Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, choreographer, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, social activist and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali films. Considered as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new film technologies and film making techniques to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, including Four National Film Awards, Nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Four Nandi Awards, One Rashtrapati Award, Two Filmfare Awards and 17 Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016.
Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Films. She won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress. She participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1.
Karuppu Raja known for his stage name Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's Pithamagan (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in Raam (2005), Sivakasi (2005), Paruthiveeran (2007), Subramaniyapuram (2008) and Naadodigal (2009).
Ganapathi, credited as Ganeshkar, is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films (Kollywood), he is also a host for Super 10 on Sun TV in Chennai. He took part in Kalaignar TV's dance show, Maanada Mayilada, with Aarthi whom he married. They won 500,000 Indian Rupees as a 2nd prize.
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar, professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English comedian Charlie Chaplin.
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Krishnan–Panju. It is based on the American film The Parent Trap (1961) which in turn was based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel Lisa and Lottie. The film stars Jaishankar and Jamuna, with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, G. Varalakshmi, Santha, Kutty Padmini, M. S. S. Bhagayam and V. R. Thilagam in supporting roles. It tells the story of twin sisters attempting to reunite their separated parents.
Dinesh Kumar is an Indian choreographer working with South Indian films, including Tamil films. He won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in Aadukalam (Tamil) in 2010.
Sanam Prasad Shetty is an Indian actress and model, who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.In 2020, she was a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 4 Tamil.
Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012). She also participated in TV shows like Lollu Sabha and Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?. In 2019, she was in Bigg Boss Tamil 3 as a contestant and was evicted on Day 55.
Bosskey is an Indian actor, Radio Jockey, Cricketer, Television anchor, stand-up comedian and film critic working in the Tamil film (Kollywood) and media industry. He has anchored TV shows such as Hari Giri Assembly and Siri Giri Station in Jaya TV and appeared in 18 Tamil films in comedy and character roles. He presented Sollunga Boss program in Sun TV and Kashayam with Bosskey a Tamil cinema review program in YouTube's Indiaglitz Tamil channel. He has presented around 5000 radio shows in Radio Mirchi, Big FM and Suryan FM. He has also written 17000 jokes for Ananda Vikatan magazine. He also ran Giri Giri column in Ananda Vikatan. He hosted as a Stand-up comedian in Idhu Epdi Irukku show in Vijay TV. He also worked as an anchorman for Kishkinta's Manthira Arai. Bosskey's Indepth and Troll review of IPL 2020 can be seen on Behindwoods Air, YouTube channel after the end of every single match and the show is received well amongst the Tamil cricket fans
Karunakaran is an Indian actor and comedian who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough in the film Soodhu Kavvum (2013). He also appeared in supporting roles in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), Jigarthanda (2014) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
Vanna Kanavugal is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ameerjan and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Karthik, Murali and Jayashree. It is a remake of the 1984 Malayalam film Adiyozhukkukal. The film, which notably features no songs, was released on 9 July 1987 and emerged a success.
Anl Arasu is an Indian fight master/action choreographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He started his career as an extra fighter and assistant to stunt masters including, Kanal Kannan, Stun Siva, Peter Hein and Jaguar Thangam. His work has received critical acclaim.
Kolangal is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera. It aired on Sun TV from 24 November 2003 to 4 December 2009 for 1,533 episodes.
Singamuthu is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian.
Kalyan is an Indian choreographer who has primarily worked on Tamil and Telugu language films as well as Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.. After beginning his career as a dancer and actor, he has gone on to choreograph songs in over two hundred films as a popular choreographer. He has also been a Judge in the popular reality TV dance shows Jodi Number One and Kings of Dance for Vijay TV.
Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first worked as a translator, while also being a published poet. He entered the Tamil film industry in the year 1980, with the film Nizhalgal, an Ilaiyaraaja musical, directed by Bharathiraja. During the course of his 40-year film career, he has written over 7,500 songs and poems which have won him seven National Awards, the most for any Indian lyricist. He has also been honored with a Padma Shri, a Padma Bhushan and a Sahitya Akademi Award, for his abundant literary output.
Bigg Boss was the first season of the Tamil-language reality TV show Bigg Boss Tamil which is the Tamil version of the Big Brother. The first season aired on Star Vijay from June 25, 2017 to September 30, 2017. The season's presenter was Kamal Haasan and a lavish house set was constructed at EVP theme park, Chennai. This season is the shortest season in the Bigg Boss Tamil series excluding the Ultimate series.
Mamathi Chari is an Indian radio jockey, television personality and actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films and television shows. She is very well known for hosting the television show Vanakkam Tamizha and appearing as an actress in the soap opera Vani Rani.
Priyanka Deshpande is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in the Tamil television and film industry, especially in Tamil entertainment. Priyanka is also one of the highest paid South Indian television presenters in the industry. She is very well known for hosting numerous television shows such as Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya, Super Singer Junior, Super Singer , The Wall , Start music, OlliBelly, Suriya Vanakkam, Isai Unplugged, Azhagiya Penne, Glimpse, Jodi Number One and Kings of Comedy Juniors. She has also appeared in a few short films such as Raani Aattam (2015) and Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava (2016). Priyanka has also worked as a television host in various Indian television networks like Zee Tamil, Sun TV, Chutti TV, Sun Music and Star Vijay. She is often referred to as Superstar of Television.
