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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Guru Somasundaram
| image = Guru Somasundaram Image.jpg
| caption = Somasundaram during a [[photoshoot]]
| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1975|9|3}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater = Government Polytechnic College, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| spouse =
| years_active = 2011–present
| occupation = Actor
}}

'''Guru Somasundaram''' is an Indian actor who works in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] film industries. He made his debut in ''[[Aaranya Kaandam]]'' (2011) winning critical acclaim for his role, before also appearing in the Tamil action film ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' (2013), ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014) and ''[[Joker (2016 film)|Joker]]'' (2016). He rose to fame for playing the role of Shibu, a super villain in the 2021 [[Netflix]] Malayalam film, ''[[Minnal Murali]]''.

==Early life==
Guru Somasundaram was born on 3 September 1975. He joined the prominent Tamil theatre group in [[Koothu-P-Pattarai]], where he acted in plays from 2002 till 2011. In 2003, director [[Thiagarajan Kumararaja]] saw him, while he was playing the role of Chandrahari in Koothu-P-Pattarai's play. Thiagarajan offered him an opportunity to feature in his future film.

==Career==
In 2008, Thiagrajan offered Somasundram a role in his neo-noir film ''[[Aaranya Kaandam]]'', as the drunkard Kaalaiyan. Somasundaram lost seven kilograms and underwent training for the movie. Upon release in 2011, the film went on to win two [[National Film Awards]], while Somasundaram's performance was well received by critics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhavanishankar|first=Jyothsna|title=GURU SOMASUNDARAM INTERVIEW|url=http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-interview/guru-somasundaram.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126081714/https://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-interview/guru-somasundaram.html|archive-date=2012-11-26|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> Rediff.com's critic praised the ensemble cast but added "the honours undoubtedly go to Guru Somasundaram. His gleeful cackles at the rooster fight, pathetic rumblings to his son and wide-eyed act in the Lodge are wonderful to behold."<ref>{{cite web|last=Srinivasan|first=Pavithra|date=10 June 2011|title=Review: Aaranya Kaandam bypasses gangster cliches|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-aaranya-kaandam/20110610.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612231713/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-aaranya-kaandam/20110610.htm|archive-date=2011-06-12|work=Rediff|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> Similarly Behindwoods.com noted that the actor had delivered a "superior" performance.<ref>{{cite web|title=AARANYA KAANDAM MOVIE REVIEW|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jun-11-02/aaranya-kaandam-review.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091132/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jun-11-02/aaranya-kaandam-review.html|archive-date=2011-06-13|website=Behindwoods|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> After seeing his performance, director [[Mani Ratnam]] signed him on to play a small role in ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' (2013).

