Sam Anderson (Tamil actor)

Sam Anderson, born Anderson Samuel[1] is a Tamil actor. He played the lead role in the Tamil film (Kollywood) Yaarukku Yararo and became popular on the internet for his "feeble dance moves and feebler acting skills".[1] His acting skills are frequently ridiculed in the social media, alongside fellow actor "Power Star" Srinivasan.

Sam Anderson
Born
Anderson Samuel

(1977-04-01) 1 April 1977
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor

Early life

He was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu and originally ran a courier delivery business,[1] with an employee base of five[2] in Salem. Anderson was inspired by the Tamil film Chocolate (2001), and decided to turn his life towards the cinema industry. Before he worked as a staff in Time IIT coaching institution in erode.

Career

Anderson played the lead role David, in the film Yaaruku Yaaro, produced by his uncle, and released in four theatres in Tamil Nadu.[2] For the sake of the film, Anderson Samuel changed his name to Sam Anderson,[1] and practised acting, story-writing and dancing in front of a mirror.[2]

Yaaruku Yaaro ran for 25 days in the 4 theatres released. The film was released in parts on YouTube, and "went viral" on the Internet.[1][2] Anderson states "What is the secret of my success? It could be because everything went wrong in my first attempt".[1]

After his debut, he appeared in many cameo roles in Tamil films.

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes
2007 Yaarukku Yararo David Tamil
2007 Chennai 600028 David Tamil
2012 Siripu Varalana Porupu Naanga Illa Gnana Prakash Tamil Short Film
2013 Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Kumar Tamil
2013 Sonna Puriyathu[3] Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
2013 Thalaivaa Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
2013 Biriyani[1][4] Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
2014 Goli Soda Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
2015 Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai Bommai Tamil
2015 10 Endrathukulla Das' henchman Tamil

References
  1. "Times Of India article". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. "Ananda Vikatan interview". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. "Behindwoods interview". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. "Indiaglitz news". Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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