Bava Chelladurai

Bava Chelladurai
Bava Chelladurai
பவா செல்லதுரை
Born	27 July 1965 (age 60); Tiruvannamalai, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Education	Bachelor of Commerce
Occupations	Writer; storyteller; actor; activist;
Years active	2016–present (actor)
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Bava Chelladurai is an Indian Tamil writer, storyteller, and actor.

Career

Storytelling career

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.^[1] Chelladurai helped organize an essay contest that took place in Coimbatore and its surrounding districts.^[2]

Acting career

He played a comical character in Joker (2016).^[3] Chelladurai played supporting roles in Kudimagan (2019) and Psycho (2020) before playing a major role in Walter (2020) as a health minister.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He acted as Krishnan in Jai Bhim (2021), an Indian Tamil legal film.^[8]

Social activism

He is also an activist and is part of a jury that is against the murders of Dalits.^[9] Chelladurai also spoke up against the construction of a drainage pipe in Sonagiri Forest in Tiruvannamalai.^[10]

Books

Chelladurai has written several Tamil books including:

Ella Nalum Karthigai
From 19 DM Saron
Bashirin Arai Aththanai Elithil Thirakkapadavillai
Dominick
Siragisaitha Kaalam (co-written by V Nedu Cheziyan)
Ruins of the Night (co-written by Janaki Venataraman)
Natchaththirangal olinthu kollum karuvarai

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	Bhooloham	Professor Chandrasekhar	Uncredited
2016	Joker
2018	Seethakaathi	Himself
2019	Peranbu	Siddha
2019	Kudimagan
2020	Psycho	Akbar
2020	Walter	Eshwaramoorthi
2021	Vellai Yaanai	Major
	Sennai	Annam's husband
	Jai Bhim	Krishnan
2022	Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu	Sermadurai
2022	One Way
2023	Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir	Sri Lankan Tamil refugee
	Regina
	Paramporul
	Japan	Boomer
	Jigarthanda DoubleX	Chandran
	Mathimaran
2024	Kozhipannai Chelladurai	Mohan
2024	Sattam En Kaiyil	Constable Sundaram

Television

Year	Programme / Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2021	Navarasa	Police officer	Netflix	segment: "Thunintha Pin"
2023	Bigg Boss Tamil 7	Contestant	Vijay TV	Walked Day 8

References

^ "எழுத்தைவிடவும் குரலுக்கு பெரிய வலிமை இருக்கிறது: பவா செல்லதுரை [The voice has greater strength than the letter: Bava Chellathurai]". 11 February 2020.
^ "Overwhelming response to essay contest". The Hindu. 26 February 2019.
^ "Joker Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Joker by Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Review: Kudimagan – Fight against liquor". NewsToday. 5 April 2019.
^ "'Psychi' director Mysskin names 3 Tamil films that you cannot miss out on - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ S, Srivatsan (13 March 2020). "'Walter' movie review: Sibiraj's cop outing is as emotionless as RoboCop". The Hindu.
^ Subhakeerthana, S (13 March 2020). "Walter movie review: Unremittingly dull". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "That one question from Suriya...'Jai Bhim' teaser is out: Watch as it goes viral!". The New Stuff. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Rajaram, R. (25 September 2017). "Bereaved Dalit women narrate their woes". The Hindu.
^ Balasubramaniyan, A. d (2 July 2016). "Collector suspends felling of trees along 'girivalam' path". The Hindu.

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[1] "எழுத்தைவிடவும் குரலுக்கு பெரிய வலிமை இருக்கிறது: பவா செல்லதுரை [The voice has greater strength than the letter: Bava Chellathurai]". 11 February 2020.

[2] "Overwhelming response to essay contest". The Hindu. 26 February 2019.

[3] "Joker Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Joker by Times of India". The Times of India.

[4] "Review: Kudimagan – Fight against liquor". NewsToday. 5 April 2019.

[5] "'Psychi' director Mysskin names 3 Tamil films that you cannot miss out on - Times of India". The Times of India.

[6] S, Srivatsan (13 March 2020). "'Walter' movie review: Sibiraj's cop outing is as emotionless as RoboCop". The Hindu.

[7] Subhakeerthana, S (13 March 2020). "Walter movie review: Unremittingly dull". Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[8] "That one question from Suriya...'Jai Bhim' teaser is out: Watch as it goes viral!". The New Stuff. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[9] Rajaram, R. (25 September 2017). "Bereaved Dalit women narrate their woes". The Hindu.

[10] Balasubramaniyan, A. d (2 July 2016). "Collector suspends felling of trees along 'girivalam' path". The Hindu.

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பவா செல்லதுரை

Born	(1965-07-27) 27 July 1965 (age 60) Tiruvannamalai, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Education	Bachelor of Commerce
Occupations	Writer storyteller actor activist
Years active	2016–present (actor)