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
- Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey as Chandrasekar
- Oppandham
- Muthu Engal Sothu
- Uruvavugal Maralam as Punnaaku Punniyakotti
1982
- Krodham as Kavitha's Father
1980
1979
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Ponni's Father
- Mudhal Iravu
1975
- Karotti Kannan as Dubash Murugesa Mudaliyar
- Then Sindhudhe Vaanam as Singaram Pillai
1974
1971
- Sumathi En Sundari as Rathnasamy
- Arutperunjothi
1970
1969
- Nam Naadu
- Anjal Petti 520 as Kanakkappar
- Nam Naadu
- Gurudhatchanai
1968
- Kuzhanthaikkaga as Nachi Muthu
- Thillana Mohanambal as Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy
- Harichandra
- Galatta Kalyanam as Dharmalingam
- Puthisaligal
1966
- Petralthan Pillaya
- Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu as Acchu
- Parakkum Paavai as Director of the National Circus
1965
- Vallavanukku Vallavan as Babu
- Kanni Thaai
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Malaiyappa
1963
- Arivaali as Muthuvel
1962
- Parthal Pasi Theerum
- Rani Samyuktha
- Vikramaadhithan as Vairavan
1961
- Thirudadhe
- Pasamalar
- Manapanthal as Dr. Navadeenal
- Panithirai
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Venugopal
- Punar Janmam as Jagannathan
- Then Nilavu as Sokkalingam
1960
- Raja Desingu
- Deiva Piravi
- Adutha Veettu Penn as Singer
- Irumbu Thirai as Kottamuthu
- Arasilangumari
- Naan Kanda Swargam as Sundar
- Pudhiya Pathai
- Kaithi Kannayiram as Singaram
- Meenda Sorgam as Sachithanandham Pillai
- Kairasi
1959
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali as Duraiyappan
- Manjal Mahimai
- Kalyana Parisu
1958
1957
- Puthu Vazhvu
- Vanangaamudi
- Ambikapathy as Prince Kulesekharan
- Chakravarthi Thirumagal
- Neelamalai Thirudan
- Rani Lalithangi
- Karpukarasi
1956
1955
- Gulebagavali
- Gomathiyin Kaadhalan as Mani
- Koteeswaran as Rao Bahadur Ramasami
- Mangayar Thilakam as Kalamani
- Maheswari as Dharmalingam