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M. S. Bhaskar
M. S. Bhaskar
	Bhaskar at Dharmadurai Success Meet
Born	Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar; 13 September 1957 (age 67); Nagapattinam, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Dubbing artist
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Shila
Children	2

Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste who appears in Tamil films. His career begun as a theatre artist, and made his debut in 1987 in a minor role in the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi,^[1]^[2] followed by several minor roles in the 1990s. He got breakthrough in Engal Anna (2004),^[3] then he became a regular cast and widely recognized supporting and comedy actor in Tamil cinema.

In addition to acting, Bhaskar is an occasional playback singer as well. He is best known for his performances in the series Chinna Papa Periya Papa (2000), Selvi (2005) and Arasi (2007).

He won the Best Character Artiste in Mozhi (2007), the Best Actor in a supporting Role in 8 Thottakkal (2017) and Best Villain for his performance in Parking (2023).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

Bhaskar, who hails from Muthupettai, near Pattukkottai was born and brought up in Nagapattinam, he was a part of a Tamil drama troupe 'Society for New Drama' which performed modern theatrical plays in Tamil Nadu.^[2] To supplement his income, Bhaskar also worked as an LIC agent for a brief period. Bhaskar acted in a number of other troupes including Nungambakkam Boys Kondatum and also worked in All India Radio and Doordarshan. Before acting, he worked in a toothpaste company.^[2]

During this period, Bhaskar began as a dubbing artist especially for dubbing Telugu films into Tamil where he spoke the comedian's lines. He also dubs English language films into Tamil for Sun TV.^[7]

When the dramatic society ended in 1992, Bhaskar began working in tele-serials on DD1 and DD2 including Nam Kudumbam and Vizhudugal, before he played roles in Ganga Yamuna Saraswati and in 1999 teleserial Mayavi Marichan which also starred Thadi Balaji in the lead role. He then landed a role in the comedy series Chinna Papa Periya Papa, in which he played the role of a and brother-in-law and in Senior Junior, Selvi and Arasi.

Bhaskar made his film début in 1987, enacting a small role in the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi.^[2]^[8] This was followed by several films in the 1990s, in which he appeared in very minor or small roles. He then appeared in supporting roles for the films Engal Anna (2004), Sivakasi (2005), Dharmapuri (2006), Mozhi (2007), Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Sadhu Miranda (2008), Santosh Subramaniam (2008), Dasavathaaram (2008) and 8 Thottakkal (2017). For his role in director Radha Mohan's Mozhi, he won him his Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male). In the movie Malaysia to Amnesia (2021), he collaborated with Radha Mohan for the seventh time.^[9] M. S. Bhaskar, whose outing here proves yet again that he is a multi-purpose actor with an ability to pull off comedy easily.^[10] In 2023, Bhaskar delivered a resounding performance in Parking.^[11] He won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain for this film.^[12]

Personal life

His elder sister Hemamalini is also a dubbing artist.^[2] His daughter Ishwarya is a dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry for leading actresses. His son Aadithya Bhaskar made his acting debut portraying younger version of Vijay Sethupathi's character in 96 (2018).^[13]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Actor

