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Soori

Soori

Actor · Born August 27, 1977 (49) · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Soori is a Indian film actor who appears in Tamil films. He rose to fame after his role in the film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009), in which the scene involving a parotta eating challenge earned him the nickname Parotta Soori. He performed mainly comical sidekick roles until later transitioning into a dramatic leading man with films such as Viduthalai (2023), Kottukkaali (2024) and Garudan (2024), earning widespread recognition for his performances in the latter films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1977 (49)
From
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 109 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 43% in 30 days

What are Soori's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Romance 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
47%
Morality
29%
Society
11%
Self
7%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 11 · Serious 8 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 11

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 16
Trickster
5 of 16
Hero
2 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Joyful
9
Melancholic
9
Romantic
8
Thrilling
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • 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 Soori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Soori'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

109 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    Actor

  • Mandaadi(2026)

    as Muthukaali

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

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

    Story · as Inba

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

    as Urappu

  • Viduthalai: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Kumaresan

  • The Adamant Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pandi

  • Kottukkaali Featurettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Actor / Self

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

    as Chokkan

  • Viduthalai: Part 1(2023)

    as Kumaresan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

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

    as Abroad Guy Vasanth

  • Viruman(2022)

    as Kuthukallu

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Don(2022)

    as Perusu

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Etharkkum Thunindhavan(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Anbulla Ghilli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Voiceover for Ghilli (Dog)

  • Kombu Vatcha Singamda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Swaminathan

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

    as Mamookka Dineshan

  • Annaatthe(2021)

    as Pachakili

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Udanpirappe(2021)

    as Pakkadi

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sarbath(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sangathamizhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Soori

  • Namma Veettu Pillai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Paramu

  • Kennedy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Subramani

  • Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Devarattam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Vetri’s Brother-in-Law

  • Kanchana 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Govindan

  • Saamy² (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sakthi

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

    as Adiasamy

  • Kadaikutty Singam(2018)

    as Sivagami Selvan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bhaskar Oru Rascal(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Sketch(2018)

    as Maari

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ippadai Vellum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Nenjil Thunivirunthal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Kathanayagan(2017)

    as Annadurai

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Podhuvaga En Manasu Thangam(2017)

    as Tiger Pandi

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Paakanum Pola Irukku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Savarikkadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Suruli Raajan

  • Thondan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ramar

  • Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae(2017)

    as Sooranam

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kalyanam

  • Si 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Veeram

  • Kaththi Sandai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Deva

  • Maaveeran Kittu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Thangarasu

  • Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran(2016)

    as Sakkarai/Pushpa Purushan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Idhu Namma Aalu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Vaasu

  • Maruthu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kokkarako

  • Mapla Singam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Aranmanai 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Devadas / Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu

  • Pasanga 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sanjay Ramasamy (Guest Appearance)

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

    as PK Soori

  • Vedalam(2015)

    as Laxmi Das

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Paayum Puli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Murugesan

  • Sakalakala Vallavan(2015)

    as Chinnasamy

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Vellaikaara Durai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Police Pandi

  • Oru Oorla Rendu Raja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mike

  • Poojai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kutti Puli

  • Jeeva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Muthupandi

  • Anjaan(2014)

    as Raja

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Nalanum Nandhiniyum(2014)

    as Sivabalan

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

  • Maan Karate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tyger Tyson

  • Nimirndhu Nil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ramachandran

  • Bramman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as NBK

  • Pulivaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chokku

  • Rummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Arunachalam

  • Jilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gopal

  • Pandiya Naadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ganesan/Doubt

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

    as Soori

  • Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Shanmugam

  • Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam(2013)

    as Kodi

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Desingu Raja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Suriya

  • Thulli Vilayadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mano

  • Thillu Mullu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mano

  • Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sindru

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

    as Kandasamy

  • Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Sundarapandian(2012)

    as Murugesan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Paagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Paandi Oliperukki Nilayam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Manam Kothi Paravai(2012)

    as Nalla Thambi

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kandathum Kanathathum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Mattu Thaavani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Poraali(2011)

    as Pichai

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Velayudham(2011)

    as Abdullah

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Vaagai Sooda Vaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Man at theatre shooting M. N. Nambiar

  • Pillayar Theru Kadaisi Veedu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Azhagarsamy's Horse(2011)

    as Chandran

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kullanari Koottam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Murugesan

  • Aadu Puli(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thoonga Nagaram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Special Appearance

  • Ayyanar(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Naan Mahaan Alla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ravi

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

    as Manikandan

  • Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Subramani

  • Deepavali(2007)

    as a fish seller (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ji(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

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

    as Mansion mate

  • Ullam Kollai Poguthey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Kannan Varuvaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • James Pandu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Sangamam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (uncredited)

  • Ninaivirukkum Varai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Marumalarchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Angelina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Iraivan Miga Periyavan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Soori 07 (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 109 titles, 105 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Don (2022)

$8.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Viduthalai: Part 1 (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Mandaadi (2026)

Film career

19982026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting109 of 109: 108 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting1 of 109: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s76 · acting2020s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
1015

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 Soori's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Annaatthe (2021)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Viduthalai: Part 1 (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. 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 Soori's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles29–72 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Soori work with?

People who share at least 2 of Soori's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; D. Imman shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles