Vadivelu

Vadivelu Comedian

One of the finest film comedians in India today, Vadivelu is an absolute delight to watch. A separate comedy track featuring Vadivelu is a sine qua non in successful Tamil movies these days. Whether as the college student in Sachein, Karate instructor in Pokiri or Vijay's Man Friday in Madurey, Vadivelu leaves the viewer dazzled. The range of Vadivelu's expressions and his deadpan impression as he delivers his dialogs are simply hilarious beyond words. Not only is Vadivelu far ahead of Vivek, his only rival in Tamil movies; we also think Vadivelu is even better than that yesteryear comedian Thai Nagesh, who delighted us in our childhood many decades back. Usually at the receiving end of insults and blows in most of his films, Vadivelu provides welcome relief from the run of the mill stock of Tamil movies. It's often said that Tamil film directors sign up Vadivelu first and then scout for a hero and heroine. We have no reason to doubt the veracity of that statement. Vadivelu's recent movies include Vel, Pokiri and Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan. Vadivelu's forthcoming movies include Dasavatharam and Vyapari (where the comedian will play Spiderman). Vadivelu hails from Madurai and is nicknamed Vaigai Puyal (Vaigai Tempest) after the Vaigai river, which flows through the temple city. Sometimes, the comedian is referred to as Vedivelu (firecracker). Besides his obvious popularity in Tamil Nadu, Vadivelu has a growing fan base with the Indian diaspora in USA too.

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Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam Film Director

June 18, 2008 at 4:26 am (Film Personalities)

Mani Ratnam (Tamil: மணி ரத்னம்) (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a critically acclaimed South Indian film director, writer and producer.

Mani Ratnam was born as G. Subramaniam on June 2, 1956, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. After graduating with a degree in commerce from Madras University and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, he embarked on a career as a management consultant before becoming a filmmaker. He got into film direction with the help of his late brother, film producer G. Venkateswaran. He is married to Suhasini. She is a National award winner for best actress, daughter of actor Chaaru Haasan, cousin of Anu Haasan and Shruthi Haasan and niece of Kamal Haasan.

Vishal

Vishal Introduction

A young Tamil film star, Vishal has mostly focused on action films - the genre of sophomoric Tamil movies where the hero comes off victorious after simultaneously fighting a dozen or more well armed thugs. Although not in the same league as his older peers like Vijay and Surya, Vishal has the potential to give them stiff competition. As with most Indian movie stars, Vishal is a mediocre actor. No matter. Indian audiences do not generally hanker for a Marlon Brando, Al Pacino or a Meryl Streep. All that Indian movie fans crave on the big screen is some action, a bunch of decent songs and a few pretty babes wearing skimpy dresses. Vishal's first film Chellamae (with Reema Sen as co-star) proved to be a hit at the box office and there has been no looking back since for this youngster. His successive films Sandakozhi and Thimiru were also popular with audiences. But Vishal's latest movie Satyam sets a new nadir in Tamil movies a.k.a. Kollywood with pathetic acting, silly stunt scenes, mediocre screenplay and lousy music coming together to produce a horrow-show. In line with the current trend in the Indian film industry where heroes and heroines are usually children or siblings of older actors or directors, Vishal also possesses the advantage of close links with the movie business. His father is the Tamil movie producer GK Reddy while older brother Vikram Krishna Reddy was the producer of two Vishal starrers - Sandakozhi and Thimiru. His sister-in-law Shriya Reddy was his co-star in Thimiru. Vishal's first film Chellamae (with Reema Sen as co-star) proved to be a hit at the box office and there has been no looking back since for this youngster. His successive films Sandakozhi and Thimiru were also popular with audiences. Born on August 29, 1977, Vishal is not a Tamilian but a Telugu. Several of his movies including Thamiraparani, Thimiru, Sandakozhi and Chellamae have been dubbed in the Telugu language. Vishal will next be seen in a cop movie called Sathyam, where his co-star is Nayanthara. Two Tamil cop movies Kaakha Kaakha (Surya) and Pokiri (Vijay) have become big hits in recent years.