Films

List of film acting credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Krishnan's college classmate
	Makkal En Pakkam
	Kavalan Avan Kovalan
1989	Annanukku Jai
1990	Salem Vishnu	Professor
1990	Vedikkai En Vadikkai	Man who doubts his baby
1991	Gnana Paravai
1992	Kaaval Geetham	Purse snatcher
1992	Mudhal Kural
2001	Dumm Dumm Dumm	Doctor
2001	Kottai Mariamman	Traffic policeman
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Shankaralingam
	Thamizhan	Conductor Ganesan
	Ivan	Meena Kumari's father
	Jjunction	Sivalingam
	University
	Mutham	Maya
2003	Military	Muthu
	Anbe Anbe	Ramya's father
	Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
	Ilasu Pudhusu Ravusu	Deepak's father
	Ragasiyamai
2004	Engal Anna	Mani
	Machi
	Azhagiya Theeye	Annachi
	Gajendra
	Bose	Vedimuthu
	Neranja Manasu	Nariyan
	Attahasam	Sex Doctor
2005	Thirupaachi	Tharakar
	Sukran	Comic Inspector
	Amudhey	Dudu
	Neeye Nijam	Watchman
	Chinna
	Sivakasi	'Vakkeel' Venky
	Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu	Azhagusundaram
2006	Idhaya Thirudan
	Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu	Manager
	Thirupathi	P.A. Brahma
	Kedi	Raghu's father
	Ilavattam	Teacher
	Dharmapuri	Shanmugam
	Varalaru	Mental
2007	Veerasamy	Advocate
	Mozhi	Gnanaprakasam
	Sivaji: The Boss	P.S to chief secretary
	Kireedam	Constable
	Inimey Nangathan	Vichu
	Thirutham	Punniyakodi
	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Coach
	Machakaaran	Police constable
2008	Pazhani
	Pirivom Santhippom	Aarumugam
	Sadhu Miranda	Moneylender
	Anjathe	Loganathan
	Velli Thirai	Ram Gopal Sharma
	Santosh Subramaniam	Kooththa Perumal (Sarukku Maram)
	Arai En 305-il Kadavul	Sottaikaruvaapaya Kutti Madasaamy
	Iyakkam	Muthukutty
	Azhaipithazh	Project manager
	Dasavathaaram	Broadway Kumar
	Sutta Pazham	Kumaraswamy
	Kuselan	Kuppusamy's assistant
	Dhanam
	Saroja
	Theeyavan	Velu
	Dindigul Sarathy	Kavignar Kaakkaakarayaan
	Panchamirtham	Thirupathi
2009	Kadhalna Summa Illai
	Innoruvan	Vaali
	Naalai Namadhe	DGP Pullaiah
	Guru En Aalu	Gopal
	Thoranai	Tamizharasan's assistant
	Manjal Veiyil
	Maasilamani	'Coma' Ramaswamy
	Sirithal Rasipen	Boopathy Pandian
	Eesa	Duraisamy
	Unnaipol Oruvan	Pankajaksha
	Suriyan Satta Kalloori	Saama Iyer
2010	Thamizh Padam	Nakul
	Thambikku Indha Ooru
	Veerasekaran
	Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam	Aathrikesa
	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Santhanam
	Madrasapattinam	Vengayappan
	Irandu Mugam
2011	Kaavalan	Sakkaran
	Payanam	Rev. Fr. Alphonse	Bilingual film
	Thambikottai	Valayapatti
	Eththan	Swami
	Deiva Thirumagal	Murthy
	Markandeyan
	Puli Vesham	Senthil
	Velayudham	Vaidehi's father
2012	Oththa Veedu
	Konjum Mainakkale
	Krishnaveni Panjaalai
	Thaandavam	Thambi Mama
	Thiruthani	Kannayiram
	Pudhumugangal Thevai
2013	Chandhamama	Krishnamoorthy
	Karuppampatti	Don Stanlee
	Soodhu Kavvum	Gnanodayam
	Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA	Kootha Perumal
	Thee Kulikkum Pachai Maram
	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Poochandi
	Ragalaipuram	Vincent
	Sutta Kadhai	Ottagam
	All in All Azhagu Raja	Dhillaana Divyanathan
2014	Ner Ethir	Neeraavi
	Ninaithathu Yaaro	Special appearance
	Ninaivil Nindraval
	Kadhal Solla Aasai	Anjali's father
	Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum
