Actor Abdool Lee, who plays a role called Kannan in Motha Raathiri, draws inspiration for his name from two legendary names — Stan Lee and Spike Lee — which also inspired his choice of “Lee” in his name.
His journey into acting received a major boost through YouTube sketch videos, which gave him an opportunity to showcase his comic timing and performance skills.
He counts legendary comedians Goundamani and Baliah among his inspirations. He admires how they could make audiences laugh while also convincingly portraying negative shades within comedy characters.
A Velammal alumnus with a B.E., Abdool Lee has acted in around 35plus films so far.
Actor Soori after watching Modharathri mentioned , “You remind me of my mama,” a compliment that remains special to him.
His recent credits include GDN, Katta Kusthi 2, and the web series Heart Beat and Local times.
For Motha Raathiri, Abdool Lee expresses his heartfelt gratitude to the Mythri Movies producers and director Raja Karuppusamy for the opportunity and confidence placed in him.
He also extends special thanks to hero Rishi Kanth, whose support and encouragement made the experience particularly memorable because of their 13+ years friendship
With Motha Raathiri, Abdool Lee hopes to take his journey forward by exploring characters that blend comedy, characterisation and shades of negativity and much more
