Celebrating Kamal Haasan’s 65 years in the Film Industry on his 71st Birthday.
Born in 1954, Kamal Haasan this year celebrates 65 years in the film industry. What is remarkable, however, is not the time period he has been active in the industry, but the level of contribution and influence he has on the Indian film industry at large. Kamal Haasan began his career as a child artist […]
Sivakumar – the Gentleman of Tamil Cinema – turns 84
Palanisamy, better known as Sivakumar, was born on 27 October 1941. He made his acting debut in the 1965 film, Kaakkum Karangall and soon co-starred with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan in multiple films before becoming a lead actor. He won the state award for Best actor for Avan Aval Athu in 1979 and again for […]
Singer Mano turns 60 today
Nagoor Babu was given the name Mano by Isai Nyaani Illaiyaraja who introduced him in the film Poovizhi Vaasaliley. After being criticized for trying to imitate SPB, Mano was persuaded by Illaiyaraja to change his voice for the song Vedhaalam Vandharikkudhu from Soora Samhaaram – a style that he used again to sing the hit […]
Actor, Director, Writer and Politician, Ramarajan, turned 65 today.
Ramarajan began his film career with numerous uncredited roles before making his debut as a director in the 1985 film, Mannuketha Ponnu. His growing friendship with lyricist and music composer, Gangaiamaren led to his first signing as a lead actor in the film Nammu Ooru Nalla Ooru in 1986. Ramarajan’s biggest hit of his career […]
Jyothika – Creating a Legacy
Jyothika made her debut to Tamil films in a small cameo in SJ Suryya’s Ajithkumar-Simran starrer, Vaali. The film won Jyothika her first Filmfare award for Best Female Debut and she soon clinched the Filmfare award for Best Actress for her role in Kushi – also directed by SJ Surya. Jyothika won the Tamil Nadu […]
Anirudh turns 35, scoring Film Music for 14 years
Anirudh Ravichander is the son of actor Ravi Raghvendra and Bharatha Natyam dancer Mahalakshmi. His maternal grandfather was a music composer and his great grandfather was a well-known film maker in the 1930s, best known for the film Thyagabhoomi which was based on a book by Kalki Krishnamurthy, the author of Ponniyin Selvan. Anirudh’s great […]
Dushara Vijayan: A slow but steady climb to success
Dushara Vijayan is the daughter of a Dindigul DMK Treasurer, K Vijayan. She was born on 14 October 1997. She initially commenced an engineering degree, but soon changed direction to fashion designing. She made her film debut in the 2019 film Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari directed by newcomer, Chandru K, an aviator. The film was […]
Pooje Hegde turns 35 today
Pooja Hegde’s mother tongue is Tulu and was born in Mumbai. Her parents hailed from Udupi in Karnataka. Pooja Hegde gained recognition and fame after her participation in the Miss Universe India Beauty Pageant. Two years after her participation, she landed the female lead in Mysskin’s 2012 action thriller, Mugamoodi. After making her mark in […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Episode 12
In 1943, India – still under British rule – was actively participating in the Second World War. The War, apart from its other devastating effects, had a hugely negative impact on the film industry. Not only was it more expensive and more difficult to produce films, the public were hesitant to support the arts during […]
Actress Sneha turns 44 today
Sneha’s mother tongue is Telugu and her real name is Suhasini. She was born in Andhra Pradesh on 12 October 1981. She was to have made her debut to Tamil films in Sushi Ganesan’s Virumbugiren, but the many delays suffered by that film saw her first released film being J. Suresh’s Ennavalle, which saw her […]