Gowtham Sundararajan

Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.[1]

Gowtham Sundararajan
Born
Padmanabhan

India
Other namesRaja, Major Gowtham
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
SpouseKokila (m.1995–present)
ChildrenDhruva(b.2000)
Parent

Career

Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor Major Sundarrajan and Shyamala in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He studied at Vivekananda College and graduated in 1989, before attempting to make a breakthrough in the film industry by appearing in item numbers, featuring in various projects including K. Balachander's Azhagan (1990). He married Kokila Hariram in September 1996.[2] In 1998, along with his wife, he founded the Academy of Modern Dance, Chennai's first formal Western dance school.[3] The pair also worked on choreographing for films, with their biggest venture being their first film, the Kamal Haasan-starrer Aalavandhan (2001). They continued to work on other film projects including the incomplete R. Madhavan-Jyothika starrer Acham Thavir, which they travelled to Syria to shoot.[4]

Gowtham then began a career in acting, notably starring as one of Tamizhselvan's aides in Mani Ratnam's Iruvar (1997). As an actor, he mostly appeared in the films of Sundar C. and Arjun Sarja. His inability to make it as a leading actor in films, saw him also pursue a career in television while appearing in supporting roles in films. He turned producer alongside Sundar C for the film, Ainthaam Padai (2009).[5]

In 2016, his first directorial project, Kannula Kaasa Kattappa starring Aravind Akash, Ashwathy Warrier and Chandini Tamilarasan, was released.[6]

Selected filmography
Actor
YearFilmRoleNotes
1987Kathai Kathaiyam KaaranamamDancer in "Kathai Kathayam" song
1991AzhaganTheatre artisteDancer in "Kozhi Koovum" song
1992Vaaname Ellai
1992Naalaya TheerpuRocky
1993Karpagam VanthachuRaja
1994Thai MaamanFolk dancerDancer in "Enge Kula Saamy" song
1994Jaihind
1997IruvarElango
1997SishyaGowtham
1997Thedinen Vanthathu
2002Ezhumalai
2004Giri
2004UdhayaDavid John
2006PattiyalAzhagu
2009Thee
2010Nagaram Marupakkam
2012Maasi
2014Aadama JaichomadaNaattamai
2014Jaihind 2
2014Aranmanai
2015Aambala
2016Kannula Kaasa Kattappa
2018Chekka Chivantha VaanamAssistant Commissioner
2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenPrakash's brother
2019Kee
2020Ponmagal VandhalPolice officerCameo appearance in song "Pookalin Parvai"
2022VikramVeerapandian
Director

Television
Year Title Role Channel
1999–2000Marmadesam - Iyanthira ParavaiValarinathanSun TV
2005–2006Selvi
2006–2008Lakshmi
2010–2012Chellamay
2017Nandini
2022–2023JamelaaHaneefaColors Tamil

References
  1. "Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema - Major Sundarrajan". Kalyanamalai Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. "The Hindu : Anchored to success". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. Hemalatha Raghupathi. "Avant garde dance teachers". Chennai: Education World Online. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "Major Sundararajanan's son into production - Tamil News". www.indiaglitz.com. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. "'I Wanted to Play Role of a Slum Dweller'".


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