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1. Vani Jairam

Vani Jairam is a South Indian playback singer in Indian cinema and was born in 30th November 1945 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. She was the fifth daughter of a family of eight children. Her mother is Padmavathi and a disciple of Ranga Ramunaja Iyengar. He taught her Dikshitar kritis and at age of eight, she got the opportunity of singing in All India Radio. Her Carnatic music teachers were Srinivasa Iyengar, R. S. Mani and T. R. Balasubramanian. And Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan was her Hindustani classical music teacher. Vani was married to Jayaram and they settled in Mumbai after their marriage. In Mumbai, she realized her dream of becoming a playback singer in the film industry. Her playback singer career started in 1971 with movi...

Date of Birth: 30-11-1945

Date of Death: 04-02-2023

Age: 78

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Female

Language: Tamil

Skills: Singer

Vani Jairam Biography

Date of Birth: 30-11-1945

Date of Death: 04-02-2023

Age: 78

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Female

Language: Tamil

Skills: Singer

2. Vijayakanth

Born as Vijayaraj, he was known well as Vijayakanth, in the stage. His career started with Inikkum Ilamai. It was not a successful film. His movies failed to reach the public, till he committed with Sattam Oru Iruttarai by S. A. Chandrasekar. After the hit, he got many opportunities to shine in the Tamil film industry. He used all the opportunities that were available for him and gave many successful films. His notable films are Vaidehi Kathirunthal alongside Revathi, Pulan Visaranai and Captain Prabhakaran with Roopini, Senthoora Poove with Sripriya, Chinna Gounder with Suganya, Sathriyan with Bhanupriya and Revathi and Vanathai Pola and Sethupathi IPS with Meena. Oomai Vizhigal with Saritha was one among hi...

Date of Birth: 25-08-1952

Date of Death: 28-12-2023

Age: 71

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor

Vijayakanth Biography

Date of Birth: 25-08-1952

Date of Death: 28-12-2023

Age: 71

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor

3. Bonda Mani

Bonda Mani, is one among the popular comedians in Tamil cinema. His real name is ‘Kedeeshwaran’. He changed his name to ‘Bonda Mani’ for the stage performance. He is a Sri Lankan based person. During his schooling, he has acted in various dramas.With huge support and inspiration from his friends, he started looking out for chances in feature films. Inspite of his great efforts to act in Tamil Movies in Sri Lanka, he did not succeed. Later on, he went to Singapore for work. During 1981, when the Tamil actors’ troupe visited Singapore, for a cultural program, Bonda Mani got a chance to meet them. He was introduced to director ‘K. Bhagyaraj’ then . He explained his passion for actin...

Date of Birth: 19-09-1963

Date of Death: 23-12-2023

Age: 60

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Comedian

Bonda Mani Biography

Date of Birth: 19-09-1963

Date of Death: 23-12-2023

Age: 60

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Comedian

4. G. Marimuthu

G. Marimuthu is a very well known Indian Film director as well as an actor. He has mostly directed Tamil Films. He made his entrance film in the year 2008, which is KannumKannum. He also enacted in a movie, Pulivaal in the year 2014. He has given many great pictures to the Tamil Film Industry and is still working on further new movies as a director as well as an actor. His multitasking capabilities bring out an outstanding director and an astounding actor in him. He is versatile and believes in smart work. He is one the most talented directors in the Tamil Industry. G. Marimuthu was born in Pasumalai, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India. In 1990, G. Marimuthu ran from his home and went Chennai to be a film director. Initiall...

Date of Birth: 12-07-1967

Date of Death: 08-09-2023

Age: 56

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Director, Movie Actor

G. Marimuthu Biography

Date of Birth: 12-07-1967

Date of Death: 08-09-2023

Age: 56

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Director, Movie Actor

5. RS Shivaji

R.S. Shivaji is a film actor, who works mainly in Tamil film industry, and also works in other languages such as Hindi and Telugu movies. He was born on 26th October 1956. R.S. Shivaji also works as a line producer, sound engineer, and assistant director. He is the son of producer and actor M.R.Santhanam, who worked in the films such as Meera in the year 1945 by Ellis R. Dungan. R.S. Shivaji, a brother of well-known Tamil actor and director Santhana Bharathi, who works in the films such as Panneer Pushpangal, Vietnam Colony, Thozha, Shivalinga, Anbe Sivam, so on. He acts mainly in comedy roles and works in the Kamal Haasan’s films continuously. R.S. Shivaji works in the movies such as Aboorva Sagodharargal, Michael Madhana Kama Raj...