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Vijay

Vijay Introduction

Vijay is a Tamil film star, whose recent films Vettaikkaran, Villu , Kuruvi and Azhagiya Tamil Magan have proved to be duds at the box office. Villu, Kuruvi and Azhagiya Tamil Magan lacked the entertainment appeal of Vijay's previous movie Pokiri, where he plays a rowdy and is paired opposite heroine Asin. Pokiri proved to be a big success in India and with the diaspora outside. A remake of the successful Telugu film of the same name, Pokiri was a slick action movie focusing on the activities of a vicious criminal called Tamil (Vijay). However, Vijay's earlier movie Aathi (2007) with Trisha as his co-star proved to be a dud and met with a poor reception from the audience. Some of the Vijay movies that have found favor with the audience include Thirumalai and Ghilli. Vijay made his debut as a hero in the 1992 Tamil film Naalaya Theerpu and has acted in 45 films so far. He dropped out of the Bachelors Degree of Visual Communications program at Loyola College to pursue a career in films. Interestingly, several of Vijay's successful movies including Pokiri, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and Ninaithaen Vandhai are remakes of movies first made in other languages. Born on June 22, 1974 to Tamil film producers S.A. Chandrasekaran and Shoba Chandrasekar, Vijay is married to Sangeeta. The couple have two children Sanjay and Divya Saasha. Vijay is fondly known as Ilaya Thalapathy (Young General) by his fans.

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Jyothika

Jyothika Introduction

One of the worst actresses in Tamil movies, Jyothika is a well known film star. A reasonably pretty and chubby girl, Jyothika is a distressing spectacle on screen for movie afficionados looking beyond physical attributes of the heroine. Jyothika's entry into Tamil language films came after she failed to make headway in Hindi movies. Her first Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna opposite Akshaye Khanna did not set the cash registers ringing and she headed south. Although it's hard to pick Jyothika's worst film since she is pretty bad in most, if pressed we'd say she's eggregiously bad in Thenali, Mayaavi, Pachaikili Muthucharam and Mozhi. In both Pachaikili Muthucharam and Mozhi, the young lady is just plain awful. Try as we did, we cannot expunge from memory her distasteful performance as a deaf and dumb girl in Mozhi opposite the talented Prithwiraj Sukumaran. Besides Surya, Jyothika has acted opposite several top Tamil heroes including Vijay, Kamal Haasan, Sarath Kumar, Rajnikanth, and Silambarasan. Jyothika's terrible performances notwithstanding, she was quite popular with Tamil movie audiences which have a preference for plump and fair North Indian girls. Jyothika married Surya on 11 September 2006 in a big ceremony in Chennai. Following her marriage, the young lady has bid adieu to Tamil movies, a long overdue move by the reckoning of some Tamil film lovers. Born on 18 October 1978, Jyothika is the daughter of film producer Chander Sadanah. Jyothika's sister Nagma is a well known Bhojpuri film actress.

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Telugu Movies S. No 1) 2) 3) Year 2006 2004 2003 Movie Name Shock Mass Tagore

Hindi Movies S. No 1) Year 1998 Movie Name Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Malayalam Movies S. No 1) Year 2007 Movie Name Raakilipaatu

Kannada Movies S. No 1) Year 2000 Movie Name Nagarahavu

Surya

Surya Introduction

Surya essayed a stellar performance as the police officer Anbuselvam in Kaakha Kaakha directed by Gautam Menon. A fast paced, slick movie, Kaakha Kaakha is that rare amalgam of love, action, tragedy, scintillating music and superb photography. Surya was paired opposite Jyothika in Kaakha Kaakha. Another noteworthy Surya movie is Ghajini (2005) where he's featured as the young man suffering from severe head trauma sustained during a murderous assault on his girlfriend. Ghajini is based on the English film Memento starring Guy Pearce. But most of Surya's other films are eminently forgettable. His latest movie Ayan, a love story featuring Tamanna, Prabhu is an ugly movie beyond redemption and offers zero entertainment value. Zilch. His earlier movies Vaaranam Aayiram featuring Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana and Jillunu Oru Kadhal, a love story featuring Jyothika and Bhumika Chawla, failed to click with the audience and was a damp squib at the box office. Recently, Surya dubbed for Abhishek Bachchan in the Tamil version of the Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai Hindi film Guru. Born on July 23, 1975, Surya started his career in Tamil movies in 1997 with Nerrukku Ner. Prior to his entry into movies, Surya worked at a garment factory in Ambattur. He attended Loyola College in Chennai and holds a degree in commerce. Surya married Tamil film heroine Jyothika on September 11, 2006. He has a younger brother Karthik, who's now getting his toes wet in Tamil movies, and a younger sister Brindha.

