Sizzling TV Sirens To Happening Tamil Movie Stars

Gone are the days, when it was a social ‘stigma’ to even consider calling a TV star to act in a movie. The large scale TV media’s penetration into the household has switched things around, with top notch stars of the movie industry coming on stage to host many a successful TV and reality shows. This article showcases ‘Sizzling TV personalities’ who made it successful in the movie industry.

1. Divya Spandana Divya Spandana, born on November 29, 1982, known >> Read More...

Ramya, throwing out her original name Spandana, did her gyrations and sizzling moves to spice up the Tamil movie ‘Kuththu’. Her fans lovingly called her ‘Kuththu Ramya’. The lead actor starring opposite her was Silambarasan, who admired her work very much. Her next successful film with ‘Action King’ Arjun Click to look into! >> Read More... , titled ‘ Giri’, gave her a ‘glam-doll,' hot belle image, kicking off her career to stardom. Rajinikanth too praised her talent in the movie ‘Pollathavan’, in which she worked with his Maapillai, Dhanush. Success was with her, and this movie was a super hit. Ramya became a Star. She is also a top heroine in Sandalwood. Also, our ‘Kuththu Ramya’, is the ‘Brand Ambassador’ for the cricket team, Royal Challengers Bangalore. And her debut in the Television industry was with ‘Agni Natchatra’ as an Anchor, which has elevated her to a sexy movie star. You can follow her on twitter: Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) | Twitter

2. Dhivyadharshini Dhivyadharshini is a Tamil TV show host and compe >> Read More...

DD, as she is dearly called by the media industry, made her mark in the film industry through ‘Ulaga Nayagan’ and ‘Nala Damayanthi,’ both Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More... ’s movies. In the latter, she was cast in a sisterly role to Hero Madhavan. She tasted success with K. Balanchander’s ‘ Rekkai Kattiya Manasu’. DD’s abundant talent and her charming way of showing emotion further got her good reviews. Divya Darshini is always bubbly and spiced up with humor in her interviews. And did you know that DD made her presence felt as a child anchor for Vijay TV’s ‘Ungal Theerpu.' which shot her to the star status she enjoys now. Now, Divya Darshini has hosted many shows like ‘Jodi No1’, ‘Boys&Girls’, ‘Super Singer’ and has transformed into a big Star. You can follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/dhivyadharshini| Twitter

3. Ramya

We have all seen the hit Tamil movie, ‘ Mozhi', and we thoroughly enjoyed Jyotika and her friend Ramya’s closeness and endearing friendship. Yep, Ramya was the friend, and the movie instantly catapulted her into the industry’s star circle. She put forth memorable performances in Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... ’s movie, ‘O kadhal Kanmani’, and Gautam Menon’s, ‘Vaaranam Aaiyram’. She had a winning streak in ‘Manikantha’, a commercial entertainer and ‘ Mass Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, a super hit movie. Ramya was also a popular anchor for Vijay TV shows, before star footing into the Kollywood arena. We have all seen her hosting shows like ‘Kalakka Povathu Yaaru”, “Namma Veethu Kalyanam”, and the popular dance show, “Ungalil Yaar Prabhudeva”. You can follow her on twitter: Ramya Subramanian Ramya Subramanian is a very popular TV host and ac >> Read More... (@ramyavj) | Twitter

4. Remya Nambeesan Remya Nambeesan is a chirpy young Indian actress, >> Read More...

Raman Thediya Seethai,” made Remya Nambeesan a heroine to reckon with, in the Kollywood world. She proved her talent with more ignition in “Kalaignar Karunanidhi” scripted, “llaignan”. This brought on good reviews for her. She benchmarked her star status with “Kullanari Kootam”, playing Priya, a college student, and she received critical appreciation and praise for her comic strip performance. She even bagged Kavithalaya Production’s Movie, “Mariyaadai”. Little did we know that Remya is a great playback singer too. She has sung in films like “Bachelor’s Party” and “Up & down.” And did you know that Remya Nambeesan started her career by hosting phones in music shows for Kairali TV including, “ Hello Click to look into! >> Read More... ” and “Good Evening” before Kollywood gave her Stardom. You can follow her on twitter: Remya Nambeesan FC (@RemyaNFans) | Twitter

5. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan The shift from acting to direction is becoming mor >> Read More...

