MS Bhaskar (Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar) is an Indian film actor, known for acting in Tamil films and shows. He rose to fame for his role as Professor Gnanaprakasam in the Tamil film ‘Mozhi’ (2007).
Bhaskar in the movie ‘Mozhi’
Wiki/Biography
MS Bhaskar was born on Friday, 13 September 1957 (age 64 years; in 2021) in Muthupettai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He grew up in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. He completed his schooling at Gopalapuram Boys School, Chennai. He did his Pre-University Course from Pachaiyappa College, Chennai, where he also obtained his B. Com. degree from Pachaiyappa College, Chennai.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black (Half Bald)
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Bhaskar’s father’s name is RMSomu Thevar, and his mother’s name is Sathyabama. He has an elder sister, Hemamalini, who is a dubbing artist.
Bhaskar’s sister
Wife & Children
Bhaskar was married to Sheela Bhaskar on 19 November 1993.
Bhaskar with his wife
They have two children. Bhaskar’s son’s name is Aadhitya Baaskar. He is an actor.
Bhaskar with his son
His daughter’s name is Ishwarya Bhaskar. He is a dubbing artist.
Bhaskar with his daughter
Career
Movie
Bhaskar made his acting debut with the Tamil film ‘Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi’ in 1987.
‘Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi’ movie poster
Since then, she has appeared in more than 100 films, and she is known for her performances in the Tamil films ‘Dum Dum Dum’ (2001), ‘Engal Anna’ (2004), ‘Vellitherai’ (2008), ‘Puli Vesham’ (2011) , ‘Dharma Durai’ (2016), ‘8 Thottakkal’ (2017), ‘Jai Bhim’ (2021).
Bhaskar in the movie ‘Dum Dum Dum’
Bhaskar in the movie ‘Engal Anna’
Bhaskar in the movie ‘8 Thottakkal’
Television
Bhaskar started his acting career on television in 1991 with the Tamil show ‘Nam Kudumbam’.
‘Nam Kudumbam’ series poster
She did other Tamil television shows including ‘Ganga Yamuna Saraswati’ and ‘Mayavi Marichan’ in 1999. She came into limelight with the Tamil television show ‘Chinna Papa Periya Papa’ in 2000. She also featured in Senior Junior’s show, Selvi (2006 ), and Arasi (2007).
Dubbing
He made his dubbing debut in 1991 when he dubbed for PA Vijayakumar in the Tamil film Seetha Geetha.
Award
- In 2018, he won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the South Indian International Film Awards for the Tamil film ‘8 Thottakkal’ (2017).
Bhaskar received the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the South Indian International Film Awards for the Tamil film ‘8 Thottakkal’
- In 2018, she was nominated at the Jury Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Tamil film ‘8 Thottakkal’ (2017).
- In 2011, he was nominated at the Jury Award for Best Comedian for the film ‘Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam’ (2010).
- In 2009, he was nominated at the Jury Award for Best Comedian for the film ‘Vellitherai’ (2008).
Favourite
Bicycle Collection
He owns a Royal Enfield Bullet.
Bhaskar gets on his bike
Facts/Trivia
- MS Bhaskar has been interested in acting since childhood. He started his career with dubbing. In an interview, she informed that she got interested in dubbing by visiting a dubbing studio with her sister Hemamalini, who is a dubbing artiste.
- In 1986, he once did dubbing for a minor role. After a while, he started doing radio and TV dramas on Chennai Doordarshan and All India Radio.
- While dubbing for a show, one of her friends told her to try acting for a role. He tried acting, and the director liked it. After this, he started his acting career.
- He had worked in a toothpaste company and as an LIC agent during his struggling days.
- In 2021, he appeared in the web series ‘Malaysia to Amnesia.’ The series is released on the OTT platform (ZEE5). In an interview, he talked about his role and said,
It is a carefree unit with lots of fun, respect and warmth all around. Vani Bhojan called me appa, the kids on the sets called me thatha, and I had equally warm experiences with Vaibhav and Karunakaran too. People across age groups can enjoy every aspect of this movie. I always wanted to play such a role in my career. Actually, I get a lot of opportunities like that now, but the shutdown has put everything on hold.”
Bhaskar in the series ‘Malaysia to Amnesia’
- Bhaskar has played comic as well as negative roles in many films and shows. In an interview, she spoke about her choice of role and said,
It is a carefree unit with lots of fun, respect and warmth all around. Vani Bhojan called me appa, the kids on the sets called me thatha, and I had equally warm experiences with Vaibhav and Karunakaran too. People across age groups can enjoy every aspect of this movie. I always wanted to play such a role in my career. Actually, I get a lot of opportunities like that now, but the shutdown has put everything on hold.”
- Bhaskar learned many languages and spoke various slang. According to him, he used to learn the language where he lived. Speaking about this, in an interview, he said,
You will never see me in the same body language in two films. Can you name any? I rejected the film when the director told me this role would work well as one of my characters from my previous film. Likewise with dialects, there are many. Many people do not know which one is the Tirunelveli dialect and which is the other. Just because it ends in ‘ley’, it is not necessarily Tirunelveli slang. In other films, I would speak Sangam Tamil throughout my screen time. This is an improvisation that I bring on location.”
- According to Bhaskar, he tried to learn the nuances of acting by observing human activities in daily life. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
One of the best places to understand such lessons is the wine shop. I have seen people cry without tears, laugh without reason…As an actor, it is important to relate to people, and understand how they behave.”
- He has played roles that have less screen time, but are effective. In an interview, he talked about why he chose roles with less screen time. He said,
I don’t see the duration of my role on screen. What’s the point of doing a character that appears throughout the movie but doesn’t really make an impact? I came only for 15 minutes in Vindhai, but the role got me a lot of credit. So, I did a role that told me not to lose the director or the film. There have been times when I have turned down characters that have more screen time but don’t have room for me as an actor.”
- Bhaskar’s son is also a famous Tamil actor, who rose to fame with the films 96 (2018) and Paava Kadhaigal (2020).
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
