Lallu

Lallu is an Indian actor and lyricist who works in Tamil-language films.^[1] He is known for his collaborations with Rajkumar Periasamy in Rangoon (2017) and Amaran (2024).^[2][3]

Lallu
Born	Lallu Prasath
Other names	Rangoon Lallu
Occupations	Actor lyricist
Years active	2014–present

Career

Lallu started his career as an actor by acting in several short films.^[4] He debuted as a lyricist for Inga Enna Solluthu (2014) and wrote a song for Virattu (2014).^[5][6] In a soundtrack album review of Inga Enna Solluthu, the reviewer wrote that "‘Cute-ana’ sung by Naresh Iyer and written by Lallu, is enjoyable".^[5] That same year, he received a role in R. Parthiban's Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (2014) after Keerthana, Parthiban's daughter, watched one of his short films and suggested him for a role.^[4] He played supporting roles in Chennai 600028 II (2016) and 8 Thottakkal (2017) before he starred in Rangoon (2017).^[7][8] He garnered acclaim for playing one of Gautham Karthik's friends in the film.^[9] Lallu had also written a song titled "Foreign Return" for the film that contained Burmese lyrics.^[10][9] He has since played supporting roles in several films including Sarkar (2018), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Amaran (2024).^{[7][11][12][13]}

Filmography

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam	Murthy
2016	Chennai 600028 II	Cricket player
2017	8 Thottakkal	Kathir
	Rangoon	Kumaran (Atho Kumar)
2018	Sarkar	IIT student
	Kalavani Mappillai	Deva's friend
2019	Kaithi	Chittu
	Sangathamizhan	Sangathamizhan's friend
2020	Naan Sirithal	Rohith
	Dharala Prabhu	Satish
2021	Master	Prisoner
2022	Naai Sekar	Delivery boy
	D Block	Lallu
2024	Siren	Manikandan
	Amaran	Sepoy Ravi Shankar

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2018	Vella Raja	Aadira's assistant	Amazon Prime Video
2019	Mitta	Lallu	ZEE5
	Dhunki

As lyricist

Year	Title	Song	Ref.
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu	"Cute Aana"	[5]
	Virattu	"Meeta Paanu"	[6]
2017	Rangoon	"Foreign Return"	[10]

References

1. "சுருள்முடி சிங்கம் - அட்வான்ஸ் அழகப்பன் - சிரிப்பு சிம்பொனி... - ஒரு ஜாலி மீட்" [Curly-haired lion, Advanced Azhagappan, Laughing symphony ... - One Jolly Meet]. Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
2. விமர்சனக்குழு, விகடன். "ரங்கூன் - சினிமா விமர்சனம்" [Rangoon – Movie Review]. Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
3. "கௌதம் கார்த்திக்கின் ஐந்தாவது படம்... தம்ஸ்-அப் சொல்கிறதா?- 'ரங்கூன்' விமர்சனம்" [Gautam Karthik's fifth film ... Does it say thumbs-up? - 'Rangoon' review]. Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
4. ""I want to work with writers who have become directors"- Actor Lallu". Rediff.com. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
5. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (14 December 2013). "Audio Beat: Inga Enna Solludhu – Fun-filled frames". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
6. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (22 June 2013). "Audio beat: Virattu – Action-packed drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. "தளபதியுடன் திரையில் தோன்றுவேன் என்று நினைத்துக்கூட பார்க்கவில்லை - நடிகர் லல்லு" [Didn't even think I would appear on screen with Thalapathy – Actor Lallu]. Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
8. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (7 April 2017). "8 Thottakkal: Engaging thriller let down by lengthy sequences". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
9. "'நான் விஜய் மாதிரி ஆகணும்!' - 'ரங்கூன்' லல்லு ['I want be like Vijay!' - 'Rangoon' Lallu]". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
10. Karthik, Janani (24 May 2017). "Burmese words in this kuthu song crooned by Anirudh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
11. "Kaithi actor now part of Thalapathy Vijay's next". The Times of India. 28 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
12. "தளபதி 64 படத்தில் இணைந்த கைதி நடிகர் – டிவிட்டரில் மகிழ்ச்சி !" [Actor Lallu, who starred in the film Kaithi, has joined the cast of the film Thalapathy 64]. Webdunia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
13. "Amaran movie review: Sai Pallavi, Sivakarthikeyan stand tall in this tale of timeless love". The Indian Express. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

External links

• Lallu at IMDb