Vikram – Unmatched dedication to his craft
Kennedy John Victor is the real name of actor Vikram who turns 59 today. He was born to a Christian father, John Victor, and Hindu mother, Rajeshwari. Rajeshwari is the sister of yesteryear actor and director, Thyagarajan, the father of actor Prashanth. Vikram’s father was an actor who only succeeded in getting minor roles in […]
Remembering the Legendary M.R. Radha
“Madras” Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan is better remembered as M.R. Radha – an acting genius who was decades ahead of his time, and an under-appreciated and under-celebrated actor in the Tamil film industry. He ran away from home when he was a little boy and later joined a drama troupe when he was 10 years old. He […]
Reemembering Senthamarai on his 90th birth anniversary
Senthamarai was born on 13 April 1935 to a family unconnected to the film industry. He began his acting career on stage, sharing the stage with the likes of Sivaji Ganesan, M.G. Ramachandran and S.S. Rajendran. Senthamarai made his film debut in the 1957 film, Maya Bazaar. In 1960 he shared the screen for the […]
Tamil cinema’s most successful commercial director – S.P. Muthuraman
Director S.P. Muthuraman is probably Tamil cinema’s most successful commercial film director. In a career spanning 35 years, Muthuraman directed 72 films, collaborating with Sivaji Ganesan, R Muthuraman (father of actor Karthik and grandfather of Gautham Karthik) and Jaishankar before going on to direct the next generation of actors, including Kamalhaasan, Rajinikanth, Sivakumar, Karthik, Vijayakanth, […]
Remembering actress Sujatha
Today marks the 14th death anniversary of actress Sujatha who passed away on 06 April 2011 at the age of 58. The actress had retired from acting five years before her passing as she was suffering from renal failure which placed severe strain on her heart. Two months before her passing, she had a pacemaker […]
Jai Birthday Special
Jai, born on 06 April 1984, is the nephew of music composer, Deva and the cousin of Shrikanth Deva. Roman early age, he has shown an interest in music composition and has been an ardent fan of Yuvanshankar Raja. Jai was only 18 when he made his film debut in the film Bhagavathi where he […]
Prashanth Birthday Special
Prashanth is the son of yesteryear actor, director and producer, Thyagarajan. Prashanth made his screen debut at the age of 17 when he played the lead role in the 1990 film Vaigasi Porandhaachu. The success of this film saw him play the lead in Balu Mahendra’s Vanna Vanna Pookkal, RK Selvamani’s Sembaruthi and Maniratnam’s action […]
Celebrating Simran’s 49th Birthday
Rishibala Naval is better known by her screen name, Simran. She was born on 04 April 1976. She made her debut in the Prabhu Deva-Abbas starrer, VIP (1997) although her first signing was in the Sivaji Ganesan-Vijay starrer, Once More. Both these roles won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her fame soared […]
Shaam turns 48 today
Shamshuddin Ibrahim is known to film fans as Shaam. He was born on 04 April 1977. After a brief stint as a model, he was cast in the lead role of 12B, the directorial debut of cinematographer Jeeva. However, due to numerous delays suffered with this film, his first released film was the Vijay-Jyothika film, […]
Jayapradha Birthday Special
Jayapradha is a Telugu actress whose filmography is dominated by Telugu and Hindi films. She was born in Andhra Pradesh on 03 April 1962 as Lalitha Rani Rao and changed her name to Jayapradha after joining the film industry. Her limited Tamil roles featured her in some of the finest films with great critical acclaim. […]