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{{short description|Indian writer, actor and activist}}<br />
{{infobox person<br />
| name = Bava Chelladurai<br />
| image = Bava arts (1).jpg<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|storyteller|actor|activist}}<br />
| years_active = 2016{{ndash}}present (actor)<br />
}}<br />
'''Bava Chelladurai''' is an Indian writer, storyteller, and actor. He is also an activist and is part of a jury that is against the murders of Dalits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bereaved-dalit-women-narrate-their-woes/article19750500.ece|title=Bereaved Dalit women narrate their woes|first=R.|last=Rajaram|date=25 September 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Chelladurai also spoke up against the construction of a drainage pipe in Sonagiri Forest in [[Tiruvannamalai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Collector-suspends-felling-of-trees-along-%E2%80%98girivalam%E2%80%99-path/article14466701.ece|title=Collector suspends felling of trees along ‘girivalam’ path|first=A. d|last=Balasubramaniyan|date=2 July 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
=== Storytelling career ===<br />
He began reciting books aloud in [[Tiruvannamalai]] with 60 people in attendance. The event grew to have 500 people listening to his storytelling. His son, Vamsi, uploaded videos of him telling stories on YouTube and was well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/literature/bava-chelladurai-writer-story-teller-interview-168212/|title=எழுத்தைவிடவும் குரலுக்கு பெரிய வலிமை இருக்கிறது: பவா செல்லதுரை [The voice has greater strength than the letter: Bava Chellathurai]|date=11 February 2020}}</ref> Chelladurai helped organize an essay contest that took place in Coimbatore and its surrounding districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/overwhelming-response-to-essay-contest/article26371513.ece|title=Overwhelming response to essay contest|date=26 February 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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=== Acting career ===<br />
He played a comical character in ''[[Joker (2016 film)|Joker]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/joker/movie-review/53681762.cms|title=Joker Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Joker by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Chelladurai played supporting roles in ''[[Kudimagan]]'' (2019) and ''[[Psycho (2020 film)|Psycho]]'' (2020) before playing a major role in ''[[Walter (2020 film)|Walter]]'' (2020) as a health minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/05/review-kudimagan-fight-against-liquor/|title=Review: Kudimagan – Fight against liquor|work=NewsToday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/psycho-director-mysskin-names-3-tamil-films-that-you-cannot-miss-out-on/articleshow/73758047.cms|title='Psychi' director Mysskin names 3 Tamil films that you cannot miss out on - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/walter-movie-review-sibirajs-cop-outing-is-as-emotionless-as-robocop/article31060933.ece|title=‘Walter’ movie review: Sibiraj’s cop outing is as emotionless as RoboCop|first=Srivatsan|last=S|date=13 March 2020|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/walter-movie-review-sibi-sathyaraj-6312977/|title=Walter movie review: Unremittingly dull|date=13 March 2020|first=S|last=Subhakeerthana|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
Chelladurai has written several Tamil books including:<br />
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*Ella Nalum Karthigai<br />
*From 19 DM Saron<br />
*Bashirin Arai Aththanai Elithil Thirakkapadavillai<br />
*Dominick<br />
*Siragisaitha Kaalam (co-written by V Nedu Cheziyan) <br />
*Ruins of the Night (co-written by Janaki Venataraman)<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 || ''[[Joker (2016 film)|Joker]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Peranbu]]'' || Siddha ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Kudimagan]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2020 || ''[[Psycho (2020 film)|Psycho]]'' || Akbar ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Walter (2020 film)|Walter]]'' || Eshwaramoorthi ||<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|8145074}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian storytellers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian activists]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
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