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 […]
Remembering the short but impressive career of actress Shoba
Malayalaee actress Mahalakshmi Menon is better known by her screen name, Shoba. She made her debut as a child actress in the 1968 Tamil film Thattungal Thirakkapaduum, a film directed by actor J.P. Chandrababu. She bagged the National Award for Best Actress at the tender age of 17 for her brilliant performance in the film […]
Actor, Producer and Director M. Sasikumar turns 51 today.
M Sasikumar was born on 28 September 1974 in Madurai where he spent his childhood. After completing his schooling in Kodaikanal and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Madurai, he began his film career as an assistant to director Balu in the Vikram starrer, Sethu. It was on the sets that he met and befriended […]
Nagesh – The man who redefined comedy in Tamil Cinema
In a career across more than 1000 films, Nagesh acted with more than 3 generations of actors, including Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Kamalhassan, Rajinikanth, Ajithkumar, Vijay, R Madhavan and Silambarasan. Apart from his thousands of Tamil films, Nagesh also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Nagesh went to Chennai in search of a job […]
Remembering the Legendary S.P. Balasubramanyam on his Death Anniversary
The world lost a gem of a human being and the man with the golden voice when he passed away on 25 September 2020. SP Balasubramanyam might have left the earthly realm but his magnanimous nature, bubbly personality and child-like innocence will be remembered along with his stunning ability to act through his voice and […]
Musical Tribute to P.B. Srinivas on his 95th Birth Anniversary
P.B. Srinivas was a singer, lyricist and composer who worked in the Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He has sung more than 3000 songs. He was born on 22 September 1930. Inspired by his uncle, he sang on stage for the first time when he was 12. This slowly opened doors for […]
Remembering music composer G.K. Venkatesh on his 98th Birth Anniversary.
Music composer G.K. Venkatesh was born into a Telugu family on 21 September 1927. He began his career as an assistant to music composer S.M. Subbiah Naidu who was the Guru of M.S. Viswanathan. Venkatesh and Viswanathan stayed in the same lodge while MSV was composing for Genoa, and they became very close friends. When […]
Atlee turns 39 today.
Arun Kumar is better known by his screen name, Atlee. He was born on 21 September 1986 and began his film career as an assistant to Shankar in films like Enthiran and Nanban. He made his explosive directorial debut with the critically acclaimed box-office hit, Raja Rani with Arya, Jai, Nayanthara and Nazriya Nazim in […]