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Goundamani

Goundamani was born in Kannampalayam,a village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He gained entry into the Tamil film industry, the Kollywood, at the age of 26 due to his strong theatrical background. His actual name was Mani but since he was famous for his On - screen Counter dialogues which earned him the name Counter-Mani which gradually become "Goundamani" . The other philosophy is that he famously portrayed the role of Oor-Gounder in one of his stage plays he came to be known as Goundamani.