Vela Ramamoorthy

Vela Ramamoorthy
Born	Perunali, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer

Vela Ramamoorthy is an Indian writer and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has acted in films including Paayum Puli (2015) and Sethupathi (2016).

Career

He is a PUC Graduate,Joined Indian Army and served for five years. Then he was posted in Post office. Since he is a writer, many people would come to meet him in his office. "I used to spend half of my salary in the tea shops." He remembers in an interview with ‘Pudhiya Thalamurai ‘ Tamil magazine. Vela Ramamoorthy has written acclaimed Tamil novels including Kuttra Parambarai and Kuruthi Aattam, and is considered one of the leading Tamil story writers of his time. He was also involved in the dispute regarding the rights of making a film out of Kuttra Parambarai and had supported Bala's project ahead of Bharathiraja's.

In the mid-2010s, he was cast as an actor and has since gone on to portray supporting roles in notable films including Komban (2015), Paayum Puli (2015) and Sethupathi (2016).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2013	Madha Yaanai Koottam	Veera Thevar
2015	Komban	Duraipandi
2015	Paayum Puli	Jayaseelan's father
2016	Rajini Murugan	Chellakaruppan
2016	Sethupathi	Vathiyar
2016	Appa	Dhayalan's Father in law
2016	Kidaari	Kombiah
2016	Aandavan Kattalai
2016	Yeidhavan		Filming