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Madurai Muthu

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Madurai Muthu is an Indian stand-up comedian. He rose to prominence and limelight after taking part in Sun TV's reality stand-up comedy television program Asatha Povadhu Yaaru, where he received a career breakthrough for his stand-up comedy. Despite having got a massive fan-following through Sun TV, he apparently joined it's rival channel Star Vijay, in which he is portrayed as the face of the channel as he predominantly appears in reality television programmes aired in Star Vijay.[1] He is well known for appearing on the comedy-cooking show Cooku With Comali. He is also very well known for his property jokes, as he often uses props and tools to crack jokes in order to relate with the audience, which has become a go-to most sought after trademark style of him.[2][3]

Biography

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Muthu's wife Vaiyyammal died in a fatal car accident in 2016.[4] According to media sources and reports, she was traveling to Pilliyarpatti temple near Thiruppathur in Sivaganga district in her car, but her car ended up in an accident after colliding on a tree and she died on the spot.[5][6]

Career

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He established himself with his hilarious stand-up comedy performances by taking part in Sun TV's reality television show Asatha Povadhu Yaaru. It was at Asatha Povadhu Yaaru, he made a formidable collaboration with fellow standup comedian Kovai Guna and both of them gained a huge fan-following for their chemistry during their comical performances.[7][8][9] Madurai Muthu over the years built a reputation for his innovative creative thinking and thought process for elevating the curiosity among the audience through his out-of-the box thinking approach in delivering stand-up comedy by incorporating property jokes. He also made the habit to spontaneously bring up props to crack jokes while also propelling the audience to empower different thinking patterns. He also began compiling books and apparently recorded the jokes in order for him to conveniently incorporate them in impromptu stage speeches.[10]

He was one of the main contestants of the season 2 of the Cooku With Comali which was broadcast in Star Vijay. He entered the season 3 of the Cooku with Comali as one of the frequent guest comalis of the season. He was invited as a special guest for the season 5 of the Cooku with Comali. He also served as a judge in the Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani. He also served as a judge in season 3 and season 4 of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions. He also served as a judge in season 9, season 10 of the Tamil-language reality stand-up comedy television program Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?.[11] He was rumoured to have been approached as one of the possible contestants for the season 6 of the Bigg Boss Tamil.[12]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ WebDesk. "சன் டிவி-க்கு பைபை, விஜய் டிவி-க்கு ஹாய்! ஆதவன், மதுரை முத்து..." tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. ^ Rajkumar (2024-05-17). "எம்.ஜி.ஆர் கொண்டு வந்த திட்டததால அப்பாவுக்கு அவர புடிக்கவே புடிக்காது - மதுரை முத்து". Tamil Behind Talkies (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  3. ^ "மக்களை சிரிக்க வைப்பவர்கள் அழ வேண்டுமென்பதுதான் நியதியோ?". Vikatan (in Tamil). 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  4. ^ "Madurai Muthu's wife passes away". The Times of India. 2016-02-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ^ "Madurai Muthu marries again". The Times of India. 2016-12-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ^ "Comedian's Wife Killed in Accident". The New Indian Express. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ^ "மதுரை முத்து: "கோவை குணாவை பற்றி தவறாக பேசுவது வருத்தமளிக்கிறது"". BBC News தமிழ் (in Tamil). 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  8. ^ "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions judge Madurai Muthu pays tribute to Kovai Guna; says, 'my friend Kovai Guna is successful in presenting his own style of comedy acting'". The Times of India. 2023-03-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ^ Jayabalan, Suriyakumar. "Kovai Guna: நகைச்சுவை நடிகர் கோவை குணா காலமானார்!". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ ""தேவதர்ஷினிக்கும் எனக்கும் ஷோ நல்லாதான் செட் ஆகியிருந்துச்சு... ஆனா, பிரிஞ்சுட்டோமே!" - 'மதுரை' முத்து". Vikatan (in Tamil). 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  11. ^ "Comedy show Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 to premiere on February 9". The Times of India. 2020-02-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  12. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6: Comedians Madurai Muthu and GP Muthu approached for the Kamal Haasan hosted show?". The Times of India. 2022-09-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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