Indian films are known for their unique blend and delivery of comic scenes and dialogues. There are many actors in India who have made a career by specializing on comedy acting and whom the audience loves the best for their comedy sequence. Let us look at some of them.
1) Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, popularly known as simply Innocent is a veteran Malayalam comedy actor whose works have straddled multiple generations. Making his debut in 1972, it was in the early 80s when his career graph rose. Innocent was part of many films during the Malayalam Film industry’s rise and Golden Age and his popularity has never diminished ever since. His comedy skills include the most unique vocal delivery styling and unmatched facial expressions. Innocent also had a taste of Politics when he successfully contests and won as an MP candidate in Kerala in 2014 general elections.
2) Sreenivasan
Some of the Sreenivasa’s best comedy roles in Malayalam films, like his roles in Sandhesham, Pattana Prevesham, Chandralecka, are so iconic that it will remain forever in the memory of all those who see it. Sreenivasan’s brilliance lies not just in simply making people laugh but also think at the same time. He has given depth to many of his comedic roles and that is the reason why they remain unforgettable. Sreenivasan is also an acclaimed scriptwriter and a successful film director.
3) Boman Irani
Boman’s comedy acting career took with the success of Munna Bhai MBBS. He later had prominent rolesin famous comedy hits such as a Housefull 2, Happy New Year, PK, and Total Dhamaal.
4) Santhanam
A newer actor compared to other people in this list, Santhanam is seen as the successor of the Tamil comedy throne to actor Vadivelu. Santhanam career got kick-started in mid-2010s esp with his role in super hit Tamil comedy film, Oru Kal Oru Kanada (Ok Ok). He has come to become a go-to person for the casting of comedy roles and unlike his predecessors, his role is firmly entrenched in the main plot and not as a separate subplot of a film.
5) Riteish Deshmukh
A Bollywood and Marathi actor, Ritesh Deshmukh became famous with his role in Mast which was released in 2004. Masti ends up spawning a trilogy series in all of which Ritesh played the same character. Masti 4 has been announced with the male lead retained and that includes Ritesh. Other than the masti series Rithesh has been featured in 3 latter films of the popular Houseful series.
6) Arshad Warsi
Perhaps the most successful and acclaimed among the comedy actors in Bollywood in recent times, Arshad Warsi is known for his varied filmography and acting styles. Behind his cheerful characterization of comedic roles lies a sad childhood story. Arshad was orphaned at the age of 14 and even had to drop out of school. He struggled to make a living and sold cosmetics door to door. His entry to the film industry was via his keenness and ability to dance. His rise to fame was via his role in Munna Bhai MBBS which was a smashing success and his career basically took off from there.
7) Suraj Venjaramoodu
Suraj is a popular comedy actor in Malayalam film industry. But he has come to be also known for his acting chops in non-comedic roles. Suraj Venjaramoodu even won the National Award for Best Actor category for a role that was not comedic. Suraj started his career as a stand-up comedy artist and made his debut in films only in 2002. Subsequently, he has donned a wide range of roles though most of them were side roles. One of his most important roles as the ones he played in Action Hero Biju and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Suraj’s career graph has seen a sharp upward turn since 2010s as more and more people recognized his talent beyond comedy sketches.
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