Thirumurugan (actor)

Thirumurugan was born in a small village in Thanjavur to Sadasivam, a retired teacher, and Ramalakshmi, a housewife. In the early 2000s, Thirumurugan moved to Chennai to pursue his dreams of becoming a film director and was initially financially supported by his father and sister, S.Padmarangam. He then befriended director Sargunam, who introduced him to the director A. L. Vijay, with whom Thirumurugan worked as an assistant in more than 50 commercials and some of his films. When Sargunam got a chance to direct Kalavani (2010), Thirumurugan became his co-director, before then being asked to appear as the antagonist in the film.^[1][2]

After more supporting roles in projects including Aravaan (2012) and Eetti (2015), Thirumurugan was cast in the lead role in Onan (2017) by director Sennan Palassery.^[3]

Thirumurugan has been a long time accquaintance and supporter for Seeman and Naam Tamilar Katchi for its Tamil nationalism and environmentalism ideologies.

On August 27 2024, Thirumurugan was publicly inducted into the party and has been a strong campaigner for them.^[4]

On February 21, 2026, Seeman announced Thirumurugan as the official Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate for the Orathanad Assembly constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. ^[5][6] Thirumurugan actively campaigned across the Orathanad Assembly constituency, participating in the Orathanad Road Rally alongside Seeman and engaging in door-to-door canvassing to increase voter support and engagement. ^[7][8]