10 Facts About Shakthi Vasudevan

The son of director P Vasu, Shakthi began his career as a child artist in his father's films before his lead role in Thottal Poo Malarum.

Shakthi Vasudevan has since enjoyed limited success as an actor, notably appearing in Ninaithale Inikkum and his father's Kannada film, Shivalinga.

Shakthi Vasudevan's following films, the romantic comedy Mahesh Saranya Matrum Palar and the college drama Ninaithale Inikkum garnered good reviews, with the latter performing well at the box office.

In 2013, Shakthi Vasudevan made a public statement stating that he had appeared in several films out of sympathy for the film makers and would focus on better scripts.

Shakthi Vasudevan subsequently began work on a bilingual thriller film titled Padam Pesum in Tamil and Ala Ila Ela in Telugu by director Raghava, where he was cast opposite Poorna and Nisha Kothari, but the Tamil version of the film was shelved midway through production before being revived in 2024.

Shakthi Vasudevan was then cast by his father again in the Kannada horror comedy, Shivalinga, in the role of a Muslim butcher whose spirit haunts a house.

The film was profitable venture, winning good reviews while a critic from the Bangalore Mirror added Shakthi Vasudevan "does make a mark".

Shakthi Vasudevan was selected to reprise the role in the Tamil remake of the same name, where critics praised his performance stating he "has given a commendable performance in the film and turns emotional in the pre-climax sequence" and that "he has done full justice to it".

In 2017, Shakthi Vasudevan took part in the Tamil reality television show, Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan in Star Vijay.

Shakthi Vasudevan's paternal grandfather Peethambaram was a popular make-up artist for M G Ramachandran.