Mayilsamy was an well known Indian actor and a comedian. He was born on 2nd October 1965 in Sathyamangalam, India, who was mostly works in the Tamil film and entertainment industry. He is known for playing comic roles in Tamil films. On 19 February 2023, the actor died of cardiac arrest at the age of 57 years. In the year 1984, Mayilsami made his acting debut with the Tamil language film “Dhavani Kanavugal” in which he made a short appearance as one of the crowd. He has appeared in almost 200 films in a career span of 39 years. Some of his most notable Tamil films include “Gnanapazham” (1996), “Dhill” (2001), “Vaseegara” (2003), “Kanchana” (2011), “Sathiram Perunthu Nilaiyam” (2013) and “Idiot” (2022).

In the year 1996, Mayilsami made his television debut with the TV show “Marmadesam” on Sun TV in which he played the role of Santhanakrishnan. In 2003, he appeared as host for the first time in the show “Comedy Time” for which he gained immense popularity from the audience. He later hosted various TV shows including “Timekku Comedy” (2005) on Jaya TV and “Lollupa” (2019) on Sun TV. In 2007, he appeared as a judge in the show “Asathapovathu Yaaru” on SUN TV.

Mayilsamy was belong to a Hindu family. There is not much information about his parents and siblings. He was married to Shantha. His son Arumainayagam Mayilsami (popularly known by his stage name Anbu) is an actor.