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K. A. Thangavelu

Actor | * 01/15/1917 († 77, 09/28/1994) | Tirumalarayanpattinam, Karaikal, Puducherry (India)
Karaikal Arunachalam Thangavelu (15 January 1917 – 28 September 1994) popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu", was an Indian actor and comedian popular in the 1950s to 1970s. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J. P. Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humour is recognised for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the characteristic twang of his delivery. He exclusively acted in Tamil films. ()

K. A. Thangavelu(Tamil:டணால் கே.எ தங்கவேலு) popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu" was a Tamil film comedian popular in the 1950s to 1985 and above. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J.P.Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humor is recognized for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the characteristic twang of his delivery. He was a successful comedian and his role as a phony writer Bhairavan in the movieKalyana Parisu[Wedding Present] was much appreciated by Tamil movie fans. Thangavelu's humor enriched movies such asThillana Mohanambalin his role as a nattuvangam master (dance choreographer) to the heroine. He died on September 28, 1994.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with K. A. Thangavelu as Actor(64)

as Thangappan1987 Manaivi Ready
1983 Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey
as Kanakkappar1969 Anjal Petti 520
as Dharmalingam1968 Galatta Kalyanam
as Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy1968 Thillana Mohanambal
as Malaiyappa1965 Enga Veettu Pillai
as Muthuvel1963 Arivaali
as Venugopal1961 Bhagya Lakshmi
as Sokkalingam1961 Then Nilavu
as Jagannathan1961 Punar Janmam
as Sachithanandham Pillai1960 Meenda Sorgam
1960 Kairasi
as Singer1960 Adutha Veettu Penn
as Sundar1960 Naan Kanda Swargam
as King1958 Crafty Thief
as Ponnan1958 Uthama Puthiran
as Velan1958 Vanjikottai Valiban
as Kalamani1955 Mangayar Thilakam
as Dharmalingam1955 Maheswari

Citizenship: India
Born: Monday, 01/15 1917 (January) in Tirumalarayanpattinam, Karaikal, Puducherry (India)
Died: Wednesday, 09/28 1994 (September) (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Tamil (TA)
Spouses (current/former): M. Saroja
Other names for K. A. Thangavelu (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Danaal Thangavelu"
"K.A. Thangavelu"
K. A. Thangavelu frequently works together with these people:
C. V. Sridhar (30x, Crew)
Sivaji Ganesan (22x, Actor)
Gemini Ganesan (20x, Actor)
T. P. Muthulakshmi (14x, Actress)
Manorama (14x, Actress)
M. N. Nambiar (13x, Actor)
Savitri (13x, Actress)
M. Saroja (13x, Actress)
Padmini (12x, Actress)
B. Saroja Devi (11x, Actress)
G. Ramanathan (11x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:891266, Added: 11/17/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024