Krishnamoorthy moved from his home town
Tiruvannamalai to
Madras (now
Chennai) in 1983, hoping to become an actor in films. Despite being initially unsuccessful, he joined the crew of the film
Kuzhandhai Yesu (1984) as an office boy, and by the end of production, he was assigned the role of production manager. He subsequently went on to work on several films and adverts as a member of the crew. As a result, he was initially credited in films as Manager Krishnamoorthy. Krishnamoorthy made a breakthrough as a comedy actor through his role in
Thavasi (2001), where he notably appeared in a scene where his character asks
Vadivelu's character for directions to
Osama bin Laden's and
George W. Bush's residences in order to forge a peace treaty between both of them. He subsequently worked on several films in the 2000s as a comedian, often appearing in scenes alongside Vadivelu. ==Death==