Unni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has sung over 3000 songs in South Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came when he sang the song "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's award-winning 1992 Tamil film Roja, composed by A. R. Rahman. He has frequently associated with A. R. Rahman, lending his voice to nearly 25 popular songs from films like Karuththamma (1994) and Minsaara Kanavu (1997).
S. A. Chandrasekar is an Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai (1978), He got his breakthrough with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981). He has directed over 70 movies in all south Indian languages, and is known for directing films focusing on social issues.
Vaali was an Indian poet and lyricist whose works were in Tamil, had a five-decade long association with the Tamil film industry, wrote over 15,000 songs. He acted in a number of films, including Sathya, Hey Ram, Paarthale Paravasam and Poikkal Kudhirai. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2007.
The following is the filmography of Vijayakanth, an Indian politician and film actor. He is the only actor to have acted over 150 films in Tamil.
Nisha Noor was a popular South Indian actress. She was mainly active in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also acted in few Telugu and Kannada as well.
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in Sathi Leelavathi (1995), Poovellam Un Vasam (2001) and Uliyin Osai (2008). She has also won the two Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in Kanchana (2011). She is now part of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam Party.
Venniradai Moorthy is an Indian actor and comedian. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. degree in addition to a PhD in astrology. He is married to actress Manimala who played Suhasini's mother in Sindhu Bhairavi and the heroine in Vallavanukku Vallavan (1965). He is also a well known script-writer. Kamal Haasan's first full-fledged film as hero Maalai Sooda Vaa, had Murthy as a script writer.
Dr. 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.
Jai Ganesh was an Indian Tamil film actor. He had supporting roles in the films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and Attukara Alamelu, among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a villain in films such as Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) and Athisaya Piravi (1990).
Sangeeta is an Indian actress who has predominantly worked in Telugu films, alongside Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She has appeared with leading actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi. In the late 1990s she started appearing as a character artist. She has appeared in over 500 films in various languages.
Rajeev is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating on Tamil films. He has also appeared in Malayalam language with the hit films Ustaad, F.I.R, Sathyam and Collector. He is mainly noted for his villain role as Narendra Shetty in the 1999 crime thriller film F. I. R..
Sulochana, known by her stage name as Anuradha is an Indian film and Tamil television actress. She was mainly active in the 1980s and 1990s. She was known for her item numbers. She has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Oriya-language films.
Dilip was an Indian actor who starred in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films.
Sadhana better known by her stage name Shari is an Indian film and television actress. She was a prominent lead actress from 1982 to 1995 in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. Currently she is active in South Indian TV serials, mainly in Tamil.
Lalithasree is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 450 films. She acts mainly in supporting roles. She is known for her comedy roles with Jagathy Sreekumar.
Panchanathan Arunachalam was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cinema industry. He started producing films under his production banner named P. A. Arts. His son Subbu Panchu Arunachalam is an actor and dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry. As a writer, he worked in over 100 films. He was also a lyricist, composing lyrics for 200 films. He is the man who introduced Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja to the world of cinema.
Super Subbarayan is a stunt director and actor in the Indian cinema, mainly in Kollywood. He has been working in the industry since 1980. Stunt masters like Rocky Rajesh, Thalapathy Dinesh, Ponnambalam, Ram Laxman, Miracle Michael, Kudrathur Babu, Indian Baskar, Rajasekhar, Dhilip Subbarayan, Thavasiraj and Dinesh Subbarayan have worked as fighters and assistants to him. His sons Dhilip Subbarayan and Dinesh Subbarayan are also a stunt masters. He has won four Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator.
K. Narayanan is an Indian film director, editor, and art director who has worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Since his debut in 1953, he has edited more than 200 films across Malayalam and Tamil.
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.
Shenbagamae Shenbagamae is a 1988 Tamil film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan and Rekha, with Silk Smitha, Vagai Chandrasekar, K. Shanmugasundaram, R.P.Vishwam, Senthil, S.S.Chandran and Venniradai Moorthy. The title of the film is inspired from a song "Shenbagamae Shenbagamae" from the film Enga Ooru Pattukaran (1987), another combo of Ilaiyaraaja, Gangai Amaran and Ramarajan. This film ran for 100 days.
