▁dram as ▁and ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁stuck ▁with ▁him ▁forever . ▁He ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁give ▁counter ▁dialog ues ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁script ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁during ▁shooting ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁his ▁screen ▁name , ▁ ▁contrary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief ▁( as ▁counter ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁was ▁popular ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ). ▁So ▁far , ▁he ▁has ▁acted ▁in ▁over ▁ 3 1 0 ▁films . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁G ound am ani ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁Sub ram ani yan ▁in ▁Val lak und ap ur am , ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁U d um ala ip etta i ▁in ▁Co imb atore , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India . ▁His ▁father ▁is ▁Kar upp ai ya ▁and ▁mother ▁Ann amm al . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Sh anth i ▁and ▁has ▁ 2 ▁Children . ▁ ▁On ▁having ▁interest ▁in ▁acting , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Chen na i ▁and ▁initially ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁theatre ▁dram as ▁and ▁then ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁T amil ▁film ▁industry ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁strong ▁the atr ical ▁background . ▁G ound am ani ▁has ▁played ▁lead ▁roles ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁films ▁during ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁supporting ▁actor ▁playing ▁comedy ▁roles . ▁While ▁performing ▁roles ▁of ▁a ▁solo ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁films , ▁he ▁often ▁co - star red ▁with ▁S enth il ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁comedy ▁du o . ▁The ▁pair ▁was