Azhagam Perumal

Born May 25, 1965 · Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

Azhagam Perumal is a Tamil film director and actor who worked as an assistant to Mani Ratnam before making his independent project. He made his acting debut in Alaipayuthey, playing the quirky house owner. His directorial debut was initially announced for 1998 with Mudhal Mudhalaaga, but he went on to direct Udhaya instead.

Films reviewed

6.4

Avg. rating

7 Aum Arivu

Best-reviewed

2004–2025

Years active

Known forBest Tamil Thriller (4)Best Tamil Drama (3)

Biography

Azhagam Perumal is a Tamil film director and actor. He worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam from Thalapathi to Iruvar, before leaving to make his independent project. When Mani Ratnam was shooting Alaipayuthey, he was looking for someone like Jagathy Sreekumar to play the quirky house owner, which Azhagam Perumal eventually did, making his acting debut.

He had initially announced his directorial debut in 1998 as Mudhal Mudhalaaga, a romantic film featuring Arvind Swamy and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles, which failed to take off. He then started shooting the film Udhaya in 1999 with Vijay and Simran in the lead roles but the film saw massive delays and Azhagam Perumal, meanwhile, began another film, the romantic comedy Dumm Dumm Dumm with R. Madhavan and Jyothika in the lead roles, in which his mentor Mani Ratnam worked as the screenwriter and producer. The film released in 2001 and was a success. After Alaipayuthey, he was offered acting offers but he declined as he wanted to revive and complete Udhaya.