi Ramaiah, is an actor and director.

Umapathy Ramaiah tied the knot with actor Aishwarya Arjun on 10 June 2024 in an intimate ceremony at Arjun's Sri Yoga Anjaneyar Temple in Gerugambakkam, Chennai.

Filmography

Actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
2017Adhagappattathu MagajanangalayAnand
2018Maniyaar KudumbamKutti Maniyaar
2019ThirumanamMahesh
2021Thanne VandiSundara Magalingam

Director

YearFilmNotesRef
2024Rajakili
2026TN 2026

Television

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2021Survivor TamilContestantZee TamilTop four

References

  1. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (4 March 2017). "etcetera: Thambi Ramaiah's son to debut". The Hindu.
  2. 1 2 Subramanian, Anupama (6 August 2015). "Thambi Ramaiah's advice to his son". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay by Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Cheran's next directorial Maniyar Kudumbam to star Thambi Ramaiah's son". The New Indian Express.
  5. ↑ "Umapathy: One step at a time". Cinema Express.
  6. ↑ "Cheran's next directorial to star Thambi Ramaiah's son". Cinema Express.
  7. ↑ "Yogi Babu's one-liners will leave audience in splits: Umapathy on 'Devadas'". The New Indian Express.
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, Avinash (31 March 2019). "Unlike in Thirumanam, my role in Devadas is loud and over the top". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Thanne Vandi is not just another film where the hero will spend all his time in bars". Cinema Express.
  10. ↑ "Survivor Tamil, November 5, highlights: Saran Shakthi, Umapathy Ramaiah, Vijayalakshmi and Nandaa enjoy a luxury spa". The Times of India. 6 November 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Samuthirakani- Thambi Ramaiah's Rajakili teaser out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "TN 2026 Movie Review: A shallow satire that conflates trends with truth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Aishwarya Arjun ties the knot with Umapathy Ramaiah in Chennai. See pics". Indian Express.
  14. ↑ மலர், மாலை (2 March 2023). "உலகத்துல எல்லாமே ரெண்டு! வைரலாகும் சமுத்திரக்கனி பட டீசர்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Thambi Ramaiah breaks the silence on 'TN 2026' teaser debate, says film does not target Vijay". The Times of India. 4 April 2026. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.