Draft:Goundamani and Senthil#Legacy

Starting in the 1980s, Goundamani and Senthil emerged as a notable comedic duo and were compared with Laurel and Hardy. Their jokes involved a senior-junior chemistry with Goundamani taking on the former roles and Senthil taking the latter role. Much of their comedy was "loud" and ended with Senthil being insulted for his dimwitted characters and sometimes even kicked by Goundamani's character. Many films ran at the box office simply due to this duo's comedic tracks, making them a staple of 1980s and 1990s Tamil films.{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Ashutosh |date=2020-03-24 |title=Top 10 Tamil Films Where Senthil Got The Better Of Goundamani |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/top-10-tamil-films-where-senthil-got-the-better-of-goundamani |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Film Companion |language=en}}

• In Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984), a woman with a basket comes to the All-in-All Azhagu Raja (Goundamani) roadside shop asking for a petromax light. After hearing this, Senthil runs off. Goundamani in response asks' "Petromax lightey venumaa?" (Do you want only the petromax light?) and reprimands the woman saying that he cannot sell the light to people with baskets.{{Cite news |date=3 July 2019 |title=Tamannaah's next with Athe Kangal-fame Rohin Venkatesan titled Petromax; Title look revealed |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jul/03/tamannaahs-next-with-athe-kangal-fame-rohin-venkatesan-titled-petromax-12716.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806065054/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jul/03/tamannaahs-next-with-athe-kangal-fame-rohin-venkatesan-titled-petromax-12716.html |archive-date=6 August 2019 |access-date=2 April 2025 |work=Cinema Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT4V2yIoLP4|title=Goundamani Senthil Petromax Light Comedy : Vaidehi Kathirunthal|date=December 1, 2015|via=YouTube}}
• In Karakattakkaran (1989), Senthil goes to buy two bananas for one rupee.{{Cite web |date=22 April 2020 |title=வாழைப்பழம் சாப்பிடச் சொன்னா ஏன் சிரிக்கிறீங்க? - மருத்துவர் சொல்லும் முக்கியத் தகவல் #MyVikatan |trans-title=Why do you laugh when I tell you to eat a banana? - Important information from the doctor #MyVikatan |url=https://www.vikatan.com/literature/arts/why-banana-is-important |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250226025356/https://www.vikatan.com/literature/arts/why-banana-is-important |archive-date=26 February 2025 |access-date=26 February 2025 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}} When he returns to Goundamani with one of the two bananas after eating the other one, Goundamani asks him where the other banana is, and Senthil replies to him by saying that the other banana is this one.{{Cite web |date=23 March 2022 |title=Senthil – The Comedy Legend! |url=https://www.suryanfm.in/actor-senthil-birthday-special-article/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226130107/https://www.suryanfm.in/actor-senthil-birthday-special-article/ |archive-date=26 February 2025 |access-date=26 February 2025 |website=Suryan FM |language=ta}} This scene is dubbed as the vazhapazham ({{Translation|banana}}) scene.{{Cite news |date=2018-04-01 |title=The Word View: That Vazhappazham scene |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-word-view-that-vazhappazham-scene/articleshow/63557361.cms |work=The Times of India}}
• In Gentleman (1993), Senthil argues with Goundamani and argues that passing Goundamani shouldn't look down at him because he passed 7th standard and Goundamani failed to get an SSLC. Senthil argues that passing is better than failing although Goundamani is indeed smarter than him. Senthil says the iconic "Less tension more work more work less tension!" dialogue during this scene.{{Cite web |date=23 January 2019 |title=Goundamani will always be my favourite comedian: Senthil |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/jan/23/goundamani-will-always-be-my-favourite-comedian-senthil-9751.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801063306/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/jan/23/goundamani-will-always-be-my-favourite-comedian-senthil-9751.html |archive-date=1 August 2022 |access-date=2 April 2025 |website=Cinema Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb80jOv_Q8Y|title=Less tension more work more work less tension! 🤣🤣 #GentlemanTamilMovie #ytshorts #apinternational|date=May 16, 2023|via=YouTube}}

• Note: this is a partial list. Only films that feature both Goundamani and Senthil comedy tracks are listed. Any film that features both of them in separate scenes are omitted.

In 2019, a sequel to Karakattakkaran (1989) entered pre-production. However, notably Goundamani was not cast despite Senthil being cast. The film, however, did not reach fruition due to Gangai Amaran's other commitments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2019/06/03/goundamani-senthil-likely-to-reunite-after-16-years|title=Goundamani, Senthil likely to reunite after 16 years|date=2 June 2019|work=DT Next|access-date=28 April 2025}}

A similar comedic duo arose in Telugu cinema in the 1990s comprising of Kota Srinivasa Rao and Babu Mohan starting from the film Mamagaru (1991), which was a remake of Naan Pudicha Mappillai (1991).{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/movies/goundamani-senthil-ta-do-you-know-tamil-comedy-super-stars-goundamani-and-senthil-like-tamil-kota-srinivas-rao-and-babu-mohan-now-they-what-doing-ta-2340306.html|title=Goundamani - Senthil: తమిళ సినిమా కోట, బాబు మోహన్‌‌‌లు ప్రస్తుతం ఏం చేస్తున్నారో తెలుసా.. ?|website=telugu.news18.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/comedian-babu-mohan-ventures-into-ott-with-amazon-prime-series-1503225874.html|title=Comedian Babu Mohan ventures into OTT with Amazon prime series|first=Statesman|last=Web|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2025|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921004134/https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/comedian-babu-mohan-ventures-into-ott-with-amazon-prime-series-1503225874.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://wirally.com/hilarious-combos-their-comedy-tracks-in-movie/|title=15 Hilarious Combos & Their Comedy Tracks In Movies That Made Us Laugh Like Hell - Wirally|date=January 2, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2025|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201422/https://wirally.com/hilarious-combos-their-comedy-tracks-in-movie/|url-status=live}} Kota Srinivasa Rao and Babu Mohan also dubbed for Goundamani and Senthil, respectively, in the Telugu dubbed versions of their films.{{Cite web|url=https://wirally.com/find-out-the-telugu-voices-behind-these-tamil-actors/|title=Here Find Out The Telugu Voices Behind These Tamil Actors - Wirally|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2025|archive-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803223235/https://wirally.com/find-out-the-telugu-voices-behind-these-tamil-actors/|url-status=live}}

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