M. S. Bhaskar


Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste who appears in Tamil films. An theatre artist, debuted in the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi, and did several minor roles in the 1990s and got his major breakthrough in Engal Anna. He is credited as one of the finest character artists in Tamil cinema.
In addition to acting, Bhaskar is an occasional playback singer as well. He is best known for his performances in the series Chinna Papa Periya Papa, Selvi and Arasi.
He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste for Mozhi, the SIIMA Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 8 Thottakkal, the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain as well as National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Parking.

Career

Bhaskar, who hails from Muthupettai, near Pattukkottai was born and brought up in Nagapattinam. He was a part of a Tamil drama troupe 'Society for New Drama' which performed modern theatrical plays in Tamil Nadu. To supplement his income, Bhaskar also worked as an LIC agent for a brief period. Bhaskar acted in a number of other troupes including Nungambakkam Boys Kondatum and also worked in All India Radio and Doordarshan. Before acting, he worked in a toothpaste company.
During this period, Bhaskar began as a dubbing artist especially for dubbing Telugu films into Tamil where he spoke the comedian's lines. He also dubs English language films into Tamil for Sun TV.
When the dramatic society ended in 1992, Bhaskar began working in tele-serials on DD1 and DD2 including Nam Kudumbam and Vizhudugal, before he played roles in Ganga Yamuna Saraswati and in 1999 teleserial Mayavi Marichan which also starred Thadi Balaji in the lead role. He then landed a role in the comedy series Chinna Papa Periya Papa, in which he played the role of a and brother-in-law and in Senior Junior, Selvi and Arasi.
Bhaskar made his film début in 1987, enacting a small role in the film Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi. This was followed by several films in the 1990s, in which he appeared in very minor or small roles. He then appeared in supporting roles for the films Engal Anna, Sivakasi, Dharmapuri, Mozhi, Sivaji: The Boss, Sadhu Miranda, Santosh Subramaniam, Dasavathaaram and 8 Thottakkal. For his role in director Radha Mohan's Mozhi, he won him his Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste. In the movie Malaysia to Amnesia, he collaborated with Radha Mohan for the seventh time. M. S. Bhaskar, whose outing here proves yet again that he is a multi-purpose actor with an ability to pull off comedy easily. In 2023, Bhaskar delivered a resounding performance in Parking. He won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain. Later, Bhaskar received the Best Supporting Actor at the National Film Awards for this film.

Personal life

His elder sister Hemamalini is also a dubbing artist.
His daughter Ishwarya is a dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry for leading actresses. His son Aadithya Bhaskar is also an actor and made his debut portraying younger version of Vijay Sethupathi's character in 96.

Filmography

Tamil films

Other language films

Television

  • 1991 Nam Kudumbam
  • 1991 Vizhudugal
  • 1992 Mayavi Marichan
  • 1996 Kaiyalavu Manasu
  • 1997 Premi
  • 1990s Senior Junior
  • 2000-2001 Anandha Bhavan as Narasimhan
  • 2001-2002 Vazhndu Kattukiren as Lalaji Seth
  • 2000 Ganga Yamuna Saraswati
  • 2000-2006 Chinna Papa Periya Papa as Pattabi
  • 2000-2001 Vaazhkai as Zinda
  • 2001-2003 Alaigal as Mouli
  • 2004 Enakkul Oruthi
  • 2005-2006 Selvi as Aandavar Lingam
  • 2007 Arasi as Aandavar Lingam
; Web series
  • 2018 ''America Mappillai''

