Goundamani is a Tamil actor and comedian. His real name is Mani but he is known portrayed in the role of an Oor-Gounder of one of his plays, and from then on he became known as Goundamani. He made his debut in film in his age of 26, and until then he had the stage shows.His most famous piece of comedy is "Vazhaipazham" (Banana) joke with Senthil in Karagattakaran film. His famous dialogue Arasiyalla ithellam satharnamappa (meaning this is common in politics), from the film Suriyan later became one of his trademarks. He has also served as the main character in the film Raja Enga Raja and Pirandhaen Valarndhaen. He has served as the hero of 10 films.