Mu Ramasamy

Ramasamy, also known as Murugiah Ramasamy, is a prominent Indian actor, playwright, and professor. Ramasamy was born in the year 1951, on the 4th of December. His place of birth is Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Ramasamy acquired his education from Thiru Vi Ka High School in Shenoy Nagar. He holds a bachelor's degree in Physics. He did his graduation from St. Xavier's College in Palayamkottai. It was during the uprise of the Davidian movement that Ramasamy developed explicit inclination and love towards the Tamil Literature, and hence he did M.A in Tamil literature.

He has also done a Ph.D. in theatrical drama, under the guidance of Professor Shanmugam Pillai and has worked on the subject of Tamil Nadu and its folk theatres. His name gets immense respect in the theatres of Madurai. Ramasamy was also called as Koothu by his peers.Ramasamy, along with his companions, formed a theatrical group named Nija NatakaIyakam, earlier named as the Real Theatre Movement. The ultimate aim of this group was to educate and make people entirely engaged.Ramasamy has written and staged many plays. His famous one is the ‘Antigone,’ which was adapted in Tamil and named Duriga Avalam. The theatre got appreciated and got considered to be very impactful.

The play was presented at the 'Festival of National School of Drama' in Bangalore. His other works include Kalagakkarar Thozhar Periyar, Padukavalan, Periya Pazhuvettaaraiyar. He has produced Vali Arrupu in collaboration and involvement with the transgender community. Ramasamy is also known for translating the plays of Bertolt Brecht and G. Sankara Pillai. Ramasamy, when he puts himself into the shoes of an actor, performs marvelously. He lives the character which he plays and completely justifies the role. Impresses by his acting skills, Nassar offered him supporting roles in the films.He has acted in Tamil movies like Devathai Devathai is a Tamil serial telecast in the famous >> Read More... , Nanda, Maayan, Pithamagan, Sandakozi, and many more.

Later, he played the lead role in many films. Ramasamy got awarded with Kalaimamani for his exceptionally brilliant work in the field of theatres. Ramasamy tied his knot with his wife Shenbagam, a Tamil teacher. They came across during a conference and fell in love. They have a son named Abu. Ramasamy is a devotee of M G Ramachandra (Late actor-politician) and has massive respect for him. Many people say that he is a person who speaks less, but when it comes to playing a role, he transforms into someone entirely different. He plays his role with full dedication. Ramasamy is a gem to the theatre and film industry. His work is and will always be cherished.

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Mu Ramasamy is an Indian Theatre Artist. He was born on 4th December 1951. He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and bought up in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He completed his schooling from Thiru Vi Ka High School, Shenoy Nagar. Later he went to St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai. Ramasamy is a BSc. Physics and M.A Tamil. Ramasamy married to a Tamil professor, named Shenbagam. They have a son named Abu. Mu Ramasamy is one of the respected names in the theatre scene of Madurai. He was unaware of his talent in drama and writing until his graduation.

He did Ph.D. under Professor Shanmugam Pillai, who asked him to work on folk theatres in Tamil Nadu. Ramasamy says that Jerzy Grotowski’s theatre group made him realize his talents and inspired him to focus more on it. Ramasamy made his acting debut in the Tamil film “Devathai” along with Sathyapriya which was directed by Nassar and produced by Indus Film Factory. He has worked with some of the renowned actors like Ramya Pandiyan, Nikhila Vimal Nikhila Vimal is a Malayalam actress, and a classi >> Read More... , Natchathira, Priyamani, and Angana Roy Cross region acting careers are no longer a rare p >> Read More... . His performance was applauded by the critics and the viewers for his performance in the film, Joker in the year 2016. Other than the films, Ramasamy has also been a part of several Tamil serials like Sree Nithi Sree Nithi, otherwise known as Sreenidhi, is an In >> Read More... and more.