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Azhagam Perumal

Azhagam Perumal

Actor, also director · Born May 25, 1965 (61) · Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

Azhagam Perumal is a Tamil film director and actor. He worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam from Thalapathi to Iruvar, before leaving to make his independent project. When Mani Ratnam was shooting Alaipayuthey, he was looking for someone like Jagathy Sreekumar to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut. He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as Mudhal Mudhalaaga, a romantic film featuring Arvind Swamy and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles, which failed to take off. He then started shooting the film Udhaya in 1999 with Vijay and Simran in the lead roles but the film saw massive delays and Azhagam Perumal, meanwhile, began another film, the romantic comedy Dumm Dumm Dumm with R. Madhavan and Jyothika in the lead roles, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success. After Alaipayuthey, he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete Udhaya.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 25, 1965 (61)
From
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 74% in 30 days

What are Azhagam Perumal's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
29%
Self
18%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Survival
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Romantic
6
Hopeful
6
Bittersweet
6
Melancholic
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Azhagam Perumal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Azhagam Perumal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Bison: Kaalamaadan(2025)

    as Kandeepan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Thanal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ranganathan

  • Kuberaa(2025)

    as Oil Rig Engineer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kingston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Stephen Bose

  • Emakku Thozhil Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Kadaisi Ulaga Por (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Siren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Manickathangam Annachi

  • Iraivan(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Maamannan(2023)

    as Sundaram

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two(2023)

    as Madhuranthakan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Chief Engineer

  • Anel Meley Pani Thuli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as S.I. Thillai Nayagam

  • Nitham Oru Vaanam(2022)

    as Senniyappan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ponniyin Selvan: Part I(2022)

    as Madhuranthakan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Police Commisioner

  • TamilRockerz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Ante Sundharaniki(2022)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Vanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Navarasa(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Chakravarthy · as Ganesan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Maharani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as R Sunderraja

  • Karnan(2021)

    as Villager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kamali from Nadukkaveri(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Master(2021)

    as Ambana Samuel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hero(2019)

    as Sakthi's Father

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dharma Prabhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Politician Thamizharasan

  • Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Adanga Maru(2018)

    as SSI Chandran

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ezhumin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sundaram

  • Vanjagar Ulagam(2018)

    as Mahalingam

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Taramani(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Theri(2016)

    as Rathnam

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Prabhu's father

  • Eetti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Venugopal

  • Naanum Rowdydhaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kadambari's father

  • Yatchan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Karthik's Father

  • Valiyavan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Raghuraman, Vinod's father

  • Isai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Gunasekhar

  • Nalanum Nandhiniyum(2014)

    as Arunachalam

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vetri Selvan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Yennamo Yedho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narayanan, Nithya's father

  • 1 by Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narayanan Pillai

  • Kadal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Creative Producer

  • Samar(2013)

    as Sakthi's Father

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Neer Paravai(2012)

    as Church father

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Oru Kal Oru Kannadi(2012)

    as Varadharajan Saravanan's father

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Osthi(2011)

    as Shankaralingam

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 7Aum Arivu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Museum Officer

  • Vellore Maavattam(2011)

    as Gurumurthy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Raavanan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Photographer

  • Kacheri Arambam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Vasu

  • Aayirathil Oruvan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Major Ravisekhara Pandian

  • Kanden Kadhalai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Perumal

  • Alibhabha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Asst. Police Commissioner Thiagarajan

  • Kattradhu Thamizh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Poobaal Raayar

  • Guru(2007)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Pudhupettai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Thamizhselvan

  • Udhaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Joot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dum Dum Dum(2001)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Alai Payuthey(2000)

    Assistant Director · as Nayar

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Idam Porul Yaeval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mithran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 62 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Alai Payuthey (2000)

$350M worldwide

Highest rated

Alai Payuthey (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Navarasa (2021)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 64: 58 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thDirecting3 of 64: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 64: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 64: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

64 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s9 · 5 acting · 5 crew2010s29 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
001520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Azhagam Perumal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Iraivan (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Alai Payuthey (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Azhagam Perumal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles6–20 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Azhagam Perumal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Azhagam Perumal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mari Selvaraj shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers