Comedy King of Kollywood, Goundamani celebrates his 74th birthday today! The actor, who started his career as a theater artist, made his silverscreen debut in 1977 through Bharathiraja's 16 Vayathinile and went on to become one of the best comedians in Kollywood! His comedy scenes in association with Senthil have been a huge hit among the audience.

In his career spanning about 36 years, Goundamani has acted with all the top actors of Tamil Cinema, such as Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Vijaykanth, Karthik, Arjun, Parthiban, Sarathkumar, Vijay, Ajith and STR. The veteran actor's remarkable films are Karagattakaran, Chinna Thambi, Suriyan, Gentleman, Murai Maman, Ullathai Allitha and Kadhalar Dhinam to name a few.

Goundamani is all set to make a comeback with debutante director Senthil Kumar's Vallinam, featuring Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Muktha Bhanu in the lead roles.

Galatta wishes the Comedy King a very Happy Birthday!