Kamal Haasan to Vijay, Tamil actors who played fishermen onscreen

Though gangster dramas and romcoms are often in trend, actors have also attempted playing the role of laymen. Suriya is said to be playing a fisherman in his next film with director Bala, and the film shoot kick-started a few days back. Suriya is not the first actor to do the role as many leading stars have opted to act as a fisherman from time to time. Here is a look at five Tamil actors who played the role of fishermen.

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Kamal Haasan played a dual role as a father and son in the 1981 Tamil film 'Kadal Meengal', which was directed by GN Rangarajan. The story of the film is about a fisherman and his separation from wife and son to become a popular businessman. But his son takes revenge on him for the separation and develops into a famous fisherman.

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Prabhu played the role of a fisherman in the 1995 romantic drama 'Kattumarakaran', which was directed by P Vasu. Even though the film is set on a fishing backdrop, it revolves around the love story between the lead stars Prabhu and Eva Grover. 'Kattumarakaran' was a huge hit at the box office, and the film later had a dubbed Telugu version.

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Ajith's dual drama is about the life of a fishing village and the problems faced by them. The crime thriller raised a voice against corruption, and Ajith played versatile roles as a father and son. The film was the biggest hit in Ajith's career and Ajith's role as a fisherman has been a favorite for many of his fans.

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Vijay opted to act as a fisherman in 'Sura', which marked his 50th film. Vijay played the role of a fisherman. But the film failed to perform big as the actor has done several movies of the same pattern.

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Dhanush played the role of a fisherman in 'Mariyaan', which was directed by Bharat Bala, while Parvathy Menon played his love interest. The story of the film is about a fisherman, who moves for a job abroad, and gets caught by terrorists. Dhanush developed himself as a pro swimmer to shoot some deep water shots for the film.

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