Chaams

Swaminathan, also known by his current stage name Java Sundaresan or his former stage name Chaams, is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in predominantly Tamil language films.

He has mainly appeared in supporting roles, notably in Crazy Mohan dramas and playing one of the several leads in Palaivana Solai (2009) and Onbadhule Guru (2013).

Career Since there was another actor by his birth name of Swaminathan, he briefly considered Chama as a stage name, which was what he was called by Crazy Mohan. He acted as Kushma Devi, a lady with a moustache in the play Meesai Aanalum Manaivi. He renamed himself as Chaams for the serial Chinna Papa Periya Papa. He initially acted with comedians like Vadivelu and supported their comedy roles and later bagged larger roles.

His breakthrough role came in the film Arai En 305-il Kadavul as Java Sundaresan, an aspiring software engineer who bags a job due to his knowledge of Java. He constantly climbs the social ladder due to his high paying job. The Hindu stated that "Chaams as the doting fan whose blinkers fall off" is "a riot". Similarly in the year 2013, another film Onbadhule Guru was released, where he played the role of a disgruntled married man who wanted to go back to his bachelor days along with his other friends. The film needed all leading actors to do comedy as per the script. He played one of the leads in the film Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam (2019).

In 2021, Chaams played the lead role in the film Operation JuJuPi as a serious man. In 2025, he changed his stage name from Chaams to Java Sundaresan as many meme creators were using the latter name.

Television +List of performances and appearances on television Year Program Role(s) Channel Notes 20032004 Chinna Papa Periya Papa Chidambaram Sun TV 2006-2008AnjaliGopalSun TV

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