R. Sundaramoorthy


R. Sundaramoorthy is an Indian make-up artist and actor known for his work in Hindi and Tamil films. He is best known for his work in the film Padayappa. Sundaramoorthy is notably the first make-up artist for Rajinikanth.

Career

Sundaramoorthy began his career as an assistant to his father, A. V. Ramasundaram Bheemsingh. He worked as a make-up artist for several artists including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Saritha, Thiagarajan, Murali, and J. P. Chandrababu. Sundaramoorthy has worked with Rajinikanth since the beginning of the latter's career starting with Apoorva Raagangal. He continued working with Rajinikanth for his 100th film Sri Raghavendrar and went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist for his work in Padayappa. Sundaramoorthy continued working with Rajinikanth until Chandramukhi.

Filmography

Make-up artist

;Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
1968Thamarai NenjamSundaramoorthy
1984Pudhiavan
1985Mugila MalligeSundaramoorthyKannada film; remake of Thamarai Nenjam
1985Sindhu BhairaviJKB's driver
1990Oru Veedu Iru VaasalHimselfGuest appearance
1991AzhaganManoharan
2000Kandukondain KandukondainHouse owner
200112BShakti's boss
2003Thirumalaivictim of Arasu
2004UdhayaNiranjan

;Television
YearSeriesRoleNotes
1998PremiM. S. Bhaskar's assistant
2001Marmadesam - Sorna RegaiMeenakshi's father
2003Anni

Awards and nominations