    Dubbing artist

;Partial Filmography
YearTitleActorCharacterNotes
1981Sattam Oru Iruttarai3rd Villain
1990VaalibanBrahmanandamTamil dubbed version
1991Seetha GeethaVijayakumar's PA
1991UruvamVeerapandiyan
1991Gnana ParavaiRaghuram
1991Apoorva Shakthi 369Chandra Mohan, BrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1991Coolie No. 1BrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1992Pokkiri PonnuBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1992Mouna MozhiRamesh Aravind's friend
1993Galatta MappillaiBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1993Mayandi IPSJagathy SreekumarTamil dubbed versions
1993Mechanic MappillaiBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1993Aranmanai KadhaliJagathy SreekumarTamil dubbed versions
1994Chinna Durai Periya DuraiDharmavarapu SubramanyamTamil dubbed versions
1994Manidha ManidhaBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1994Mr MaharaniBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1994AnbalayamAjit VachaniTamil dubbed versions
1994The Shawshank RedemptionMorgan FreemanEllis Boyd "Red" ReddingTamil dubbed versions
1994CommissionerConstable Babu and election commissionerTamil dubbed versions
1995Jurassic ParkMartin FerreroDonald GennaroTamil dubbed versions
1995Bad BoysMartin LawrenceDetective Sergeant Marcus BurnettTamil dubbed versions
1995Chutti KuzhandaiBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1995JiththanAliTamil dubbed versions
1995Rowdy BossBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1995Mr. DevaRavi VallatholTamil dubbed versions
1995Ellame En KaadhaliBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1995RaanuvamJagadishTamil dubbed versions
1996Delhi DurbarM. G. SomanTamil dubbed versions
1996NakkeeranA. V. S.Tamil dubbed versions
1996Tamizh SelvanChief Minister's P.A.
1996Miss MadrasBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1997YelamManiyan Pilla RajuTamil dubbed versions
1998Nilave UnakkagaKalabhavan ManiTamil dubbed versions
1998GaneshBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1998AutokaaranBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1998MuradanBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1999Kaadhal VennilaBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1999Mannavaru ChinnavaruShivaji Ganesan's PATamil partially reshot version
1999Kaaki Sattaiya Karuppu SattaiyaSundar RajTamil dubbed versions
1999No. 1 PoliceM. S. NarayanaTamil dubbed versions
1999GaneshBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
1999Kudumba SangiliDSP
1999SethuNair RamanAbitha's father
2001NandhaaSaravanan
2001Aandan AdimaiSathyaraj's father
2001NarasimhaN. F. VarghesePeriya Thamburan Vasudevan
2001Kadhal GalattaBrahmanandamHotel ServerTamil dubbed version
2001Kaadhal SugamanadhuVenu MadhavTamil partially reshot version
2002Spider-ManJ.K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonTamil dubbed version
2002Mounam PesiyadheDuraipandiyanMahalakshmi's father
2002Gounder Veettu MappillaiJagathy SreekumarTamil dubbed version
2003Thiruda ThirudiS. V. ThangarajApartment president
2003KalamKalabhavan ManiTamil dubbed versions
2003Bad Boys IIMartin LawrenceDetective Sergeant Marcus BurnettTamil dubbed versions
2004Spider-Man 2J.K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonTamil dubbed versions
2004KamarajRichard MadhuramKamaraj
2005UnleashedBob HoskinsBartTamil dubbed versions
2007Spider-Man 3J.K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonTamil dubbed versions
2007Inimey NangathanVichu
2008SarojaBrahmanandamCar passenger
2010EesanBlessyKaruppasamy
2011Sri Rama RajyamBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
2012RagalaiBrahmanandamTamil dubbed versions
2012Yaarukku TheriyumAchyuth Kumar
2013Ethir NeechalSharath LohitashwaValli's father
2014LingaaBrahmanandam
2015Massu Engira MasilamaniBrahmanandam
2015Inji IduppazhagiBrahmanandam
2015PuliAli
2017Payanathin MozhiNedumudi VenuTamil dubbed version
2019Rocky: The RevengeBrahmanandam
2019LisaaBrahmanandam
2019AsuranVarious characters
2020DagaaltyBrahmanandam
2020SilenceKalyana Sundaram
2022Adade SundaraNareshTamil dubbed version
2022DejavuAchyuth Kumar
2022Sita RamamAnanth BabuTamil dubbed versions
2023KushiBrahmanandam, AliTamil dubbed versions

;Serials
YearTitleActorCharacter
1998Marmadesam - Sorna RegaiR. SundaramoorthyTheatre owner
1999Micro Thodargal-Plastic VizhuthugalPandiyan
2001Balachander-in Chinnathirai - Ilakkanam MarumoNirosha's boss and Prathap pothan's car driver
2001KaveriKaveri's father

;As narrator
  • ''Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu''