Senthil Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Senthil Makan [1]https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/senthil-son-manikandaprabhu-bobby-simha-movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Behind Talkies
Profession(s)	Comedian, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Tamil film: Oru Koyil Iru Dheepangal (1979) Malayalam film: Ithikkara Pakki (1980) Telugu film: Driver Babu (1986) as Stage Drama Artiste Hindi: Phool Bane Angaray (1991) as Muthu Swamy TV: Thiravam (2019) on ZEE5
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 March 1951 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	72 Years
Birthplace	Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	14 May 1984
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kalaich Selvi
Children	Sons- 2 • Manikanda Prabhu (doctor) • Hemachandra Prabhu (cinematographer)
Parents	Father- Ramamurthy
Siblings	He has 6 siblings, and Senthil was the 3rd born among them.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Senthil

• After completing his 5th standard, he left his village after an argument with his father as he wanted to make a name for himself in the big city.

• He came to Madras when he was 13 years old, and at that time, he knew about the names of a few films.

• Before joining a drama theatre, he worked in an oil mart and a wine shop as a waiter.

• Once, in a media conversation, he shared that at the beginning of his acting career, he was interested in watching theatre plays and dramas. He said,
  

  I also watched a lot of dramas. I had several friends associated with the tinsel world — like A Veerapan, Bhagyaraj, R Sunder Rajan. Thanks to them, I got a few roles in films.”

  

  An old picture of Senthil

• In 1965, he returned to his hometown and met his parents who became happy after reuniting with him after fourteen years.

• Senthil made his acting debut with Oru Koyil Iru Dheepangal in 1979, but his first official film release was Ithikkara Pakki in 1980.

• During the 80s and 90s, he and his fellow actor Goundamani were a popular comedy pair in the Tamil film industry, often compared to Laurel and Hardy.
  

  Senthil posing with comedian Goundamani

• Senthil then appeared in the film Indru Poi Naalai Vaa as a thug in 1981. In the same year, he appeared in eight films including Thooral Ninnu Pochchu as Karuppannai.
  

  Senthil in a still from the film Thooral Ninnu Pochchu

• He then went on to appear in several Tamil films such as Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (1983) as Bullet, 24 Mani Neram (1984) as Sidekick, Nalla Thambi (1985) as Naidhu, Rajakumaran (1994) as a Postman, Asuran (1995) as Srinivasan, Kannaal Pesavaa (2000) as Nelson Mandela, Azhagana Naatkal (2001) as Mahali, I Love You Da (2002) as Raju’s Grandfather, Satyam (2008) as Paneerselvam, Kallappadam (2015) as Sundharamoorthi, and Dinosaurs (2023) as Bus Conductor.
  

  Senthil in a still from the film Dinosaurs

• In 1993, he worked in the Hindi film Insaniyat Ke Devta as Muthuswamy. The same year, he appeared in the Telugu film Tholi Muddhu as Swamiji.

• He is inspired by the South Indian actors Chandrababu and Nagesh. He attributes his success to Tamil dialogue writer Veerappan.

• During his leisure time, he enjoys travelling to distant places and watching videos of various stand-up comedians on the internet.

• In 2008, Senthil played the role of Paneerselvam in the Telugu film Salute.

• In the 2011 Telugu film Money Money, More Money he appeared as Dr Sabhapathi.
  

  The poster of the film Money Money, More Money

• In 2013, he lent his voice to the song ‘Adiye’ from the film Kadal.

• In 2016, he began supporting the AIADMK party. Senthil was appointed as the organizing secretary of AIADMK by Dhinakaran in 2017 and replaced Gokula Indira.

• Later, he joined T. T. V. Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) political party.

• In 2019, Senthil was announced as one of the organization secretaries of the AMMK party along with Kathirkamu, Raja Manickam, Devadas, and Henry Thomas.

• Before the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

• In the same year, he appeared in the television serial Rasaathi as Alagar Swamy on Sun TV.

• In 2022, he, along with his son, Hemachandra Prabhu, appeared in the film Tadai Vodi.
  

  Senthil posing with his son in the film Tadai Vodi

• In an interview with a media outlet, he once mentioned that comedy comes naturally to him. He said,
  

  I’d say that comedy is my God-given gift. I still don’t know how I became famous. It all happened so fast.”

• In 2024, Senthil appeared in the Tamil film Lal Salaam.
  

  The poster of the film Lal Salaam