Yogi Babu
Babu in 2018
Born	(1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (age 39) Arani,Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Manju Bhargavi ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	2
Honours	Kalaimamani (2020)[1]

Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985^[2]) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears inTamil films. He has wonAnanda Vikatan Cinema Award forAandavan Kattalai (2016),Kolamavu Kokila (2018),Pariyerum Perumal (2018),Love Today (2022) andMaaveeran (2023).^[3][4][5][6] He is also a recipient of fiveSIIMA Awards.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Yogi Babu was born on 22 July 1985 inArani, his father was ahavildar in theIndian Army, so Babu travelled extensively as a child, as a result of which he studied inJammu in the early 1990s.^[11]

Babu married Manju Bhargavi on 5 February 2020 in an intimate ceremony held at their ancestral temple inTiruttani and the couple have two children.^[12][13]

Babu worked as an assistant director in theLollu Sabha, and helped writing scenes for two years.^[14][15] He made his feature film debut in theAmeer-starringYogi (2009) as an aspiring actor and subsequently adapted the name of the film as a prefix for his stage name. He appeared as a goon inPaiyaa. He later appeared as a pimp inSundar C'sKalakalappu (2012). In 2013, he appeared in his first extended comedy role withPattathu Yaanai (2013)^[16] while he also featured in the Hindi film,Chennai Express alongsideShah Rukh Khan.^[17]

He then performed as a comedy rival toSivakarthikeyan inMaan Karate (2014) and as eerie comedian inYaamirukka Bayamey (2014). In 2015, he appeared in over a dozen films and won positive reviews for his work inKaaka Muttai (2015) andKirumi (2015).^[18] Yogi Babu had a breakthrough year in 2016, featuring in 20 films, and winning critical acclaim for his role alongsideVijay Sethupathi inAandavan Kattalai (2016).^[19] This was followed by his role inKolamavu Kokila (2018) where his one-sided lover portrayal oppositeNayanthara was critically acclaimed^[20] while the Kalyana Vayasu song^[21] and his antics in it went viral. He appears as supporting character in filmPariyerum Perumal (2018), the film released to positive reviews from critics, with critics praising the comedy and performance of Yogi Babu.^[22] He acted for the first time as lead role inDharmaprabhu (2019) which he play of role ofYamantaka.^[23] He played a key role inGurkha (2019). Babu is a security guard in this hostage drama written and directed bySam Anton.^[24]

Starting his career as a comic relief in many films, he has also played leading roles in small budget films and garnered critical acclaim.^[25] In the 2021, political satireMandela, he played the eponymous character whose single vote would decide the results of the panchayat elections and was very well received.^[26] He later played in leading roles asPei Mama (2021),Panni Kutty (2022),Bommai Nayagi (2023),Yaanai Mugathaan (2023),Lucky Man (2023),Thookudurai (2024),Boat (2024) andKuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam (2025).

• Note: All films are in Tamil, unless mentioned otherwise.

• Yogi Babu atIMDb

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