	Arima Nambi	S. I. Arumugam
	Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
	Nee Naan Nizhal	Thambiannan
	Aaaah	Guru
	Mosakutty	Malayali
	13 aam Pakkam Paarkka
	Azhagiya Pandipuram	Pambukutty
	Vellaikaara Durai	Tanjore Mahadevan
2015	Ivanuku Thannila Gandam	Ponvandu
	Vai Raja Vai	Karthik's uncle
	Uttama Villain	Chokku Chettiar
	India Pakistan	Marudhamuthu
	36 Vayadhinile	Stephen
	Demonte Colony	Saaminadhan
	Vindhai	Tamizh Aayndha Nallon
	Tihar	Theeppori Thankappan
	Kaaval	Gunasekharan
	Moone Moonu Varthai	Raaman	Bilingual film
	Papanasam	Sulaiman Baai
	Aavi Kumar	Very Good Sivasu
	Savaale Samaali	Elango
	Yatchan
	Apoorva Mahaan
	Uppu Karuvaadu	Neithal Jayaraman
	Thanga Magan	Prakash Kumar's assistant
2016	Bangalore Naatkal	Kannan's father
	Saagasam	Sadhanandham
	Nayyapudai	Satyamurthy
	Natpadhigaram 79	Maha's father
	Narathan	Bhaskar
	Unnodu Ka	Master
	Ka Ka Ka Po	Kimute (Egyptian god)
	Vellikizhamai 13am Thethi	Saravanan's friend
	Dharma Durai	Paraman
	Kagitha Kappal	Ranagupta
	Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum	Don
	Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru	Michael Aasirvadham
	Kannula Kaasa Kattappa	Chinnapaiyan
	Manal Kayiru 2	Josiyar
2017	Yaakkai	Kathir's father
	Vaigai Express	King Kesavan
	8 Thottakkal	Krishnnamoorthy
	Brindavanam	Louis
	7 Naatkal	Bhaskar
	Maragadha Naanayam	Pandurangan
	Peechankai	Thamizhmagan
	Sathura Adi 3500	John Peter
	Pannam Pathinonnum Seyum	Kaalimuthu
	Ippadai Vellum	Dr. S. Thillairajan
	Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru	Uthaman
	Indrajith	Salim
	Thiruttu Payale 2
	12-12-1950	Kumudhavalli's father
2018	Nimir	Sadha
	Keni
	Sometimes	Raghavan
	Semma Botha Aagathey	Kunjunni
	Kalari	Maari
	NOTA	Bhai
	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Mothalali	Malayalam film
	Kaatrin Mozhi	Neelakandan
	Pattinapakkam	Thee Thangavel
	Utharavu Maharaja	Ravi's father
	Thuppakki Munai	Uyya
2019	Thirumanam	Arunachalam
	Agni Devi	Manimaran
	Kuppathu Raja	Oor Niyayam
	Ayogya	Venkatraman
	A1	Saravanan's father
	Kazhugu 2	Maari
	Bakrid	Veterinarian	Guest appearance
2020	Aswathama	Manoj's grandfather	Telugu film
	Oh My Kadavule	Anu's father
	Kutty Devathai
	Putham Pudhu Kaalai	Grandfather
2021	Maara	Usmaan Bhai
	Sulthan	Advocate
	Vanakkam Da Mappilei	Councillor Puniyakotti
	Malaysia to Amnesia	Mannargudi Narayanan
	Iruvar Ullam	Karthik's uncle
	Friendship	Advocate Chanakyan
	Pei Mama	Sabapathy
	Jai Bhim	Advocate Sankaran
	Sabhaapathy	Ganapathy
	Plan Panni Pannanum	Captain Kandhasamy / Vazhukkai Kandhasamy (VKS)
	Madurai Manikuravaran	Mani's uncle
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Karuppaiya
	Taanakkaran	Sellakkanu
	Battery	Pugazh's Grandfather
	Kanam	Cab driver
2023	Kodai	Gnanam
	Kuttram Purinthal	Jeeva's uncle
	Erumbu	Arumugam
	Lockdown Diarie
	Red Sandalwood
	The Road	Subramani
	Parking	Ilamparuthi
	Paatti Sollai Thattathe	Sakthi's father
	Mathimaran	Sundaram
2024	Vadakkupatti Ramasamy	Munusamy
	Veppam Kulir Mazhai	Thiri Ayya
	Boomer Uncle		Special appearance
	Double Tuckerr	Brammanantham
	Oru Thavaru Seidhal	Parameshwaran
	Oru Nodi	Sekaran
	Akkaran	Veerapaandi
	Saamaniyan	Mookaiah
	Boat	Muthiah
	Raghu Thatha	Raghothaman
	Brother	Dr. Phoenix Pushparaja
	Emakku Thozhil Romance †	TBA	^[14]

