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Friday is the determining day for film stars; they wait to see the fate of their films. Have you ever thought about the people who are behind the success of the stars? Yes, we are talking about the Public Relations Officers, who silently work for the success of a film. Maybe they are not celebrities, but they have a significant part in molding the stars. Well, what are public relations? Public relation is a very responsible position. For any person of commendable position, there is a Public Relations officer, who looks after his/her assignments. Our film personalities also have a PRO. The mantra is that the more and more you delegate the work to the efficient hands, the more it will be a success. Well, a PRO acts as an intermediary between media and the stars whom you adore. Their role doesn’t stop with this; they are also an intermediary between media and ordinary people like you and me. So the role of a person who acts as a bridge is indeed a tightrope walk sometimes. Well, let’s take a look at some of the Public Relations Officers of Tamil Cinema.

1. Nikkil Murugan Nikkil Murugan is one of the leading PROs in the T >> Read More...

Being the Public Relations Officer of the celebrities like Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More... and Rajinikanth 'Rajinikanth' is the name that is known in >> Read More... , Nikkil Murugan is indeed a known face in Kollywood circle. Nikkil Murugan has been the media manager for Kamal Haasan for years now. With his valuable experience, he proves to be the indisputable PRO of Tamil cinema. Tamil films have been showcased in global level mainly due to the earnest efforts of Nikkil Murugan. And when it comes to ace actor Kamal Haasan, Nikkil leaves no stone unturned in promoting his flicks at an international level. When Kamal Haasan’s “ Vishwaroopam Click to look into! >> Read More... ” was entangled in controversy, Nikkil Murugan’s support was huge. He has also joined hands with top-notch directors Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... , Bala Click to look into! >> Read More... , P Bharathiraja Director P Bharathiraja is a popular person, who r >> Read More... , and S Shankar S Shankar is one among the populous directors who >> Read More... and music director A R Rahman. Nikkil Murugan virtually has contact with every technician in the Tamil film industry. He handles both the big budget and small budget movies with equal panache. Nikkil empathizes with the producers, and that is his main strength. Nikkil is the PRO for at least a third of the films that release in Kollywood. Nikkil has a considerable fan base in social networking too. He has been busy updating the stars' next projects on Facebook and Twitter. When he tweets, it sometimes works wonders for the actor. A person who is the face of Public Relations in Tamil cinema, that's Nikkil Murugan for you!

2. P T Selvakumar P.T. Selvakumar serves the Tamil film industry as >> Read More...

This PRO also has a long-standing record of being the PRO of Kollywood stars for several years. He is also a director. He is in the good books of Tamil actor “Vijay” for over 23 years. P T Selvakumar independently handles marketing, production design, and distribution of the films. He has worked over 73 films for all the top-notch artists and eminent production houses. Besides this, he is also an editor of a Tamil journal. By producing Vijay’s “ Puli Click to look into! >> Read More... ,” Selvakumar grabbed the new status too.

3. Diamond Babu Diamond Babu is an Indian media consultant and fil >> Read More...

Diamond Babu is the son of reputed journalist Film News Anandan. It was under the guidance of his father, who wanted him to be a film hero, Babu entered the film industry. Before entering the film industry, he was a bank employee. Babu started the Diamond Film Cub & screened films, and that is why he got his name, Diamond Babu. Babu is the PRO of Prabhu and Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu works in Tamil films as an Actor. Fr >> Read More... . He also represents Kalaipuli S. Thanu Kalaipuli S Thanu is a veteran Tamil film producer >> Read More... and some other producers. The main reason for Babu turning a professional PRO is the fate of Tamil films at the censors. Babu was good in Hindi at the time when most of the southern stars didn’t have spontaneity over the language. The wish of producer Aabhavanan for converting a small documentary film into a commercial film was instrumental in Babu becoming a professional PRO; Babu helped his father in crowdfunding. Babu’s role as a PRO in the 1986 flick Oomai Vizhigal was commendable as he was able to coordinate with the committee in Delhi. Oomai Vizhigal, which had “ Vijayakanth Born as Vijayaraj, he was known well as Vijayakant >> Read More... ” in the lead, was a box office success. Vijayakanth’s subsequent nine flicks were also commercially successful and Babu became a man of Midas touch. “ Chandramukhi Chandramukhi was a super hit serial which was tele >> Read More... ” is one film which made Babu more famous. It ran for over 800 days. Babu feels that a PRO should work sincerely and this is the golden rule for survival. He is a very diplomatic PRO and knows how to act with prudence. Babu has also embraced technology swiftly and is making use of it to connect with the stars.

