Comedy actor Madhan Bob, who appeared in over 600 films, passes away at 71
Popular comedy actor, Madhan Bob, who starred in more than 600 films, has passed away at the age of 71. He had been fighting cancer for a few years. Born as S. Krishnamurthy, he took on the name Madhan Bob for the screen. He delighted audiences with his unique brand of humour and was also […]
Remembering Actor-Writer-Director Manivannan on his 72nd Birth Anniversary
Manivannan was born on 31 July 1963 in Coimbatore district. He was involved in more than 400 films – first as writer, then as director and then as an actor. Altough he is best known to audiences as an actor, he directed exactly 50 films in a career that spanned 33 years, with three posthumous […]
Radha Ravi, son of M.R. Radha, turned 72 today
Radha Ravi is the son of legendary actor M.R. Radha. His elder brother, M.R. R, Vasu was a prolific actor in the 1970s. His half-sister is M.R. Radhika – now Radhika Sarathkumar and his other half-sister is Nirosha. He made his debut to the screen in a Kannada film produced by actor Bharath’s father. It […]
Dulquer Salmaan turns 42
Dulquer Salmaan is the son of the legendary actor, Mammooty. He made his debut to the Tamil screen in the bilingual film Vaayai Moodi pesuvum, made simultaneously in Tamil and Malayalam. He then played the lead role in Mani Ratnam’s Oh Kaadhal Kanmani opposite Nithya Menen. In 2017 he starred in the dual language film […]
Remembering the founder of AVM Productions and AVM Studios, A.V. Meiyappan, on his 118th birth anniversary
A.V. Meiyappan Chettiyar is the founder of AVM Studios and AVM Productions, the longest surviving film production company in Kodambakkam. Meiyappan was born in Karaikudi on 28 July 1907. His father owned a department store that also sold gramophone records. At an early age, Meiyappan realised that there would be more profit in manufacturing gramophone […]
Dhanush turns 42
Venkatesh Prabhu is the real name of Dhanush who was born on 28 July 1983. He is the winner of four national awards, 14 SIIMA Awards and 9 Filmfare Awards Dhanush made his debut to films in the 2002 film Thulluvadho Illamai which credited his father – Kasthurieraja – as director, but was actually unofficially […]
Chithra – More than 25 000 songs in 26 languages
Chithra, born on 27 July 1963, has recorded more than 25 000 songs in 26 languages in a career spanning 46 years. She is the first Indian woman by the British Parliament at the House of Commons in 2003. She is also the first Indian woman to be honoured by the Government of China in 2009. […]
A.V.M. Rajan turned 90 today.
Shanmugasundaram is better known by his screen name, A.V.M. Rajan. He was born in Pudhukottai on 26 July 1935. Nursing an old injury, he struggled to make a break into films. Eventually, he was given a small role in Shankar’s S.S. Rajendran starrer, Sivagangai Seemai. However, his scenes were deleted from the final cut. He […]
In celebration of the birthday of Vennirai Aadai Moorthy in his 60th year in films
Moorthy was born on 25 July 1936. He is a qualified lawyer although he never practiced law. He also holds a PhD in Astrology. He made his debut to films in C.V. Sridhar’s Vennira Aadai along with other newcomers Jayalalitha, Shrikanth and Nirmala. Like Nirmala, Moorthy also took on the title of his debut film […]
Remembering maverick director, J Mahendran on his birth anniversary
Mahendran is best remembered as a director who introduced a new style of filmmaking to Tamil cinema in the 1980s, but his career in films began two decades before. He was born on 25 July 1939 in the Sivagangai district. Mahendran was still in college when he delivered a speech in the presence of M.G. […]