Acting

Mu Ramaswamy

Born April 12, 1951 · Madurai, Tamil Nadu (age 75)

Mu Ramaswamy is an Indian theatre artist, professor of drama, and actor best known for his dramas Durgira Avalam, a Tamil adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone, and Kalagakkarar Thozhar Periyar, a biography of the life of Periyar. He later moved on to playing major roles in Tamil films starting with Joker (2016) and K.D. (2019).

Known For

Joker

Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?

Trikaali

Trikaali · 2025

MovieThrillerFantasy

A writer's creations step out of his stories, haunting his reality and demanding justice. As fiction and truth collide, he becomes a prisoner in a terrifying narrative beyond his control.

Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal · 2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

Paruthiveeran

Paruthiveeran · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Vaaitha

Vaaitha · 2022

MovieDramaCrime

A poor Laundry worker gets injured in a road accident and finds himself struggling for justice. He and his family suffers, due to conflicts among two different caste groups.

Thiruchitrambalam

Thiruchitrambalam · 2022

Thiruchitrambalam

MovieRomanceDrama

A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is looking for is right next to him?

Pithamagan

Pithamagan · 2003

MovieActionDrama

A young orphan grows up in a graveyard and is devoid of any human feelings; when he leaves the cemetery and meets people, he experiences emotions for the first time.

Oh God Beautiful

Oh God Beautiful

Oh God Beautiful

MovieComedyDrama

Filmography

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Joker

Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?

'Potti case' Ponnoonjal

Trikaali

Trikaali · 2025

MovieThrillerFantasy

A writer's creations step out of his stories, haunting his reality and demanding justice. As fiction and truth collide, he becomes a prisoner in a terrifying narrative beyond his control.

Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal · 2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

Sundaralingam

Paruthiveeran

Paruthiveeran · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Special Appearance in song 'Iayyayo'

Vaaitha

Vaaitha · 2022

MovieDramaCrime

A poor Laundry worker gets injured in a road accident and finds himself struggling for justice. He and his family suffers, due to conflicts among two different caste groups.

Thiruchitrambalam

Thiruchitrambalam · 2022

Thiruchitrambalam

MovieRomanceDrama

A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is looking for is right next to him?

Pazham's maternal grandfather

Pithamagan

Pithamagan · 2003

MovieActionDrama

A young orphan grows up in a graveyard and is devoid of any human feelings; when he leaves the cemetery and meets people, he experiences emotions for the first time.

Chithan's caretaker

Oh God Beautiful

Oh God Beautiful

Oh God Beautiful

MovieComedyDrama

K. D.

As his children plot his death to claim their inheritance, an aging patriarch leaves home, befriending a spunky boy who adds direction to his life.

'KD' Karuppudurai

Maayakoothu

Maayakoothu · 2025

MovieCrimeDrama

A writer's tale unravels-a magical and mystical ride through realms unknown.

Mentor

Devathai

Devathai · 1997

MovieActionFantasy

Thayamma works hard to educate her brother Kalimuthu. Although in love with Tulsi, she sacrifices her love for his family and also helps her brother marry Deivana, a rich girl.

Kidaari

Kidaari · 2016

MovieRomanceAction

A bigwig in a village in found lying in a pool of blood. Can his Man Friday find out who among his numerous enemies committed the crime?

Maayan

MovieActionFamily

Maayan cannot bear the sufferings of his villagers at the hands of the feudal lords of pre-independence India. He turns into a messiah of the downtrodden and the worst enemy of the rich and wealthy.

Nandha

MovieDramaCrime

Nandha returns after serving his term for killing his father. Although he killed him to save his mother, she does not forgive him. He is then taken in by Periyavar, who shelters Sri Lankan refugees.

Freedom

MovieFamilyAction

In 1991, refugees wrongly accused in a high-profile assassination were jailed in Vellore Fort. Though later proven innocent, many remained imprisoned. In 1995, 43 escaped—some recaptured, others fled abroad seeking freedom.