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Tharshan Thiyagarajah (Bigg Boss Tamil) Biography: Age, Career, Family

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth17 September 1990

Age28 Years

BirthplaceJaffna, Sri Lanka

ProfessionActor

NationalitySri Lankan

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyMother - Shiyamala Thiyagarajah; Sister - Thushara Thiyagarajah

Tharshan Thiyagarajah (Bigg Boss Tamil) Biography

Tharshan Thiyagarajah is a Sri Lankan actor and model who entered Tamil cinema and television after winning Mister Sri Lanka in 2016. Known for his filmDeb

Early life and background

Tharshan Thiyagarajah was born on 17 September 1990 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Raised in that city, he completed his schooling locally before moving on to higher education in Colombo. He earned a B.Tech in Software Engineering from the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), Colombo.

Tharshan grew up in a Hindu family; his mother is Shiyamala Thiyagarajah and he has a sister named Thushara Thiyagarajah. He has described himself as non-vegetarian and lists swimming and travelling among his hobbies.

Career

After finishing his degree, Tharshan worked as a software professional at Virtusa for five years. He was offered a promotion that would have required relocation to Australia but chose to leave the company to pursue modelling instead.

He moved into modelling while still in Sri Lanka and won the Mister Sri Lanka International competition in 2016. That achievement led to commercial work, including appearances in a Valentine’s Day music video produced by Sun Music in 2017 and multiple television advertisements for brands such as Sri Kumaran, Pothys and Nandu Brand lungis.

In 2017 Tharshan relocated to India to pursue opportunities in Tamil films. He made his film debut in 2018 with Verenna Vendum, in which he portrayed a negative character. The following year he expanded his public profile by joining the cast of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3, the widely viewed reality television series.

Physical profile and public persona

Tharshan stands around 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and his listed weight is approximately 70 kg (154 lbs). He has black hair and black eyes. He maintains a fitness-focused lifestyle and is a regular gym-goer, attributes that supported his early ambitions in modelling and pageantry.

Public profile

Tharshan is known primarily as an actor and model with a background in software engineering. He has been identified publicly for winning Mister Sri Lanka in 2016 and for participating in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 in 2019. His move from a corporate software career into modelling and acting is a recurring theme in accounts of his professional journey.

Personal life

As of the most recent information in this profile, Tharshan is unmarried and has no children. Reports have linked him with South Indian actress Sanam Shetty. He identifies his favourite actor as Vijay and favourite actress as Sanchita Shetty, and he prefers the colours black and grey.

Latest updates

In 2019 Tharshan took part in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 to raise his profile in the Tamil entertainment industry. His earlier film debut in 2018 and continued appearances in commercials illustrate an ongoing effort to establish himself in South Indian cinema and media.

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Recent Work

Verenna Vendum

Feature film debut (played a negative role)

2018
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3

Contestant on the reality TV show

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Won Mister Sri Lanka International (2016)
  2. Film debut in Verenna Vendum (2018)
  3. Participant on Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 (2019)
  4. Worked as a model and appeared in multiple TV commercials
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