Ramakrishnan better known by his screen name Vaiyapuri is a popular Tamil film actor who is known for mostly playing comedic roles. Noted for appearing in Kamal Haasan, the actor made his debut on the silver screen with Udan Pirappu (1993). His other popular films include Avvai Shanmugi (1996), Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Ennaku 20 Unakku 18 (2003), Vasool Raja MBBS (2004), Pokkiri (2007), Vel (2007), Osthe (2011) and Aarambame Attagasam (2017).