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Samuthirakani

சமுத்திரக்கனி

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Samuthirakani is a director, writer and actor in Tamil and Telugu cinema, credited on Karmakhya (2026).

P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in Paarthale Paravasam. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for Visaranai, he is also a recipient of three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a SIIMA award.

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Also known as: P. Samuthirakani

Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
TBAannouncedAppa 2DirectorTamil
TBAannouncedKitnaWriter · DirectorTamil
2027upcomingMahakāliActorTelugu
2026KarmakhyaActorTelugu
2026upcomingMysaaActorTelugu
2025DakshaActorTelugu
2025Game ChangerActor (Sabha, Appanna's companion and Sathyamurthy's best friend)Telugu
2025HIT: The Third CaseActor (Arjun Sarkaar's father)Telugu
2025Idly KadaiActor (Marisamy)Tamil
2025KaanthaActor (TPK "Ayya", Mahadevan and Kumari's mentor)Tamil
2025MaarganActorTamil
2025Oka Padhakam PrakaramActor (Raghuram)Telugu
2025Padaiyaanda MaaveeraaActorTamil
2025Ramam RaghavamActor (Dasaradh Ramam)Telugu
2025VanangaanActor (DSP R. Kathiravan IPS)Tamil
2024Hanu ManActor (Vibhishana, King of Lanka)Telugu
2024Hit ListActorTamil
2024Indian 2Actor (M. Varadharajan, Chitra's father)Tamil
2024NandhanActorTamil
2024Oru Anweshanathinte ThudakkamActor (SP S.Vetrivel IPS, Tamil Nadu Police, Tenkasi SP)Malayalam
2024RajakiliActor (Anandan)Tamil
2024SirenActorTamil
2024Thiru. ManickamActor (Manickam)Tamil
2024Vishal 34ActorTamil
2024Yaavarum VallavareActorTamil
2023Are You Okay Baby?ActorTamil
2023BroDirector · Actor (Brother Shanker)Telugu
2023DasaraActor (Thurpugutta Shivanna, Chinna Nambi & Rajanna's father / Shivanna)Telugu
2023Naan Kadavul IllaiActorTamil
2023ThalaikoothalActorTamil
2023ThunivuActor (Commissioner Dayalan)Tamil
2023VaathiActor (Srinivas Tirupathi)Tamil
2023VimanamActorTelugu
2022Bheemla NayakActor (Jeevan Kumar, Daniel's father)Telugu
2022DonActor (Ganesan, Chakravarthi's father)Tamil
2022GodfatherActor (ACP Indrajeet IPS)Telugu
2022MaaranActorTamil
2022Macherla NiyojakavargamActorTelugu
2022PanchathantramActorTelugu
2022RRRActor (Alluri Venkateswarulu Raju, Venkatarama Raju's brother and Rama Raju's uncle)Telugu
2022Sarkaru Vaari PaataActor (MP Rajendranath, Kalaavathi's father)Telugu
2022YaanaiActorTamil
2021AakashavaaniActorTelugu
2021AelayActorTamil
2021Chithirai SevvaanamActorTamil
2021KrackActor (Katari Krishna)Telugu
2021Pulikkuthi PandiActorTamil
2021SangathalaivanActorTamil
2021UdanpirappeActorTamil
2021Vellai YaanaiActorTamil
2021Vinodhaya SithamDirector · Writer · ActorTamil
2021WriterActorTamil
2020Ala VaikunthapurramlooActor (Appala Naidu)Telugu
2020Ettuthikkum ParaActorTamil
2020Naadodigal 2DirectorTamil
2020WalterActorTamil
2019Adutha SaattaiActorTamil
2019KaappaanActorTamil
2019PettikadaiActorTamil
2019Sillu KarupattiActorTamil
201860 Vayadu MaaniramActorTamil
2018Aan DevathaiActorTamil
2018Goli Soda 2ActorTamil
2018KaalaActorTamil
2018Kammara SambhavamActor (Kunjaambu, Bhanumathi's Father)Malayalam
2018Madura VeeranActorTamil
2018Maniyar KudumbamActorTamil
2018NimirActorTamil
2018Vada ChennaiActorTamil
2018YemaaliActorTamil
2017AakashamittayeeDirectorMalayalam
2017KolanjiActorTamil
2017Kootathil OruthanActorTamil
2017ThondanWriter · Director · ActorTamil
2016AchamindriActorTamil
2016Amma KanakkuActorTamil
2016AppaWriter · Actor · Producer · DirectorTamil
2016Karinkunnam 6SActor (Saravanan)Malayalam
2016OppamActor (Vasudevan, the serial killer)Malayalam
2016Rajini MuruganActorTamil
2016VetrivelActorTamil
2015Buddhanin SirippuActorTamil
2015Janda Pai KapirajuDirectorTelugu
2015Mariyam MukkuActorMalayalam
2015Massu Engira MasilamaniActor (Radha Krishnan "R. K.")Tamil
2015Nee Yellam Nalla VaruvadaActorTamil
2015Paayum PuliActorTamil
2015TharkappuActorTamil
2015VisaranaiActorTamil
2014KaaduActorTamil
2014Nimirndhu NilDirector · WriterTamil
2014Vasanthathinte Kanal VazhikalilActor (P. Krishna Pillai)Malayalam
2014Velaiyilla PattathariActorTamil
2013D CompanyActor (Chaukidaar)Malayalam
2012SaattaiActorTamil
2012The Hit ListActor (DSP Anapazhakan)Malayalam
2012Thiruvambadi ThambanActor (Ramanujam)Malayalam
2012Yaare KoogadaliWriter · DirectorKannada
2011HudugaruWriterKannada
2011Marana PoraliDirector · WriterTamil
2011The ReporterActor (DySP Parthasarathy)Malayalam
2010EasanActorTamil
2010Shambo Shiva ShamboWriter · DirectorTelugu
2010ShikkarActor (Dr. Syed Abdul Rahman / Sakhavu Abdulla, a doctor who adheres to Naxalism)Malayalam
2009NaadodigalDirector · WriterTamil
2008SubramaniapuramActorTamil
2004NaaloDirectorTelugu
2004Neranja ManasuWriter · DirectorTamil
2003Unnai CharanadaindhenDirector · WriterTamil

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