Java Sundaresan, also known by his former stage nameChaams,^[2] is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in predominantlyTamil language films.

He has mainly appeared in supporting roles,^[3] notably inCrazy Mohan dramas and playing one of the several leads inPalaivana Solai (2009) andOnbadhule Guru (2013).

Since there was another actor by his birth name ofSwaminathan, he briefly considered Chama as a stage name, which was what he was called byCrazy Mohan. He renamed himself as Chaams for the serialChinna Papa Periya Papa.^[4] He initially acted with comedians likeVadivelu and supported their comedy roles and later bagged larger roles.

His breakthrough role came in the filmArai En 305-il Kadavul as Java Sundaresan, an aspiring software engineer who bags a job due to his knowledge ofJava. He constantly climbs the social ladder due to his high paying job.^[2] In the year 2009, a film namedPalaivana Solai was released which was a remake version of thesame film released in 1981 where a love story of five friends woven around one simple girl received critics appreciation. Chaams played the lead role as one of the five friends.

Chaams garnered acclaim for his role inPayanam (2011) as a fan of "Shining Star" Chandrakanth (inspired by "Super Star"Rajinikanth).Rediff stated that a "special mention must be made of Chaams" as he provided "excellent comic relief".^[5]The Hindu stated that "Chaams as the doting fan whose blinkers fall off" is "a riot".^[6] Similarly in the year 2013, another filmOnbadhule Guru was released, where he played the role of a disgruntled married man who wanted to go back to his bachelor days along with his other friends. The film needed all leading actors to do comedy as per the script. He played one of the leads in the filmThittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam (2019).^[7]

In 2021, Chaams played the lead role in the filmOperation JuJuPi as a serious man.^[8] In 2025, he changed his stage name from Chaams to Java Sundaresan as many meme creators were using the latter name.^[2]

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