Y.G. Mahendran
Biography
Yecha Gunja Mahendran (born 9 January 1950), also known as Y. G. Mahendra or Y. G. Mahendraa, is an Indian actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright, and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu.
He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of modern Tamil drama and Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, founder and dean of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan group of schools, and nephew of veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Balaji.
Mahendran is also the cousin of actress Vyjayanthimala and the co-brother of Rajinikanth and Mohanlal.
In 1971, Mahendran was cast by veteran director K. Balachander in the latter's film Navagraham. The film was an average grosser. Mahendran was discovered to have a nasal accent which made him funny.
He acted in a variety of roles in a number of movies – particularly as a dim-witted fool of a cousin – generally eclipsing roles enjoyed by Cho Ramaswamy in the 1960s and 1970s.
Mahendran's career spans over four decades and involves more than 200 movies. He also acted in supporting roles with actors such as Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Kamal Haasan, and his brother-in-law, Rajinikanth.
He acted with Rajinikanth in films such as Pokkiri Raja, Paayum Puli, Shri Raghavendra, and Veera and with Kamal Haasan in movies such as Apoorva Raagangal, Neeya, Guru, etc.
