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​Shreekumar Ganesh to Sanjeev Venkat: Tamil TV celebs who are also successful entrepreneurs​

etimes.in | Last updated on - Mar 4, 2024, 16:06 IST
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​​Shreekumar Ganesh to Sanjeev Venkat: Tamil TV celebs who are also successful entrepreneurs​


With acting as a career, some famous actors ventured out to create a name for themselves in other industries too and are now running successful businesses. Here is a list of prominent Tamil actors who run successful businesses.

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​​Shreekumar Ganesh​


Shreekumar Ganesh is best known for playing various roles in super hit serials Anandham Ahalya, Malargal, Bhandham Idhayam, and Yaaradi Nee Mohini. Apart from acting, the actor runs his own production house.

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​​Babloo Prithiveeraj​


This handsome hunk owns eat-outs that serve the best mouth-watering veg and non-veg biryanis. Prithiveeraj has his eat-outs on the outskirts of Chennai, where any traveller would want to stop by for those traditional cuisines.

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​​Maheshwari Chanakyan​


The actress and former contestant of Bigg Boss Tamil, Maheshwari Chanakyan also acted in the popular serial Puthu Kavithai, where she played the role of Kavya. Besides acting, she is a successful businesswoman too. The actress has ventured into multiple businesses like owning a restaurant and having her own boutique.

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​​Vanitha Vijaykumar ​


Actress and former contestant of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil, Vanitha Vijaykumar runs her own fashion boutique in Chennai. Her boutique excels in hand printed saree that highlights Indian tradition which is a much apt collection for bridals. Despite being busy with her acting projects, Vanitha’s interest in designing never lowered. She has always been a fashionista and she has designed multiple wedding sarees, custom-made blouses and salwars. Her work has been displayed across the country in a number of stalls apart from her own boutique.

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​​Shrutika Arjun​


The actress and entrepreneur Shrutika rose to fame for the cooking reality show Cooku With Comali. Besides the media career, Shrutika is equally interested in the cosmetics industry. The actress owns two popular cosmetics brands.

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​​Mahalakshmi​


Actress Mahalakshmi is quite popular among the Tamil tele-audience. Recently she got married to film producer Ravindra Chandrashekhar. She took over the production house along with her husband.

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​​Sanjeev Venkat​

The former Bigg Boss Tamil contestant and actor Sanjeev Venkat also looks after his family-run coffee shop business. The actor is currently looking after all their coffee shop franchises.

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