K. A. Thangavelu
Born: 1917-01-15 in Tirumalarayanpattinam, Karaikal, Puducherry, India
Died: 1994-09-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
K. A. Thangavelu (Tamil:டணால் கே.எ தங்கவேலு) popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu" was a Tamil film comedian popular in the 1950s to 1985 and above. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J.P.Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humor is recognized for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the characteristic twang of his delivery. He was a successful comedian and his role as a phony writer Bhairavan in the movie Kalyana Parisu [Wedding Present] was much appreciated by Tamil movie fans. Thangavelu's humor enriched movies such as Thillana Mohanambal in his role as a nattuvangam master (dance choreographer) to the heroine. He died on September 28, 1994.
Filmography
1994
1987
- Manaivi Ready as Thangappan
1983
- Oppandham
- Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey as Chandrasekar
- Uruvavugal Maralam as Punnaaku Punniyakotti
- Muthu Engal Sothu
1982
- Krodham as Kavitha's Father
1980
1979
- Mudhal Iravu
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Ponni's Father
1975
- Karotti Kannan as Dubash Murugesa Mudaliyar
- Then Sindhudhe Vaanam as Singaram Pillai
1974
- Vani Rani as Sabapathy
- Anbu Thangai
1973
- Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
- Ponnunjal as Pethaperumal
1971
- Sumathi En Sundari as Rathnasamy
- Arutperunjothi
1970
1969
- Nam Naadu
- Thalattu
- Gurudhakshaneiy
- Anjal Petti 520 as Kanakkappar
1968
- Harichandra
- Kuzhanthaikkaga as Nachi Muthu
- Thillana Mohanambal as Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy
- Galatta Kalyanam as Dharmalingam
- Puthisaligal
1966
- Parakkum Paavai as Director of the National Circus
- Petralthan Pillaya
- Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu as Acchu
1965
- Vallavanukku Vallavan as Babu
- Kanni Thaai
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Malaiyappa
1963
- Arivaali as Muthuvel
1962
- Senthamarai
- Rani Samyuktha
- Parthal Pasi Theerum
- Vikramaadhithan as Vairavan
1961
- Panithirai as Santhanam
- Punar Janmam as Jagannathan
- Pasamalar
- Manapanthal as Dr. Navadeenal
- Thirudadhe
- Then Nilavu as Sokkalingam
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Venugopal
1960
- Thangarathinam
- Irumbu Thirai as Kottamuthu
- Raja Desingu
- Adutha Veettu Penn as Singer
- Deiva Piravi
- Naan Kanda Swargam as Sundar
- Kaithi Kannayiram as Singaram
- Arasilangumari
- Meenda Sorgam as Sachithanandham Pillai
- Pudhiya Pathai
- Kairasi
1959
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali as Duraiyappan
- Kalyana Parisu as Sampath
- Manjal Mahimai
1958
1957
- Soubhagyavathi as Vairavan
- Neelamalai Thirudan
- Puthu Vazhvu
- Bhaktha Markandeya
- Chakravarthi Thirumagal
- Vanangaamudi
- Ambikapathy as Prince Kulesekharan
- Karpukarasi
- Rani Lalithangi
1956
1955
- Gulebagavali
- Gomathiyin Kaadhalan as Mani
- Koteeswaran as Rao Bahadur Ramasami
- Maheswari as Dharmalingam
- Mangayar Thilakam as Kalamani
1954
- Illara Jothi as Nettilingam
- Ponvayal