Date of Birth: 26-10-1956

Date of Death: 02-09-2023

Age: 67

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Supporting Actor

RS Shivaji Biography

Date of Birth: 26-10-1956

Date of Death: 02-09-2023

Age: 67

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Supporting Actor

6. S.S. Chakravarthy

S.S Chakravarthy, the famous Kollywood producer who goes by the banner name; ‘NIC ARTS’. If anyone in the industry, hears that NIC Arts is producing a film, everyone would know and confirm that it is the one and only, ‘Thala - Ajith’ of the Kollywood industry. S.S Chakravarthy began his venture with Ajith in Rasi, which was just average amongst the audience. However, as they say, ‘If you don’t get it right the first time, there is always a second!’ And that is just what happened. He hit the jackpot and made a name for himself with his second super hit, once again starring Ajith along with Simran and cameo appearance by Jyothika, directed by SJ Suryah - Valli....

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Producer

S.S. Chakravarthy Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Producer

7. Junior Balaiah

Junior Balaiah is a well-known theater and movie actor in Kollywood. His real name was Raghu. His father was T.S. Balaiah, a reputed comedian, and villain of the 1970’s and 1980’s. He was the third kid in their family. His stage name has been taken from his father’s name. He has mainly portrayed supporting characters in a career spanning over forty years. His first movie Suttaan Sutten’s production got stalled after the death of his father just three days after production had started. This was to be helmed by M.R. Radha, and he was to act alongside his father in the movie. He appeared in numerous films after this, but they failed, not living up to the high standards that his father had...

Date of Birth: 28-06-1953

Date of Death: 02-11-2023

Age: 70

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor, Supporting Actor

Junior Balaiah Biography

Date of Birth: 28-06-1953

Date of Death: 02-11-2023

Age: 70

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor, Supporting Actor

8. T. P. Gajendran

T. P. Gajendran is a famous Tamil actor and also a movie director. He played many minor roles in many films over the years. His mother is the famous Tamil actress T. P. Muthulakshmi. Earlier he worked as an assistant to the director Visu. M. K. Stalin and Gajendran used to study in the same college. Gajendran directed a series of small budget comedy-drama movies in the year 2000 starring Prabhu in mostly lead characters. He directed the movies Budget Padmanabhan in the year 2000, Middle Class Madhavan in the year 2001 and Banda Paramasivam in the year 2003. Gajendran’s filmography includes many films as a director like...

Date of Birth: 1955

Date of Death: 05-02-2023

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Director, Movie Actor

T. P. Gajendran Biography

Date of Birth: 1955

Date of Death: 05-02-2023

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Director, Movie Actor

9. Mayilsamy

Mayilsamy is a popular and veteran television down the South Indian entertainment industry known for his impeccable comic timing and who is mostly seen playing strong supporting character roles in popular Tamil daily soaps and Tamil movies. Mayilsamy is also an acclaimed stage performer, stand in comedian, TV host and a theatre artiste, In short, he is a multifaceted and multitalented personality of the Tamil television industry. Born on June 5, 1956 at Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu, India, Mayilsamy was involved in various stage performances and in theatres from his early childhood days and performed and travelled across Tamil Nadu with a local famous comedy troupe. He has...

Date of Birth: 05-06-1965

Date of Death: 19-02-2023

Age: 58

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Comedian

Mayilsamy Biography

Date of Birth: 05-06-1965

Date of Death: 19-02-2023

Age: 58

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Comedian

10. Manobala

Comedy is the forte of Manobala (Manobala Mahadevan), who is also a director. He was born on 4th June 1953 and acts in supporting roles too. His primary region of interest is Tamil. He has over 40 movies and 16 television serials to his credit. Having worked in 3 telefilms too, he has over 200 movies to his credit. He has worked under director Bharathiraja. Hailing from Sulur, Manobala forayed into the Tamil industry with the 1994 flick Thaaimaaman. Doing trivial roles initially, he switched to comedy later. He was appreciated for his comedy, and his skinny appearance ad...

Date of Birth: 08-12-1953

Date of Death: 03-05-2023

Age: 70

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Comedian, Actor

Manobala Biography

Date of Birth: 08-12-1953

Date of Death: 03-05-2023

Age: 70

Star Sign: Sagittarius