Alex was an Indian actor who worked in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as actor in the year 1993 with the movie Valli and went on to act in over a 100 Tamil films. Some of his popular movies include Mitta Miraasu, Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi, Aranmanai Kaavalan and Karungali. In 2001 he received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain and later was honored with Kalaimamani award.