Usilai Mani was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry apart from Malayalam and Telugu films. He has acted in over 1000 films and stage plays. His popular movies include Enga Ooru Kavalkaran and Ayul Kaithi. His dialogue Besh besh, rumba nalla irukku () for Narasu's Coffee was famous in the 1980s and 1990s.
Death In 1993, he was diagnosed with diabetes. His legs were removed, leading him to stop acting. On 14 May 1996 he died aged 62. He was survived by his wife and children.
Filmography 1960s +YearFilmRoleNotes1965Thiruvilaiyadal1966Petralthan PillaiyaSelvamMahakavi KalidasPoetSadhu MirandalValiba VirundhuPetralthan PillaiyaIyer1967KaavalkaaranPatient1968Kallum KaniyagumKanavanOli VilakkuKannan En KadhalanFake astrologerSoappu Seeppu KannadiJeevanaamsamNaalum TherindhavanAndru Kanda MugamRagasiya Police 1151969Kaaval Dheivam
1970s +YearFilmRoleNotes1970Maattukara VelanKalam VellumKanmalarPaadhukaappu1971Kumari KottamAathi ParasakthiSavaale SamaliRickshawkaranNeerum NeruppumDeivam Pesuma1972ThiruneelakandarNeedhiRaman Thediya SeethaiEnna Muthalali SowkiyamaAgathiyarJakkammaNamma Veetu Deivam1973DeivamsamSollathaan NinaikkirenManipayalNathayil MuthuPonnunjalMaru Piravi1974Engamma SapathamPillai SelvamAnbu ThangaiUrimaikuralPrayachithamDoctorammaAkka1975Maalai Sooda VaaPuthu VellamIdhayakkaniPinju Manasu1976Ore ThanthaiKanavan ManaiviMuthana MuthallavoUzhaikkum Karangal1977Chollu Kanna Chollu1978Kaatrinile Varum GeethamSattam En KaiyilAthirshtakaranIval Oru SeethaiPunniya Boomi1979Inikkum IlamaiNaan VazhavaippenKavari MaanPattakkathi BhairavanThisai Maariya Paravaigal
1980s +YearFilmRoleNotes1980BillaRajappa's street acquaintanceBhama RukmaniEllam Un KairasiAnbukku Naan Adimai1982Simla SpecialBridegroom's fatherThanikattu RajaParitchaikku NeramaachuAyiram Muthangal1983Uyirullavarai UshaSivappu SooriyanThangaikkor GeethamApoorva SagotharigalSamayapurathale Satchi1984Nalam Nalamariya AavalUravai Kaatha KiliAnbulla RajinikanthNiraparaadhiTharaasuNinaivugalVaidehi Kathirunthal Shopkeeper1985Oru Malarin PayanamUyarndha UllamUdaya GeethamKanni RasiAan PaavamRestaurant cook1986Muthal VasanthamMythili Ennai KaathaliAruvadai NaalThazhuvatha Kaigal1987Solvathellam UnmaiEnga Ooru PattukaranChinna Thambi Periya ThambiChellakutti Anand1988En Thangai KalyaniRaasave Unnai NambiEnga Ooru KavalkaranPaasa ParavaigalNethiyadi1989Samsara Sangeetham
1990s +YearFilmRoleNotes1990Paattali MaganPalaivana ParavaigalAatha Naan Pass AyittaenMichael Madana Kama RajanPudhu Padagan1991Ayul KaithiNamma Ooru MariammaMoondrezhuthil En MoochirukkumPondatti Pondattithan1999Poo VaasamPosthumous release
Other language +YearFilmRoleNotes1973ThiruvabharanamMalayalam 1975Ammayila SapathamTelugu 1976Seemantha PuthranMalayalam Kamadhenu1977Kannappanunni1978Kadathanaattu MaakkamKanalkattakalKalpavrikshamJayikkaanaay JanichavanThacholi Ambu1980KakshaTelugu Palattu KunjikkannanMalayalam PanchapandavarThirayum Theeravum1981SanchariAgnisaram1983Sagaram Santham1984Thathamme Poocha Poocha1985Surya ChandraTelugu 1987Inti DongaDonga Kapuram1988Khaidi No. 786Murali KrishnuduOrmmayilenumMalayalam
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