Lakshmy did an ‘out of the box’ motherly character, in Karu Pazhaniappan’s Tamil Movie, “Pirivom Santhippom”. In this movie, we saw her play a beautiful mom to the beautiful heroine Sneha. She then added a vengeful shade to her motherhood in the Myskkin’s flick, ‘Yuddham Sei.' She was critically acclaimed for these roles. Being the winner that she is, Lakshmy went on to act in many movies, crossing the language barrier. I believe her forte lies in her portrayal of the characters given to her. As you must now be aware, she is a talented director who makes sensible movies. So far her movies have been distinct in their content. Lakshmy has given impetus in working towards women empowerment in Kollywood. She did a Zee TV reality show, “Solvethellam Unmai,” which highlighted women’s issues and the problems they face. This show was a kudos to her television career. What we don’t know is that she actually started her career as an anchor. She did many successful Kids and Women’s TV shows in the Gulf region. You can follow her on twitter: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (@LakshmyRamki) | Twitter

6. Sriya Reddy Sriya Reddy is an Indian film actress mainly perfo >> Read More...

The hot ‘Glam doll’ Sriya Reddy showcased her talent in Prithviraj's Tamil movie, “Kanchivaram”. Sriya’s work was well appreciated by critics as well as by her fans. She worked in an off-beat Tamil movie, “Veyil”. This fetched her numerous accolades in the Kollywood industry. We saw Sriya’s arrogant portrayal in the movie, ‘Thimiru.' This exalted her acting level and made the audience preceive her in a new light in terms of performance levels. She pulled off her character with much aplomb. Her acting in ‘ Pallikoodam Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ too went on adding admirers to her list for her performance. Having tasted success in acting, Sriya donned the role of producer and started making movies. She made films such as, “ Vedi Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, and “Thoranai”. This added more prominence for her and she felt like a ‘Big Star’ in the Kollywood’s elite Star Club. Sriya made her mark in “Mollywood” too. She was in Mammothy starrer, “ Black 'Black’ was a paranormal show aired on 9X Chan >> Read More... ”, and Suresh Gopi’s movie “Ooral”. Both these films spread her star wings, delighting more fans. You may be aware that she is the daughter of famous Test Cricketer Bharath Reddy. But did you know that she was a successful Video Jockey with SS music doing shows like “Connect” and “Phonetastic”? At that time, she was affectionately called, ‘VJ Sriya,' by the viewers. You can follow her on twitter: Sriya Reddy (@sriyareddy) | Twitter

7. Neelima Rani Neelima is a decently prestigious Tamil Actress. N >> Read More...

Stardom beckoned Neelima when she played the female lead in the Tamil Movie “Acham Madam Naanam”. Then there was no looking back for her. The fans watched her in awe, as she acted in “ Brindavanam Brindavanam is an Indian Television serial broadca >> Read More... ” ‘Aaniver’, and ‘Amali Thumili’. Neelima delightfully carved her ‘star status’ with highly acclaimed and successful films like, ‘Mozhi’, which as we all know, was a well-received movie by all. As a bubbly girl, Neelima had a significant role in the movie “Pandahavar Bhoomi,” which turned out to be a commercial hit. Neelima’s Star parade was seen in films like ‘Muran’, ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’, ‘Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum’, ‘ Pannaiyarum Padminiyum Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘ Priyasakhi Priyasakhi - Be a Woman of Substance is a new Mala >> Read More... ’, ‘Pugaippadam’, ‘Rajadhi Raja’, ‘Rasikkum Seemane’, ‘Santosh Subramaniam’, ‘Silanthi’, ‘Thevar Magan’, ‘Thimiru’, ‘ Vaaliba Raja Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘Virumbugiren’. Neelima’s vibrant talent show continues to woo her fans. She has now diversified to become a producer with K. S. Adhiyaman's venture ‘Amali Thumali’. She currently features in two mega serials, ‘Vani Rani’ and ‘ Thamarai Thamarai (English: Lotus), is a Tamil soap opera t >> Read More... ’. She was part of many successful TV serials and shows like, “ Metti Oli”, “Kolangal”, “Thendral”, “ Chellamay Chellamay is one among the most watched serials on >> Read More... ”, “ Mahabharatham This epic of Mahabharatham is a dubbed version of >> Read More... ” even though she started her career as a child artist. You can follow her on twitter: neelima rani (@neelimaesai) | Twitter

