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5 Tamil actors whose journey can be made into an interesting biography!

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Feb 10, 2023, 08:00 IST
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5 Tamil actors whose journey can be made into an interesting biography!

The Tamil film industry has multiple talents and Kollywood is one of the largest film industries in India. The Tamil film industry has been active for nearly 100 years and it consists of numerous actors who have high achieving talents. Be it actor, director, lyricist or singer, few stars have been major contributors to the cinema industry and continues to develop it.

Here is a list of Tamil actors on whom a biography can made !

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Vijay Sethupathi

Starting by playing supporting roles in movies, Vijay Sethupathi has now become one of the top heroes of India and has worked in many languages. He has played the role of a cop, a romantic hero, a villain, a transgender and much more. The actor is an example of growth in the film industry and he has done 50 films.

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Sivakarthikeyan

Sivakarthikeyan started his career as a video jockey and gradually moved to the main screen to play the lead role. The actor has already done 22 films and has also tried his hands on being a producer, lyricist and play back singer. He is now one 0f the prominent actors in South and the fan following for the actor belongs to all the age group.

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Madhavan

Called the chocolate boy of Kollywood, Madhavan made his debut with Hindi films and 'Alaipayuthey' was the first Tamil film that he acted in and it became a huge success. The actor still predominantly appears in films in both the languages and has developed his career as a director and producer as well in the film industry.

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Simbu

Silambarasan TR started his career in acting as a child artist and is now one of the prominent heroes in Kollywood. Apart from acting, Simbu has tried his hands on being a lyricist and is also a playback singer. Simbu has seen through many hits and flops in his career with his films, but has never lost hope. The actor is now again at the peak of his career.

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Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth started his working career as a bus conductor. Called as Shivaji Rao, Rajinikanth came from Maharashtra to Chennai and started his acting career by playing the antagonist role. He was named Rajinikanth by K Balachander and the 'Superstar' ruled the box office in 90s and 2000s and still continues to do so. The actor's journey in acting career has crossed three decades and he is now working on his 169th film.

(Image: Twitter)

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Raj
1209 days ago
Media should not portray actors as Demi gods. Just like in any other profession, with talent and luck, few of the crop win the race. In the latter part of their career, they think 1000 times to see how to stay in the race. However nothing wrong in appreciating the talent of actors.
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