G. M. Sundar

G. M. Sundar is an Indian actor and film producer who has acted in a number of Tamil films. He turned producer for the film Urumattram.

G. M. Sundar
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer
Years active	1986–2005; 2016–present

Career

He studied acting at the Film and Television institute, Adyar. He was given his first role by director K. Balachander in the film Punnagai Mannan.^[1]

Later, Sundar was cast by Kamal Haasan in the film Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu and Sathyaa, produced by Raaj Kamal Films.^[2]

Apart from mainstream films, Sundar played the lead role in the national award-winning film Ooruku Nooruper directed by B. Lenin.^[3] He also acted in and produced a short film, Urumattram, which won the national award for the Best Environmental Film.^[4]

After a brief hiatus, Sundar has entered into the second phase of his acting career through Nalan Kumarasamy's Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Madonna Sebastian. It was a critical and box office success.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Punnagai Mannan	Dance student	[5]
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu		[5]
1988	Sathyaa	Sundar	[5]
1990	Pulan Visaranai
	Kavalukku Kettikaran	Panneer
1991	Kizhakku Karai
	Nanbargal	Beeda
1992	Thanga Manasukkaran	Duraipandi
1993	Ponnumani
1994	Adharmam
1998	Kizhakkum Merkkum
2002	Urumattram		Also producer
2003	Ooruku Nooruper	Anandan
2005	Thotti Jaya	Santhanam
2016	Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum	Thilagar	[5]
2017	Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam	Dharmalingam
2018	Seethakaathi	Dhanapal's lawyer
2019	Magamuni	Corrupt Police Officer	[5]
2021	Mandela	Rathnam	[5]
	Sarpatta Parambarai	Duraikannu Vaathiyar	[5]
	Writer	Marudhamuthu	[5]
	Jai Bhim		[5]
2022	Valimai	IG Arasu	[5]
	Jana Gana Mana	Nageshwar Rao	Malayalam film[5]
	Viruman	MLA Pathinettaampadiyan
2023	Thunivu	Muthazagan	[5]
	Ulagammai	Palavesam Nadar
2024	Amigo Garage	Anand
	Vettaiyan
	Rasavathi		[6]

References

1. "At last". Screen. AP. 12 October 2001. Archived from the original on 7 December 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. Subramanian, Anupama (15 September 2019). "GM Sundar's patience pays him richly". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. Subramanian, Anupama (1 September 2017). "GM Sundar on a roll". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
4. Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. OCLC 898765509.
5. Ramachandran, Avinash (31 January 2023). "'Roles that didn't come my way in the 80s, 90s, 2000s are finally coming': Actor GM Sundar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
6. Features, C. E. (9 May 2024). "'Thai Thai' song from Rasavathi out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 May 2024.