After leaving Koothu-P-Pattarai, he toured as a freelance theatre actor, before venturing into Malayalam cinema by portraying a photographer in ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' (2013), after being impressed by [[Shyju Khalid|Shyju Khaled]]'s narration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krishna|first=Gayathri|date=2013-06-10|title=In pursuit of recognition|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130610/entertainment-mollywood/article/pursuit-recognition|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015195703/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130610/entertainment-mollywood/article/pursuit-recognition|archive-date=15 October 2014|access-date=11 October 2014|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Later that year, he was seen in a character role in [[Suseenthiran]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'', portraying the slain brother of [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]'s character. In between feature films, he appeared in the short silent film ''The Lost Paradise'', portraying a prisoner heading home after fifteen years. He also won acclaim for his performance as an acting coach in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s gangster film ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014), where he was seen giving acting training to the character portrayed by [[Bobby Simha]]. Somasundaram had previously trained Simha as an actor in real life during the pair's theatre performances.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Sudhir|date=2014-09-21|title=Training Day|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/training-day/article6430417.ece|access-date=2022-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705212248/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/training-day/article6430417.ece|archive-date=2020-07-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is also known for his role as a district collector in the 2019 Tamil film ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' which starred [[Rajinikanth]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/petta-cast-and-crew-talk-about-superstar-rajinikanth-5551551/|title='Rajinikanth's enthusiasm and dedication are beyond his age'|date=23 January 2019|access-date=19 June 2022|archive-date=19 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619082428/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/petta-cast-and-crew-talk-about-superstar-rajinikanth-5551551/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Aaranya Kaandam]]'' || Kaalaiyan || rowspan="2" | Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 || ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' || Kovil Kutty ||
|-
| ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Photographer || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' || Nagaraj || rowspan="4" | Tamil||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || Muthu ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015 || ''[[49-O (film)|49-O]]'' || Aarumugam ||
|-
| ''[[Bench Talkies - The First Bench]]'' || David ||
|-
| ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' || rowspan="2" | Duraipandian || Tamil||Rowspan=2|Bilingual movie
|-
| ''Cheekati Rajyam'' || Telugu
|-
| ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' || Naayakkar || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Joker (2016 film)|Joker]]'' || Mannar Mannan || rowspan="11" | Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Kuttrame Thandanai]]'' || Balan ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[Yaakkai]]'' || Sriram ||
|-
| ''[[Paambhu Sattai]]'' || Rajendran ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Odu Raja Odu]]'' || Manohar ||
|-
| ''[[Vanjagar Ulagam]]'' || Sampath ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' || District collector ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2021 || ''[[Maara]]'' || Chokku ||
|-
| ''[[Manja Satta Pacha Satta]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Jai Bhim (film)|Jai Bhim]]'' || Public Prosecutor (PP) Chellapandiyan ||
|-
| ''[[Ikk (film)|Ikk]]'' || Gnana Prakasam ||
|-
| ''[[Minnal Murali]]'' || Shibu || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2022 || ''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]'' || Vappa Bhai || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Agent Kannayiram]]'' || Kannayiram's father ||
|-
| ''Haya'' || Nandagopan || rowspan="3" | Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/haya-trailer-guru-somasundaram-starrer-promises-to-be-a-thrilling-campus-entertainer/articleshow/95421114.cms |title= 'Haya' trailer: Guru Somasundaram starrer promises to be a thriller|website=Times Of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''Naalam Mura'' || Jayesh ||
|-
| rowspan=7| 2023 || ''[[Pakalum Paathiravum]]'' || Janakiraman ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kunchako Boban, Rajisha Vijayan's Pakalum Paathiravum to hit screens on this date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/feb/13/kunchako-boban-rajisha-vijayan-starrer-pakalum-paathiravum-to-hit-screens-on-this-date-39944.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=13 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226001710/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/feb/13/kunchako-boban-rajisha-vijayan-starrer-pakalum-paathiravum-to-hit-screens-on-this-date-39944.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Yaathisai]]'' || Priest || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-01 |title=Guru Somasundaram plays priest in period film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/guru-somasundaram-plays-priest-in-period-film/articleshow/99164515.cms |access-date=2023-05-06 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408125554/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/guru-somasundaram-plays-priest-in-period-film/articleshow/99164515.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Charles Enterprises]]'' || Gomathi's husband || rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Enterprises gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/apr/10/charles-enterprises-gets-a-release-date-42123.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=10 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416235510/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/apr/10/charles-enterprises-gets-a-release-date-42123.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Neeraja]]'' || Psychologist ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=New song from Shruti Ramachandran's Neeraja out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/may/10/new-song-from-shruti-ramachandrans-neeraja-out-43271.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=10 May 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511205530/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/may/10/new-song-from-shruti-ramachandrans-neeraja-out-43271.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bell (2023 film)|Bell]]'' || Brahma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rani: The Real Story]]'' || Dharmajan || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Spark Life]]'' || Dr. Rudra || Telugu ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikranth Reddy-starrer Telugu Film Spark: LIFE Fails To Impress Audience |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/vikranth-reddy-starrer-telugu-film-spark-life-fails-to-impress-audience-8667199.html |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2024 || ''[[Bayamariya Brammai]]'' || Jagadish || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Indian 2]]'' || Common Man (Animated character) [In body suit] || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2023-10-29 |title=Indian 2 makers to drop glimpse soon |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Oct/29/indian-2-makers-to-drop-glimpse-soon-49050.html |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Cup (2024 Malayalam film)|Cup]]'' || Babu || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=|first= |date=2024-09-04 |title=Mathew Thomas-Basil Joseph starrer Cup confirms release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/04/mathew-thomas-basil-joseph-starrer-cup-confirms-release |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Barroz 3D|Barroz 3D – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure]]'' || S. P. Subramanyam ||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mohanlal's 'Barroz' planning to release on THIS date! Read more |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlals-barroz-planning-to-release-on-this-date-read-more/articleshow/98424400.cms |access-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlals-barroz-planning-to-release-on-this-date-read-more/articleshow/98424400.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Her (2024 film)|Her]]'' || Auto driver|| Anthology film<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=Her first-look poster out: Parvathy, Aishwarya Rajesh, Oorvasi, Remya Nambessan headline Lijin Jose's film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/her-first-look-poster-parvathy-aishwarya-rajesh-oorvasi-remya-nambessan-lijin-jose-film-8291376/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404174743/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/her-first-look-poster-parvathy-aishwarya-rajesh-oorvasi-remya-nambessan-lijin-jose-film-8291376/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2025 || ''[[Kudumbasthan]]'' || Rajendran || rowspan="2" | Tamil || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Manikandan's fam-com will focus on adventures in people's everyday life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/manikandans-fam-com-will-focus-on-adventures-in-peoples-everyday-life/articleshow/106087490.cms |website=[[Times of India]] |access-date=2024-09-27 |archive-date=2023-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218131719/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/manikandans-fam-com-will-focus-on-adventures-in-peoples-everyday-life/articleshow/106087490.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bottle Radha]]'' || Radha ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2024-06-25 |title=Guru Somasundaram to headline 'Bottle Radha' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2024/Jun/25/guru-somasundaram-to-headline-bottle-radha-3 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Maranamass]]'' || Tattoo artist||Malayalam ||Cameo<ref>{{Cite news |title=L2: Empuraan writer Murali Gopy reacts to Basil Joseph-starrer Maranamass: ‘A genre mix like this is a brave attempt'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/l2-empuraan-writer-murali-gopy-reacts-to-basil-joseph-starrer-maranamass-a-genre-mix-like-this-is-a-brave-attempt/articleshow/120493445.cms|website=The Times of India
|access-date=2025-05-16 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2026 || ''[[Parasakthi (2026 film)|Parasakthi]]'' || [[M. Karunanidhi]] || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2026-01-12 |title=Sudha Kongara on working with Sivakarthikeyan: 'He is the cornerstone of Parasakthi…' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2026/Jan/12/tamilnews2026jan09sudha-kongara-on-working-with-sivakarthikeyan-he-is-the-cornerstone-of-parasakthi |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[My Lord (film)|My Lord]]'' || Kathirvelan ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-14 |title=Suriya meets My Lord team, appreciates film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Feb/14/suriya-meets-my-lord-team-appreciates-film |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-




|}

===Short films===
* ''Oru Poi'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|last=M|first=Ramakrishnan|date=2017-04-19|title='Joker deserved the National Award'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/joker-deserved-the-national-award/article18138308.ece|access-date=2022-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320035015/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/joker-deserved-the-national-award/article18138308.ece|archive-date=2020-03-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

*''Irudhi Aram'' (2017)

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''Topless''
|Kalki (Politician)
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krishnakumar|first=Ranjani|date=2020-02-20|title=Tamil web series Topless takes a story about women, honour and makes it about the absurdities of men|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tamil-web-series-topless-takes-a-story-about-women-honour-and-makes-it-about-the-absurdities-of-men-8056811.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220192223/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tamil-web-series-topless-takes-a-story-about-women-honour-and-makes-it-about-the-absurdities-of-men-8056811.html|archive-date=2020-02-20|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''Meme Boys''
|College Deen
| rowspan="2" |[[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=கார்த்தி |title=MEME BOYS விமர்சனம்: ஒரு மீமுக்கு அக்கப்போரா - எப்படியிருக்கிறது காலேஜ் கலாட்டா நிறைந்த வெப்சீரிஸ்? |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/web-series/meme-boys-is-a-fun-filled-tamil-web-series |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan|Vikatan]] |date=25 July 2022 |language=ta |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726124230/https://cinema.vikatan.com/web-series/meme-boys-is-a-fun-filled-tamil-web-series |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Victim (web series)|Victim]]''
|Guna
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Film
!Language
!Result
!Ref
|-
| 2017
| Behindwoods Gold Medal
| Best Actor Male
| ''[[Joker (2016 film)|Joker]]''
| Tamil
| {{Won}}
|rowspan="1" |<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-06-13|title=BEHINDWOODS GOLD MEDALS 2017: FULL WINNERS LIST|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/complete-list-of-award-winners-in-behindwoods-gold-medals-2017.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617021224/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/complete-list-of-award-winners-in-behindwoods-gold-medals-2017.html|archive-date=2017-06-17|website=Behindwoods}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
| [[10th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Negative Role
| rowspan=3|''[[Minnal Murali]]''
|rowspan="3"|Malayalam
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| Mazhavil Entertainment Awards
| Best Actor in a Villain Role
| {{Won}}
|
|-
|OTT Play Awards
|Breakthrough Performance of the Year
| {{Won}}
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
Basil Joseph - Guru Somasundaram to star in Namitha Pramod's upcoming film ‘KAPP’
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/basil-joseph-guru-somasundaram-to-star-in-namitha-pramods-upcoming-film-kapp/articleshow/89296131.cms

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm5626435}}
* {{Facebook|GuruSomasundaram}}
*[https://www.moviebuff.com/guru-somasundaram Guru Somasundaram] on Moviebuff

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Guru Somasundaram - Revision history

PrakashBar at 06:12, 26 March 2026