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{{Infobox person
| name = G. M. Sundar
| native_name =
| image = File:GM SUNdar.jpg
| caption = Sundar in a movie scene
| birth_place =
| othername =
| birth_date =
| yearsactive = 1986 - 2005; 2016 - present
| occupation = Actor, Producer
| parents =
}}

'''G. M. Sundar''' is an actor who has acted in a number of Tamil films. He turned producer for the film ''[[Urumattram]]''.

==Career==
He studied acting at the Film and Television institute, Adyar. He was given his first role by director [[K. Balachander|K. Balachandar]] in the film ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011012/rtam.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011207065748/http://www.screenindia.com/20011012/rtam.html|archive-date = 7 December 2001|title = Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines}}</ref>

Later, Sundar was cast by [[Kamal Haasan]] in the film ''[[Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu]]'' and ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'', produced by Raaj Kamal Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/150919/gm-sundars-patience-pays-him-richly.html|title=GM Sundar's patience pays him richly|date=15 September 2019|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>

Apart from mainstream films, Sundar played the lead role in the national award-winning film ''[[Ooruku Nooruper]]'' directed by [[B. Lenin|Lenin]].<ref name="Deccan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/010917/gm-sundar-on-a-roll.html|title=GM Sundar on a roll|date=1 September 2017|author=Anupama Subramanian}}</ref> He also acted in and produced a short film, ''[[Urumattram]]'', which won the national award for the Best Environmental Film.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ|title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition|last=Dhananjayan|first=G.|date=2014-11-03|publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers|language=en}}</ref>

After a brief hiatus, Sundar has entered into the second phase of his acting career through [[Nalan Kumarasamy]]'s ''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum|Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum]]'', starring [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Madonna Sebastian]]. It was a critical and box office success.<ref name="Deccan" />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="1"|1986 || ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|1987 || ''[[Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|1988 || ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' || ''[[Sundar]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1990 || ''[[Pulan Visaranai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kavalukku Kettikaran]]'' || Panneer ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991 || ''[[Kizhakku Karai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nanbargal]]'' || Beeda ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|1992 || ''[[Thanga Manasukkaran]]'' || Duraipandi ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|1993 || ''[[Ponnumani]]'' || ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Adharmam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kizhakkum Merkkum]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Urumattram]]'' || || Also producer
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ooruku Nooruper]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2005 || ''[[Thotti Jaya]]'' || Santhanam ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Sankarankovil'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016 || ''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]'' || Thilagar ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2017 || ''[[Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam]]'' || Dharmalingam ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018 || ''[[Seethakaathi]]'' || Dhanapal's lawyer ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2019 || ''[[Magamuni]]'' || Corrupt Police Officer ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2021 || ''[[Mandela (2021 film)|Mandela]]'' || Rathnam ||
|-
| ''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]'' || Duraikannu Vaathiyar ||
|-
| ''[[Writer (film)|Writer]]'' || ||
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]
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