Shakthi Vasudevan
Shakthi Vasudevan | |
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Born | 23 February 1983 (1983-02-23) (age 41) |
Years active | 1990–1994; 2007-2017 |
Spouse | Smrithi (m.2011–present) |
Career
Shakthi first featured as a child artist in his father
Despite initial high-profile media coverage of his films, Shakthi's subsequent films were predominantly failures. His next venture,
Following a four years hiatus, he returned with the new screen name of Sakthivel Vasu in the police thriller Tharkappu (2016). Portraying a cop who is under fire for human rights violations, a critic from The Times of India wrote Shakthi "does his best" but the "monologuing becomes hilarious after a point". The film had a low profile release and received generally unfavourable reviews.[14][15] He was then cast by his father again in the Kannada horror comedy, Shivalinga (2016), 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 "does make a mark".[16] He was subsequently 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".[17][18] However his next film, the crime thriller 7 Naatkal (2017), again garnered mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office.[19][20]
In 2017, Shakthi took part in the Tamil reality television show,
Personal life
Shakthi was born to film director P. Vasu and Shanthi. He has a sister, Abhirami. His paternal grandfather Peethambaram was a popular make-up artist for M. G. Ramachandran.[24] Further family members, Shakthi's cousin Gautham and uncle Vimalkumar made their debut as director and writer with the film 7 Naatkal (2017).[25]
Shakthi got engaged to Smrithi, a B.Com graduate from Stella Maris College, Chennai. The engagement ceremony was held at a hotel in Chennai on 5 June 2011 and the wedding took place on 31 October 2011, in Mayor Ramanathan Hall in Chennai. The pair has one son, Harshath.[26]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Nadigan | Child artist | |
1991 | Chinna Thambi | Young Chinna Thambi | Child artist |
1992 | Rickshaw Mama | Child artist | |
Senthamizh Paattu | Young Bala | Child artist | |
Idhu Namma Bhoomi | Rathnavel's son | Child artist | |
2007 | Thottal Poo Malarum | Ravi Thyagarajan | |
2008 | Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar | Mahesh | |
2009 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Shakthi | |
2010 | Aattanayagann | Lingam | |
2011 | Ko | Himself | Special appearance |
Yuvan Yuvathi | Saravanan | Guest appearance | |
2012 | Etho Seithai Ennai | Arjun | |
2016 | Tharkappu |
Inspector Shakthivel | |
Shivalinga | Raheem | Kannada film | |
2017 | Shivalinga | Raheem | |
7 Naatkal | Gautham Krishna | ||
2023 | Ala Ila Ela | Surya | Telugu film |
- Television
- Bigg Boss(2017)
- Mrs. Chinnathirai (2017)
References
- ^ "All that you need to know about 15 Contestants in Kamal Haasan hosted Bigg Boss Tamil – Pinkvilla South".
- ^ "Scriptwriter held for stalking woman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "No child's play this!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Thottal Poo Malarum". Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Rajni showers praises on P Vasu's son". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Variety is the spice of life". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Ninaithale Inikkum is worth a watch". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Review:Mahesh Saranya Matrum Palar". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "AATTANAYAGAN MOVIE REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE AATTANAYAGAN MOVIE REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "ETHO SEITHAI ENNAI REVIEW - ETHO SEITHAI ENNAI MOVIE REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "'Did films out of sympathy' - Shakthi, shakthi vasu, sakthi". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Shakthi is back with 'Padam Pesum'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "The 'Ala Ila Ela' Pre-release event was held in Hindupur and the makers are confident about the success of their film". The Times of India. 26 June 2023.
- from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Tharkappu Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India, archived from the original on 10 September 2017, retrieved 10 June 2018
- ^ "Movie Review: Shivalinga". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Review : Sivalinga review: A rehash of several hit horror comedies (2017)". Sify. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Sivalinga (aka) Shivalinga review". Behindwoods. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ 7 Naatkal Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India, archived from the original on 1 September 2017, retrieved 10 June 2018
- ^ "'7 Naatkal' Review: Works better as a shoe commercial than a murder mystery". The News Minute. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Oviya Tells Fans To Forgive Shakthi, Juliana". Silverscreen.in. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil: Shakti gets evicted, Kamal Haasan says there will be new entrants. Is Oviya coming back?". 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil Week 7: 'Trigger' Shakthi evicted, Gayathri and Raiza at loggerheads". 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "P. Vasu's Father Peethambaram Passes Away - P Vasu - M Peethambaram - Ntr - Mgr - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Sakthi P.Vasu Nikesha Patel Ganesh Venkatraman new film 7 Naatkal – Tamil Movie News – IndiaGlitz". 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Free IN Classifieds – Online Classified IN – Business Ads Listings – 88DB IN Classifieds". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
External links
- Shakthi Vasudevan at IMDb