| Puviarasu Muthusamy | |
| Othername: | Puvi, Puviarasu |
| Occupation: | Actor, dancer, choreographer, athlete |
| Yearsactive: | 2012–present |
| Education: | M.E (structural) |
| Spouse: | MohanaPriya (m.2021-present) |
| Children: | 1 |
Puviarasu Muthusamy or Puvi[1] is a Tamil television actor, dancer and national level athlete.[2] [3] [4] He debuted in the seventh season of Maanada Mayilada in 2012 and starred in reality shows, films, short films and other television series. He is best known for playing the lead roles in serials EMI (2016), Lakshmi Vanthachu (2017), and Azhagiya Tamil Magal (2017), Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (2019), Oru Oorla Rendu Rajakumari. Currently, he is playing the lead role in the serial Vidhya No.1
He debuted in the Tamil television dance reality show Maanada Mayilada season 7 in Kalaignar TV along with Anusha and hosted by Sanjeev and Keerthi in 2012. They were 2nd runner up.[5]
In 2013 he participated in the Telugu dance show Style. In the finale, he broke his leg in his 2nd performance and left the finale. After this, he started to act in a television serial Keladi Kanmani (2015) in Sun TV. Puvi had a supporting role in Thamarai (2016) serial along with Neelima Rani. He appeared in other Tamil serials such as EMI (2016), Vaani Rani (2016) and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2016). He has acted in Aakki, along with Anu Hassan and Mahendran.
In 2017, he appeared in Lakshmi Vanthachu (2017) alongside Vani Bhojan. He participated in the reality risky dance show Dancing Khilladies along with Preetha Suresh. The pair won the contest.[6] The same year, he starred in his first leading role in Zee Tamil serial Azhagiya Tamil Magal serial along with Sheela Rajkumar He participated in Zee Dance League for Azhagiya Tamil Magal. He is participating in Dance Jodi Dance (season 2) along with Pavithra Datta. In between he left from Dance Jodi Dance (season 2) because of his leg fracture. Puvi replaced the role of Iniyan in Vidhya No.1[7] [8] He is voted has one of the most desirable men on Television 2018[7] by Times of India. He married Mohanapriya on 22 February 2021.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prakash | Sun TV | ||
| 2016 | Thamarai | Dr.Sakkarai | ||
| Raghav | ||||
| Vani Rani | Shakthi | |||
| Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Prasad | Vijay TV | ||
| 2017 | Lakshmi Vanthachu | Puvi | ||
| 2017–2019 | Azhagiya Tamil Magal | Jeeva Nantham / Jeeva | ||
| 2019–2021 | Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari | Iniyan | ||
| 2021 | Sathya Season 1 | Iniyan | Special Appearance | |
| Sembaruthi | ||||
| Yaaradi Nee Mohini | ||||
| Sathya Season 2 | ||||
| 2021-2022 | Oru Oorla Rendu Rajakumari | Iniyan | ||
| 2022 – 2024 | Vidhya No.1 | Sanjay | Zee Tamil | |
| 2023 | Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum | Sanjay | Special Appearance | |
| 2023– present | Idhayam | Vaasu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Contestant | Kalaingar TV | Reality Dance Show; 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 2013 | Style | Star Vijay | Reality Dance Show; Finalist | ||
| 2017 | Dancing Khilladies | Zee Tamil | Reality Dance Show; Winner | ||
| Zee Dance League | Reality Dance Show; Finalist; participated For Azhagiya Tamil Magal Team | ||||
| Nanbenda | Participant | ||||
| Dance Jodi Dance Season 2 | Contestant | Reality Dance Show; Celebrity Dancer | |||
| 2024 | Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai | Contestant | Star Vijay | Reality Couples Show (Season 5) |
| Year | Award | Category | Program | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal | Most Promising Actor- Male | Azhagiya Tamil Magal | |
| Best Actor | ||||
| 2019 | Best Pair (Along With Ashwani) | Ooru Oorula Ooru Rajakumari | ||
| Favourite Pair | ||||
| Best Actor | ||||
| Favourite Hero | ||||
| 2020 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Pair (Along With Ashwani) | Ooru Oorula Ooru Rajakumari | |
| Favourite Pair | ||||
| Best Actor | ||||
| Favourite Hero | ||||
| 2022 | Zee Tamil Kudambam Viruthugal | Most Popular Pair (Along With Tejashwini Gowda) | Vidya No1 | |
| Best Pair | ||||
| Favourite Pair | ||||
| Best Actor | ||||
| Favourite Hero | ||||
| 2023 | Zee Tamil Kudambam Viruthugal | Most Popular Pair (Along With Tejashwini Gowda) |