M. S. Bhaskar

Muthupandi Sundaram Bhaskar (born 19 January 1952) is an Indian actor. A former theatre artiste, he has appeared in supporting roles and as a comedian in Tamil TV series and more recently in Tamil films. His works include the series Chinna Papa Periya Papa and Selvi and in the films Sivakasi and Mozhi. In addition to acting, Bhaskar is a dubbing artiste and occasional playback singer as well.

Early life

M. S. Bhaskar, who hails from Thiruvarur, was a part of a Tamil drama troupe "Society for New Drama" which performed modern theatrical plays all over Tamil Nadu. Bhaskar was then known as "Accountant Bhaskar" for a role he played in one such unforgettable play. To supplement his income, Bhaskar also worked as an LIC agent for a brief period. Bhaskar acted in a number of other troupes including Nungambakkam Boys Kondatum (which included the popular comedian Santhanam). Before acting, he worked in a paste company.^[1]

During this period, Bhaskar began as a dubbing artiste especially for dubbing Telegu films into Tamil where he spoke the comedians lines. He has dubbed for over 1000 films and he himself once said that dubbing for Kamaraj was the toughest dubbing job for him.^[2] Even today he is used as a dubbing artiste for English Films (Dubbed in Tamil) shown on Sun TV every Sunday. His elder sister Hemamalini is also a dubbing artist.

Acting career

Television

When the dramatic society ended in 1992 – Bhaskar moved to Teleserials in DD1 and DD2 including Nam Kudumbam and Vizhudugal, before he played roles in Sun TV-serials such as Ganga Yamuna Saraswati and Mayavi Marichan. He then landed a role in the very popular comedy series Chinna Papa Periya Papa, in which he played the role of a and brother-in-law. This as well as the series Senior Junior, both aired on Sun TV, made possible his breakthrough. Subsequently, he starred in series on Sun TV including Selvi and Arasi.

Films

Bhaskar made his film debut in 1987, enacting a small role in the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi.^[3] This was followed by several films in the 90's, in which he appeared in very minor or small roles including Friends and Thamizhan. He then graduated to supporting roles in the films Sadhu Miranda, Sivaji: The Boss, Dasavathaaram, Santosh Subramaniam and Mozhi. As of November 2009, he has acted in over 75 Tamil films.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Serials

• Nam Kudumbam
• Vizhudugal
• Ganga Yamuna Saraswathi
• Mayavi Marichan
• Chinna Papa Periya Papa As "Pattabi"
• Senior Junior
• Alaigal
• Vaazhkai
• Selvi
• Arasi

References

External links

• M. S. Bhaskar at the Internet Movie Database