1. Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry.
15 Facts About Thambi Ramaiah
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Thambi Ramaiah directed three films, Manu Needhi, Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan and Maniyaar Kudumbam.
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Thambi Ramaiah has won one National Film Award, two SIIMA Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South in his career.
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Thambi Ramaiah was born in Rarapuram village in Pudukkottai, and initially entered the film industry hoping to become a screenwriter.
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Thambi Ramaiah's father was a poet and a fiction writer and his mother was a housewife, while Ramaiah was their eldest child.
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Thambi Ramaiah earned pocket money during his school days by writing love letters for his classmates.
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Thambi Ramaiah had an interest in lyric writing, often writing lyrics for parody versions of popular songs, while becoming trained in various instruments including the harmonium and guitar.
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Thambi Ramaiah got a break in 1994 and took up a job as a dialogue writer for a serial on Sun TV, doubling up as an assistant director, script writer and lyricist.
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Thambi Ramaiah then earned opportunities to work as an assistant director in films directed by T Rajender and P Vasu, and he considers the latter his teacher of screenplay-writing.
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Thambi Ramaiah made a cameo acting appearance in Vasu's film Malabar Police in a scene featuring Goundamani.
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Thambi Ramaiah carried on playing supporting roles in films as well as writing comedy tracks, directing the Vadivelu-starrer Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan.
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Thambi Ramaiah made a breakthrough as an actor portraying a friendly cop in Prabhu Solomon's romantic film Mynaa and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
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Thambi Ramaiah subsequently won positive reviews for his performances in films including Saattai, Kumki and Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam.
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Thambi Ramaiah served as his own manager and often was in charge of his own make-up and costumes in films.
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Thambi Ramaiah made his comeback as a director after a gap debut after a 10-year hiatus with the film, Maniyaar Kudumbam, starring his son Umapathy in the lead role.