Versatile actor Rajesh (75) passes away
Actor Rajesh, the charismatic and versatile actor of more than 150 films, has passed away at the age of 75. He is survived by his daughter Divya and son Deepak. Rajesh was born on 20 December 1949 and began his working life as a school teacher. He made his debut to films through K. Balachander’s […]
Remembering “Aachi” Manorama on her 88th Birth Anniversary
If ever one needed a female role model that was strong, decisive, successful and one capable of overcoming seemingly impossible odds, the first choice would probably be Jayalalitha. Second place would go to Manorama – an actress who constantly reinvented herself to eventually complete 1000 film and 5000 stage plays. Manorama’s real name was Gopishantha. […]
Veteran Comedian, Goundamani, turns 86 today
Subramaniyan Karrupaiya is better known by his screen name, Goundamani. His reputation for quick-witted repartees earned him the name “Counter” Mani, which eventually became Goundamani. Born on 25 May 1939, he turns 86 today. Goundamani’s first screen appearance was in an uncredited role in Krishnan-Panju’s Nagesh 1964 starrer Server Sundaram. He also had uncredited roles […]
Sri Divya turns 32 today.
Actress Sri Divya was born on 01 April 1993 to Telugu-speaking parents in present day Telangana. Although her first Tamil signing was Nagarpuram, delays to that film meant that her first released Tamil film was Ponram’s Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam opposite Sivakarthikeyan. A year later she starred opposite Vishnu Vishal in Suseenthiran’s Jeeva and opposite Vikram […]
Karthi turns 48 today
Karthi is the son of veteran actor Sivakumar and the younger brother of actor Suriya. After graduating as an engineer in Chennai, Karthi found employment locally but was not satisfied, and then accepted a scholarship for higher studies at Binghamton University in New York. On returning to India, Karthi began his film career as an […]
Exploring the Enigma Called Illaiyaraja – Episode 8
With all the access to information about music composers and the music industry in general audiences currently have, it is easy to forget the contributions and achievements of yesteryear music composers. Illaiyaraja falls into this category. In his four years as a music composer, he introduced three new lyricist in Vairamuthu, M.G. Vallaban and his […]
Abbas turns 50 today.
Mirza Abbas Ali – known to Tamil audiences simply as Abbas – was born on 21 May 1979 to a Tamil-speaking Muslim family in Kolkata. After numerous modelling assignments, he audtioned for the role in Kathir’s lavish venture, Kaadhal Dhesam where his co-stars were Vineeth and Tabu. The film was a huge success. His second […]
Ma. Ka. Pa. Anand turns 44 today.
Popular TV anchor Ma. Ka. Pa Anand began his career as a RJ on Radio Mirchi. His popularity son saw him on Vijay TV, where he quickly became a firm favourite with audiences. In 2014, he made his debut to the big screen playing the lead role in the rural drama Vaanavarayan Vallavaraayan. He went […]
Today marks the 62nd Birth Anniversary of Actor Murali
Murali made his acting debut in a lead roleunder his father’s direction in a Kannada film, but he only found fame after his debut to the Tamil screen in the 1984 film, Poo Vilangu. This film was a success at the box-office, but he achieved greater fame and recognition in his second Tamil role – […]
Sid Sriram turns 35 today.
Sid Sriram was born in Chennai on 19 May 1990 and moved with his family when he was one to Fremont, California in the United States. He began learning Carnatic music at the age of 3, with his first teacher being his mother, Latha Sriram. He graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree […]