Pasi Narayanan

Narayanan, better known as Pasi Narayanan, was an Indian stage and film actor known for performing comedic roles alongside actor Goundamani. Narayanan acted in over 500 Tamil-language films and is known for the catchphrase, "Phone wire pinchi oru vaaram aachu..." (transl. It has been one week since the phone wire tore...) from Surieyan.^[1]

Narayanan was born in Sivakasi district of Tamil Nadu and started acting at the age of 15.^[2][3]

He later acted in several dramas in 1955 through Manohar Company. After that he got a chance to act in the cinema industry. He came to the Tamil film industry in the 1960s. He became popular with the film Pasi. He then went on to become famous in the screen world under the pseudonym 'Pasi' Narayanan. In addition to acting, he had talent in storytelling and dancing. Pasi Narayanan was also involved in many films of the next generation of leading heroes like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, Pandiyarajan, Karthick, and Sarath Kumar.

In 1998, he developed heart disease and later died from heart failure. His second to last movie was Ninaithen Vandhai.^[2] He was survived by his wife Valli and 3 children.

• Pasi Narayanan at IMDb