Television

1991 Nam Kudumbam
1991 Vizhudugal
1992 Mayavi Marichan
1996 Kaiyalavu Manasu
1997 Premi
1990s Senior Junior
2000-2001 Anandha Bhavan as Narasimhan
2001-2002 Vazhndu Kattukiren as Lalaji Seth
2000 Ganga Yamuna Saraswati
2000-2006 Chinna Papa Periya Papa as Pattabi
2000-2001 Vaazhkai as Zinda
2001-2003 Alaigal as Mouli
2005-2006 Selvi as Aandavar Lingam
2007 Arasi as Aandavar Lingam

Web series

2018 America Mappillai (cameo)

Dubbing artist

Partial Filmography

Year	Title	Actor	Character
1981	Sattam Oru Iruttarai		3rd Villain
1990	Vaaliban	Brahmanandam
1991	Seetha Geetha		Vijayakumar's PA
1991	Uruvam	Veerapandiyan
1991	Gnana Paravai	Raghuram
1991	Apoorva Shakthi 369	Chandra Mohan, Brahmanandam
1991	Coolie No. 1	Brahmanandam
1992	Pokkiri Ponnu	Brahmanandam
1992	Mouna Mozhi		Ramesh Aravind's friend
1993	Galatta Mappillai	Brahmanandam
1993	Mayandi IPS	Jagathy Sreekumar
1993	Mechanic Mappillai	Brahmanandam
1993	Aranmanai Kadhali	Jagathy Sreekumar
1994	Chinna Durai Periya Durai	Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
1994	Manidha Manidha	Brahmanandam
1994	Mr Maharani	Brahmanandam
1994	Anbalayam	Ajit Vachani
1994	The Shawshank Redemption	Morgan Freeman	Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
1994	Commissioner		For the character constable Babu and election commissioner
1995	Jurassic Park	Martin Ferrero	Donald Gennaro
1995	Bad Boys	Martin Lawrence	Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett
1995	Chutti Kuzhandai	Brahmanandam
1995	Jiththan	Ali
1995	Rowdy Boss	Brahmanandam
1995	Mr. Deva	Ravi Vallathol
1995	Ellame En Kaadhali	Brahmanandam
1995	Raanuvam	Jagadish
1996	Delhi Durbar	M.G. Soman
1996	Nakkeeran	A. V. S.
1996	Tamizh Selvan		Chief Minister's P.A.
1996	Miss Madras	Brahmanandam
1997	Yelam	Maniyan Pilla Raju
1998	Nilave Unakkaga	Kalabhavan Mani
1998	Ganesh	Brahmanandam
1998	Autokaaran	Brahmanandam
1998	Muradan	Brahmanandam
1999	Kaadhal Vennila	Brahmanandam
1999	Mannavaru Chinnavaru		Shivaji Ganesan's PA
1999	Kaaki Sattaiya Karuppu Sattaiya	Sundar Raj
1999	No. 1 Police	M. S. Narayana
1999	Ganesh	Brahmanandam
1999	Kudumba Sangili		Dsp
1999	Sethu	Nair Raman	Abitha's father
2001	Nandha		Saravanan
2001	Aandan Adimai		Sathyaraj's father
2001	Narasimha	N. F. Varghese	Periya Thamburan Vasudevan
2001	Kadhal Galatta	Brahmanandam	Hotel Server
2001	Kaadhal Sugamanadhu	Venu Madhav
2002	Spider-Man	J.K. Simmons	J. Jonah Jameson
2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Duraipandiyan	Mahalakshmi's father
2002	Gounder Veettu Mappillai	Jagathy Sreekumar
2003	Thiruda Thirudi	S. V. Thangaraj	Apartment president
2003	Kalam	Kalabhavan Mani
2003	Bad Boys II	Martin Lawrence	Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett
2004	Spider-Man 2	J.K. Simmons	J. Jonah Jameson
2004	Kamaraj	Richard Madhuram	Kamaraj
2005	Unleashed	Bob Hoskins	Bart
2007	Spider-Man 3	J.K. Simmons	J. Jonah Jameson
2008	Saroja	Brahmanandam
2010	Eesan	Blessy	Karuppasamy
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Brahmanandam
2012	Ragalai	Brahmanandam
2012	Yaarukku Theriyum	Achyuth Kumar
2013	Ethir Neechal	Sharath Lohitashwa	Valli's father
2014	Lingaa	Brahmanandam
2015	Massu Engira Masilamani	Brahmanandam
2015	Inji Iduppazhagi	Brahmanandam
2015	Puli	Ali
2017	Payanathin Mozhi	Nedumudi Venu
2019	Rocky: The Revenge	Brahmanandam
2019	Lisaa	Brahmanandam
2019	Asuran		Various characters
2020	Dagaalty	Brahmanandam
2020	Silence		Kalyana Sundaram
2022	Adade Sundara	Naresh
2022	Dejavu	Achyuth Kumar
2022	Sita Ramam	Ananth Babu
2023	Kushi	Brahmanandam, Ali

Serials

Year	Title	Actor	Character
1998	Marmadesam - Sorna Regai	R. Sundaramoorthy	Theatre owner
1999	Micro Thodargal-Plastic Vizhuthugal	Pandiyan
2001	Balachander-in Chinnathirai - Ilakkanam Marumo		Nirosha's boss and Prathap pothan's car driver
2001	Kaveri		Kaveri's father