Sethupathi has frequently taken on powerful villainous roles in big-budget action films. : Played the menacing Bhavani opposite Thalapathy Vijay.
Simultaneously, he played an elderly, toothless don in Petta and a ruthless, much older antagonist in Master . In Master , he played Bhavani, a villain whose backstory was rooted in systemic abuse, making the audience complicit in his violence. He proved that he could dominate a film even when pitted against a larger commercial star like Vijay, simply through the power of his stillness. vijay sethupathi tamil movie list
for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Shilpa, a trans woman. Sethupathi has frequently taken on powerful villainous roles