Guru Somasundaram
Biography
Guru Somasundaram (born 3 September 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian male actor who works primarily in Tamil‑language cinema. He is also credited as Guru Somasundharam. Somasundaram made his film debut with Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s crime drama Aaranya Kaandam (2011), which earned him critical acclaim. He subsequently appeared in Suseenthiran’s action film Pandiya Naadu (2013), Karthik Subbaraj’s gangster drama Jigarthanda (2014) and Raju Murugan’s political satire Joker (2016). The actor has been described as “Kollywood’s Christian Bale.” As of the latest information, he resides in Tiruvannamalai. His known credits total sixty according to TMDB.
Career overview
Guru Somasundaram was born on 3 September 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He began his film career with a supporting role in Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s crime drama Aaranya Kaandam, released in 2011. His performance in that debut earned critical acclaim and established him as a notable new talent in Tamil cinema. Following the success of his first film, Somasundaram appeared in Suseenthiran’s action picture Pandiya Naadu (2013), where he continued to build his reputation for portraying intense characters.
In 2014 he worked with director Karthik Subbaraj on the gangster film Jigarthanda, further consolidating his standing as a versatile actor. Two years later he featured in Raju Murugan’s political satire Joker (2016), adding another genre to his body of work. Within the industry he has been compared to international actor Christian Bale, a nickname that reflects the critical regard for his dramatic range. As of the latest available information, Guru Somasundaram resides in Tiruvannamalai. His career to date includes at least sixty credited appearances across film and television, and he is also known by the alternate spelling Guru Somasundharam.
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- Dragon (2027) as Rao
- My Lord (2026)
- Parasakthi (2026) as M. Karunanidhi
- Demonte Colony 3 (2026) as Alphonse
- Kudumbasthan (2025) as Rajendran
- Mark (2025) as Stephen Raj
- Maranamass (2025) as Swamy
- Bottle Radha (2025) as Radha Mani
- Cup (2024) as Pappada Babu
- Indian 2: Zero Tolerance (2024) as Common man (Motion Capture)
- Barroz: Guardian of Treasures (2024) as SP Subramanyam IPS
- Her (2024) as Auto rickshaw driver
- Bayamariya Brammai (2024)
- Charles Enterprises (2023) as Kumaraswamy
- Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) as CI Janakiraman
- Yaathisai (2023) as Eyinan poosaari
- Spark (2023) as Rudra
- Neeraja (2023) as Psychologist
- Rani: The Real Story (2023) as MLA Dharmarajan
- Bell (2023)
- Meme Boys (2022) as Dean
- Naalam Mura (2022) as Jayesh
- Victim (2022) as Guna
- Maamanithan (2022)
- Chattambi (2022) as Muniyandi
- Haya (2022) as Nandagopan
- Ikk (2021) as Gnanaprakasam
- Minnal Murali (2021) as Shibu / Minnal Murali
- Jai Bhim (2021) as Chellapandiyan
- Maara (2021) as Chokku
- Manja Satta Pachcha Satta (2021)
- Topless (2020)
- Petta (2019) as District Collector
- Odu Raja Odu (2018) as Manohar
- Vanjagar Ulagam (2018) as Sampath
- Yaakkai (2017) as Sriram
- Paambhu Sattai (2017) as Rajendran
- Joker (2016) as Mannar Mannan
- Kuttrame Thandanai (2016) as Balan
- Kohinoor (2015) as Naayakkar
- Bench Talkies (2015) as David
- 49-O (2015) as Broker Arumugam
- Thoongaavanam (2015) as Vittal Rao's Assistant
- Madras (2014) as Narrator
- Jigarthanda (2014) as Muthu
- Pandiya Naadu (2013) as Nagaraj
- Kadal (2013) as Kovil Kutty
- 5 Sundarikal (2013) as Photographer
- Aaranya Kaandam (2011) as Kaalayan
- Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai
- Paris Cafe
- Houdini
- Mysaa
- Raja's Playlist
- Vettuvam
- Chinnadha Oru Padam
- Mlecchan
- Kaagangal
- Chance
- Indira