Pasupathy Masilamani was born on 18 May 1969[1] at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India in a Kallar family.In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997.

[2] Pasupathy plays an LTTE commander in Mani Ratnam directorial Kannathil Muthamittal (2002).

Pasupathy has indeed made an impression in Malayalam with his earlier roles in films like Big B (2007) and Vairam: Fight For Justice (2009).

[6] He further played lead roles in Raman Thediya Seethai (2008), in which he appeared as a blind radio jockey, and Kuselan in which he was seen as a village barber.

In Aravaan (2012), a period-based action drama, he played Kombhoodhi, the warrior head of a village in the 18th century, for which he had trained at the gym for six months.

He acted in an independent English film called The Last Vision (2012), made by youngsters from Kerala for festivals.

[10] In the sports action film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), Pasupathy takes on the role of Rangan, a boxing instructor who runs a clan.

[13] Pasupathy plays Veeran in the Telegu epic science fiction Kalki 2898 AD (2024).