4. Nellai Sundararajan

Nellai Sundarajan had been working in a harbor before entering the film industry. He was also a stage play actor. After entering the film industry, he turned out to be the PRO of famous people like “ M G Ramachandran M G Ramachandran was a demigod for his fans. And h >> Read More... ” and NTR. Onnum Theriyada Ponnu, starring “ Muthuraman Muthuraman is an actor working in the Tamil film a >> Read More... ” was the first film in which he worked as a PRO. He has been a PRO for around 250 films. Even now, he is busy in his job. Sundarajan was the Head of PRO Association twice. He had successfully organized star shows and modeling shows. For his exemplary work, Sundarajan was also conferred a Doctorate by a respected university.

5. Riaz K Ahmed

Riaz K Ahmed has left a good impression among the film fraternity. He has a good rapport with the press and media. Riaz K Ahmed has worked with Rajinikanth as a PRO and is visibly bowled over by the superstar. He shares a good camaraderie with the superstar. Riaz has worked as the PRO for films such as Maan Karate Click to look into! >> Read More... , Kakka Muttai Click to look into! >> Read More... , Vai Raja Vai Click to look into! >> Read More... and “Kaththi.” He is also in well versed with the technology and keenly works on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. He is the official PRO for Vijay now. He is also assigned the responsibility for Dhanush This lanky superstar Dhanush is an actor from Tami >> Read More... , and Anirudh Ravichander The name Anirudh does not need any introduction do >> Read More... . Riaz played a commendable role in the success of Dhanush’s flick Velaiyilla Pattadhari.

6. Suresh Chandra Suresh Chandra is a renowned Public Relations Offi >> Read More...

Suresh Chandra is one of the popular film PRO’s. His dedication level is a bit higher and that is why Thala Ajith respects him. We could say that Suresh Chandra is one of the reasons for the success of Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar is a prominent Tamil film actor, model >> Read More... . From Ajith’s first film, Amaravati, he has been with him. Suresh Chandra has been working as his manager too. Suresh took a break and rejoined Ajith in Mankatha. He has been promoting all the movie activities of Ajith, promptly. Suresh Chandra has been very active in the social media and has been delivering the information about Ajith’s next moves in the movies to the public.

7. Glamour Satya

Glamour Satya is the son of popular PRO Glamour Krishnamurthy. Besides being a PRO to Tamil movie stars, Satya is an excellent photographer too. Krishnamurthy stepped into the film industry through “M G Ramachandran,” the former CM of Tamilnadu. Through MGR’s Naan Aanaiyittal Click to look into! >> Read More... , Glamour Krishnamurthy hoisted his flag in Tamil film industry. Satya followed his father’s way and has been a successful PRO in his career even after crossing a century in films. Satya’s father Krishnamurthy not only worked with MGR but also with Sivaji Ganesan The Honorable Mr. Ganesan was the second son in hi >> Read More... , “Rajinikanth,” Kamal Haasan, “ Mohan Mohan was born as Mohan Rao in ITI Colony in Banga >> Read More... ,” “Suresh,” “ Jaishankar Jaishankar was a South Indian actor who worked in >> Read More... ” and “Murali.” Glamour Satya has helped his father Krishnamurthy in releasing Glamour Guide, a guide to know about the film stars.

8. Johnson Johnson is a PRO, a Public Relations Officer in th >> Read More...

Johnson has been the successful PRO for the leading stars including Vishal Reddy Born as Vishal Krisna Reddy, he is called upon as >> Read More... and the star brothers Suriya Sivakumar Suriya Sivakumar is undoubtedly the biggest star i >> Read More... and Karthik Sivakumar Karthik Sivakumar, or popularly known as Karthi, i >> Read More... . Johnson is very active on the social media too. He has been promoting the films through his official Twitter handle.

9. Singaravelu PRO

Singaravelu is one among the leading PROs in Kollywood. He has been working as the PRO for a lot of stars. Still, he has been active and is promoting the stars, their films, and some special events.