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Indian actor

George Maryan
Born

M. A. George Mariyaan

(1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 60)
Other names George
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002 – present

George Maryan (born 23 March 1963) is an Indian actor and comedian, who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career in theatre, before working in Tamil cinema and has often collaborated with film-makers A. L. Vijay, Sundar C and Priyadarshan.[1]

George Maryan began his career as an actor in theatre during 1989 and continued to perform in plays until 2002. Thereafter, he moved on to work in Tamil cinema, often portraying supporting and comedy roles.[1] George made a breakthrough as an actor in Tamil films after being cast as a bumbling police officer in Priyadarshan’s Kanchivaram (2008), where he was selected by the casting director A. L. Vijay, who was impressed by George’s work in theatre.[2]

Vijay then cast George in his own venture Poi Solla Porom (2008), before giving him progressively larger roles in Madrasapattinam (2010) as an English teacher and in Deiva Thirumagal (2011) as an intellectually disabled person. His role as a house servant in A. L. Vijay’s Saivam (2014), also won him critical acclaim, with a reviewer from The Times of India stating George was “well-cast”.[3] The review from Behindwoods.com noted George’s “expressions are topnotch”, while Saraswathi of Rediff praised his “impeccable comic timing”.[4][5] Likewise, the reviewer from the Deccan Chronicle also noted he “shines with his natural feat”, while Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu also praised his performance.[6][7] Furthermore, the reviewer from Indiaglitz.com also stated “George as the servant, and Malathi who plays his wife and the servant maid, in the house steal the show with their comic timing and also perform in the only emotional scenes without any mistake”.[8] George has also collaborated with Sundar C three times, in Aambala and as a part of the Kalakalappu franchise.[2] He then received critical acclaim for his role in Kaithi (2019) as a constable.[9]

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  1. ^ a b “M.A.George Mariyaan | Official Site of South Indian Artists Association, Nadigar Sangam, Tamil Nadigar Sangam”.
  2. ^ a b ““The Difference between Santhanam and Goundamani” – ‘Kalakalappu2’ George – Tamil News”. IndiaGlitz.com. 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ “Saivam Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Saivam by Times of India” – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. ^ “Saivam (aka) Saivam review”. www.behindwoods.com.
  5. ^ “Review: Saivam is worth a watch”. Rediff.
  6. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (28 June 2014). “Saivam: Something to crow about”. The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ^ subramanian, anupama (27 June 2014). “Movie review ‘Saivam’: Is an inspiring feel good family drama”. Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ “Saivam review. Saivam Tamil movie review, story, rating”. IndiaGlitz.com.
  9. ^ “George Maryan elated after ‘Kaithi’ reviews, bags role in Indian-2”. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020.
  10. ^ Moviebuff. “Kichi Kichi Tamil Movie Sneak Peek”.
  11. ^ “Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel”. The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ^ “Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 winners list: Ajith, Kamal Haasan, Dhanush won these honours”. International Business Times. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  13. ^ “Vikatan Awards 2019: Taapsee Pannu wins ‘Best Actor’ for Game Over, shares surreal moment with Dhanush and Vetrimaaran”. The Statesman. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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