8. Simran Simran was born on 4th April’1976 in Mumbai. Her o >> Read More...

Who can forget Simran’s dashing ‘hip moves’ and ‘seductive gyrations’? She had her “Kondattum” begun in Kollywood, with the movie Once More "Once More" was a Telugu language TV show. The TV >> Read More... . Simran was spotted by Kollywood Kingmaker, Mani Ratnam following which he made her the female lead in his banner movie, ‘ Nerukku Ner Nerukku Ner was a Tamil television show that aired >> Read More... ’. It was just a baby step for the danseuse in her. Films like “ VIP VIP  also referred to as "Vidigal Poochi”, in Tami >> Read More... ,” Priyamaanavale”, Vaali”, Thullatha Manamum Thullum” and “Natpukkaga,” which made her a star in Kollywood. But the superb actress reached a new zenith in Mani Ratnam’s, “ Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal is a 270-episode Tamil langu >> Read More... ” acting along side Madhavan. She got “KalaiMamani Award” for Vaali. Awards poured in for her with ‘Filmfare’ choosing her as the best actress for the year 1999. Simran’s career was rising sky high. She co-starred with Top Heroes Prashant, Kamal Haasan, Vijaykant, and Vijay. We all know films such as, “Jodi,” “Pammal. K. Sammandam”, “ Ramana Ramana is a South Indian actor; he works in Tamil, >> Read More... ” and “Priyamaanavale” were glorious hits and have been embedded in Kollywood’s history. Simran hosted TV shows like “ Jackpot Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, “Super Stars”, “Dance Tamizha Dance” and DID “Little Master’s”. And did you know that Simran started her career as an Anchor in the popular Doordarshan’s Metro Channel Programme, “ Superhit Muqabla Superhit Muqabla was one of the most popular progr >> Read More... ,”?

9. Kasthuri Tamil-Malayalam actress Kasthuri was on top of the >> Read More...

“Aatha Un Koyililey” moulded ‘ Kasturi Kasturi is an Indian Television drama broadcast on >> Read More... ’ into a Star in Kollywood. Shankar’s, “Indian”, in which she teamed with Kamal Haasan was a big hit. “Amaithi Padai” a box-office hit film made her a Star in demand in Kollywood. Kasthuri starred in “Thendral Varum Theru”, as a village belle, and through “Agaya Pookal”, proved her versatile talent. Kasthuri even did a horror flick, “Rasathi Varum Naal”, which enthralled her fans. We saw her again in the comedy movie, “Tamil Padam,” sizzling in a racy song. In fact, Kasthuri started her career as a TV show anchor, as well as a model, before she was crowned a star status in Kollywood.

10. Abhirami

When Abhirami was paired with Action King, ‘Arjun’ in the movie, Vaanavil,” a new Star was born in Kollywood. Her subtlety and natural acting style enabled her to get movies like “Middle class Madhavan,” with Prabhu as the male lead. Abhirami got the ‘Star Spotlight’ when she was in “Virumaandi”, with Kamal Haasan. She portrayed a rustic village girl in this movie and the Madurai slang she spoke in its purest form and other such nuances in this movie made her fans admire her even more. Abhirami has hosted a TV talk show, “Rishimoolam.” And did you know, Abhirami, was anchoring Asianet’s, “ Top Ten Top Ten is a Hindi language TV show that aired on >> Read More... ” show before she blossomed into a ‘Star in Kollywood.'