N. Gothandaraman (or Kothandaraman; 1958 or 1959 – 18 December 2024), more popularly known by his stage name Pei Krishnan, was an Indian actor, comedian and stuntman who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films in comedy track sequences.
[4] He received his major breakthrough in Sundar C's directorial Kalakalappu (2012), where he had more scope for his acting and he shared screen space with fellow comedian Santhanam.
This went onto become a viral meme template that began to trend in social media platforms after the popularity of the film surged post the theatrical release.
He rejected film roles following an accident where a mini lorry apparently ran over his leg, as he endured discomfort to locomote and thus it made him unable to walk for months, which was later confirmed by his fellow associate stuntman Thalapathy Dinesh to sources.
[1][9] Although his stage name Pei Krishnan was preferred by many in the film fraternity, upon the announcement of his death, most of the press media sources referred to him as Gothandaraman.