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R. Sundaramoorthy

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R. Sundaramoorthy
Born1947[1]
Other namesSundaramoorthy
Occupation(s)Make-up artist, Actor
Years active1966-present

R. Sundaramoorthy is an Indian make-up artist and actor known for his work in Tamil films apart from some Hindi and Telugu films. He is best known for his work in the film Padayappa (1999). Sundaramoorthy is notably the first make-up artist for Rajinikanth.

Career

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Sundaramoorthy began his career as an assistant to his father and grandfather.[1] He worked as a make-up artist for several artists including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Saritha, Thiagarajan, Murali, J. P. Chandrababu, Poornima Jayaram, Sujatha, Sathyaraj and Aravind Swamy. Sundaramoorthy has worked with Rajinikanth since the beginning of the latter's career starting with Apoorva Raagangal.[2] He continued working with Rajinikanth for his 100th film Sri Raghavendrar (1985),[3] and went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist for his work in Padayappa.[4] Sundaramoorthy continued working with Rajinikanth until Chandramukhi (2005).[2] He was a frequent collaborator with K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.[1]

Filmography

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Make-up artist

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Actor

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Films
Year Film Role Notes
1968 Thamarai Nenjam uncredited
1984 Pudhiavan
1985 Mugila Mallige Kannada film
Sindhu Bhairavi JKB's driver
1990 Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal Himself Guest appearance
1991 Azhagan Manoharan
1995 Muthu Man asking for blessings from Muthu's father uncredited
1999 Hello
2000 Alai Payuthey Nadar
Kandukondain Kandukondain House owner
2001 12B Sadasivam
2003 Thirumalai Arasu's victim
2004 Udhaya Niranjan
Aayutha Ezhuthu Press Reporter uncredited
Television
Year Series Role Notes
1998 Premi M. S. Bhaskar's assistant
2001 Marmadesam - Sorna Regai Meenakshi's father
2003 Anni

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1999 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Make-up Artist Won Padayappa [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ரஜினிக்கு எப்படி முடி போச்சுனு தெரியுமா? - மேக்கப் மேன் சுந்தரமூர்த்தி". Cinema Vikatan – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Nurullah, Abdullah; Mathai, Kamini (7 December 2014). "What's the secret behind Rajinikanth's youthful looks?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "+பியூட்டி ப்ரியா". Minnambalam (in Tamil). 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Tamilnadu Government Announces Cinema State Awards −1999". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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