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 […]
Pulamaipithan – From MGR to Vijay in a 47-year career through thousands of songs, the lyricist who remains under-appreciated.
From MGR’s Kudiyiruntha Kohyil to Vijay’s Theri, Lyricist Pulamaipithan was able to capture to moods, trends and styles of the day through thousands of songs that captured people’s hearts. He was born in Irugur in Coimbatore on 06 October 1935 as Ramasamy. He moved to Chennai in 1964 with the intention of joining the film […]
Sibi Sathyaraj turns 43 today
Sibi Sathyaraj – also known as Sibiraj – is the son of actor Sathyaraj. Sibi made his acting debut, playing the male lead in Selva’s 2003 film Student Number 1. The film failed at the box-office, and Sibi then co-starred with his father in four successive films. Sathyaraj then produced the film Lee directed by […]
Sathyaraj still shines after 47 years in the Tamil Film Industry.
Sathyaraj is the star of more than 250 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada. He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and three Tamil Nadu state awards. Sathyaraj was born as Rangaraj in Coimbatore on 03 October 1954. After completing his BSc, he left Coimbatore to join the film industry as an […]
Remembering Sivaji Ganesan on his 97th Birth Anniversary
Tamil films and acting falls into two categories – Before Sivaji Ganesan and after Sivaji Ganesan. Who is the original Style Mannan? Rajinikanth himself attributed his popularity to trying to imitate Sivaji Ganesan’s swag, style and walk and even his style of smoking. In an interview, Rajinikanth spoke about how Sivaji Ganesan’s portrayal of SP […]
Multi-Talented K. Manikandan turns 38 today
K. Manikandan is better known for his acting roles, but is a versatile film artiste with multiple talents in numerous films thus far. He started his entertainment career as an RJ while simultaneously lending his voice for several TV shows and dubbed or partially dubbed films. He made his debut as a screen writer in […]
Khushbu turns 55
Khushbu was born as Nakkath Khan in Bombay, now Mumbai, and was given the name Khushbu by her parents after she made her foray into acting as a child star. After a fair degree of success in Bollywood, Khushbu made her debut to South Indian films through the Telugu film industry in 1986. Two years […]