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| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1939|05|25}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1939|05|25}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Udumalaipettai]], [[Tiruppur District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[India]] | ||
| occupation = Comedian, actor | | occupation = Comedian, actor | ||
| spouse = Shanthi <br>(m.1963-present) | | spouse = Shanthi <br>(m.1963-present) | ||
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==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Goundamani was born as Subramaniyan in Vallakundapuram, a village near [[Udumalaipettai]] in [[ | Goundamani was born as Subramaniyan in Vallakundapuram, a village near [[Udumalaipettai]] in [[Tiruppur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name=":0" /> His father is Karuppaiya and mother Annammal. He is married to Shanthi in 1963 and has 2 daughters.<ref name="Palaniappan">{{cite web|last=Palaniappan|first=P|title=Comedian Kavundamani’s wedding photo – A Rare Picture!|url=http://www.southdreamz.com/41225/Kavundamanis-wedding-photo/|work=SouthDreamz|access-date=16 December 2013|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011142029/https://www.southdreamz.com/41225/goundamanis-wedding-photo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Indiaglitz.com">{{cite web|title=Comedian Kavundamani's Daughter Wedding|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/9886.html|work=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=16 December 2013|archive-date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217022421/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/9886.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
On having interest in acting, he went to [[Chennai]] and initially started acting in theatre dramas and then entered into the [[Tamil film industry]] (Kollywood) due to his strong theatrical background.<ref name=":0" /> Goundamani has played lead roles in a few films during his career, but is predominantly a supporting actor playing comedy roles. While performing roles of a solo comedian in films, he often co-starred with [[Senthil]] to form a comedy duo. The pair was described as "Tamil cinema's [[Laurel and Hardy]]" and have performed slapstick humour in several [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. After recuperating from [[diabetes]] and respiratory illnesses during the late 2000s, he featured in ''[[Vaaimai]]'' and also played the lead role in ''[[49-O (film)|49-O]]'', which began productions in 2013. It was directed by debutant Arokiadoss, a former assistant of [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kavundamani is back as Hero with 49 O|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/101149.html|work=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=16 December 2013|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216214540/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/101149.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lakshmi|first=Venketeswaran|title=Goundamani starts shooting for 49-O|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/news-interviews/45216829_1_goundamani-film-arokiadoss|access-date=16 December 2013|date=16 December 2013|archive-date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217021110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/news-interviews/45216829_1_goundamani-film-arokiadoss|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> | On having interest in acting, he went to [[Chennai]] and initially started acting in theatre dramas and then entered into the [[Tamil film industry]] (Kollywood) due to his strong theatrical background.<ref name=":0" /> Goundamani has played lead roles in a few films during his career, but is predominantly a supporting actor playing comedy roles. While performing roles of a solo comedian in films, he often co-starred with [[Senthil]] to form a comedy duo. The pair was described as "Tamil cinema's [[Laurel and Hardy]]" and have performed slapstick humour in several [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. After recuperating from [[diabetes]] and respiratory illnesses during the late 2000s, he featured in ''[[Vaaimai]]'' and also played the lead role in ''[[49-O (film)|49-O]]'', which began productions in 2013. It was directed by debutant Arokiadoss, a former assistant of [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kavundamani is back as Hero with 49 O|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/101149.html|work=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=16 December 2013|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216214540/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/101149.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lakshmi|first=Venketeswaran|title=Goundamani starts shooting for 49-O|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/news-interviews/45216829_1_goundamani-film-arokiadoss|access-date=16 December 2013|date=16 December 2013|archive-date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217021110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/news-interviews/45216829_1_goundamani-film-arokiadoss|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Puthiya Vaarpugal]]'' || Ammavasai || | |''[[Puthiya Vaarpugal]]'' || Ammavasai || | ||
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|''[[Suvarilladha Chiththirangal]]'' || Kaliyannan || | |''[[Suvarilladha Chiththirangal.]]'' || Kaliyannan || | ||
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