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Sivaji Ganeshan

Sivaji Ganeshan Introduction


Born - 1 October 1927

Died - 21 July 2001
Achievements - Sivaji Ganesan was a great actor and politician of South India. He nurtured a fascination for acting since childhood and later worked in more than 300 Indian movies including nine Telugu films, one Kannada movie, two Malayalam movies and two Hindi movies.

Sivaji Ganesan, whose real name was Villupuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan, was a great actor and politician of South India. He was so much fascinated and interested in participating in theatre plays from his very childhood that he ran away from home at the tender age of nine to chase his dream. Later, it was his own mother who assisted him to get into a drama troupe. Read on to get more information in this biography based on Sivaji Ganesan.

Sivaji Ganesan got his first break in the film Paraasakthi that was released in the year 1952. In this movie, Ganesan starred opposite noted actress of yesteryears Pandari Bai and its script was penned by Karunanidhi. Sivaji Ganesan became so prominent in the film industry that he went on to work in more than 300 movies including nine Telugu films, one Kannada movie, two Malayalam movies and two Hindi movies.

Ganesan got the name Sivaji after he acted brilliantly as emperor Shivaji in a stage show. Some other names he got his the span of acting career were Nadigar Thilagam and Nadippu Chakravarthy, which when translated into English means the "King of Kings". Sivaji Ganesan was considered to be among the best actors in the South Indian film industry. Due to some respiratory problem, Ganesan was admitted into the Apollo Hospital at Madras where he died at the age of 74.

Mammooty

Mammooty Introduction

Born - 7 September 1953

Achievements - Muhammed Kutty is a prominent actor of the Indian film industry and has won three National Film Awards for Best Actor, six state awards and six Filmfare Awards in the "best actor" category. The unique feature about his acting is that he can essay both art house as well as commercial cinemas with complete ease.

The winner of three National Film Awards for best actor, six state awards and six Filmfare Awards in the "best actor" category, Muhammed Kutty who's more popular by the name Mammootty, is a prominent actor of the Indian film industry. Having worked in over 300 films with most of them being in Malayalam, Muhammed Kutty or Mammootty was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India in the year 1998 in recognition for his effort. Read on further about the biography of Mammootty.

Born on 7 September in 1953 at Chempu in Kerala state of India, Mammootty went on to study at the Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. Later he acquired a degree in law from the Ernakulam Government Law College. It was during his days at the Maharaja's College that Mammootty got his first break in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in1971. It was eminent writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair and film director, K. G. George who played pivotal roles in furthering Mammootty's career. His first film as a hero was 'Thrishna' directed by I.V.Sasi.

The life history of Mammootty reached an important point with films like Vilkanundu Swapnangal, Mela and Yavanika that got his acting skills noticed. And one feature that makes Mammootty distinct from others is the fact that he has been able to essay both art house as well as commercial cinemas with complete ease. Films produced by movie stalwarts like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, K.G. George, Padmarajan, P.N. Menon, and Bharathan helped Mammootty come under the limelight.

After this, Mammootty's skills were utilized by internationally famous directors like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, T. V. Chandran, and Pavithran. It was also noticed that the M.T and I.V.Sasi combination always worked wonders in Mammooty's films. Based on the novel 'The Almighty' by Irving Wallace, the movie New Delhi directed by Joshy proved to be a real turning point in the life and career of Mammootty. In this, Mammootty played a victimized journalist who dared to avenge the politicians who duped him. This film paved the way to superstardom for Mammootty.

Mohanlal

Mohanlal Introduction

Born - 21 May 1960

Achievements - Mohanlal is highly talented and popular actor cum producer of the South Indian film industry. A national award winner for acting, what makes Mohanlal distinct are his versatility, natural acting and right body language in films. Due to these factors, Mohanlal has availed the opportunity to work with the crème directors and scriptwriters of Malayalam films.

Mohanlal is highly talented and popular actor cum producer of the South Indian film industry. A national award winner for acting, Mohanlal hails from the beautiful South Indian state of Kerala and has worked in numerous good movies. What makes Mohanlal distinct are his versatility, natural acting and right body language in films. Due to these factors, Mohanlal has availed the opportunity to work with the crème directors and scriptwriters of Malayalam films. To highlight his contribution in Indian cinema, the Government of India awarded him the coveted Padma Shri in 2001.

Here's indepth information on the biography of Mohanlal, whose popularity soared with the release of some light-hearted roles during the 1980s. The 1990s is called the golden age of Malayalam film industry as it churned out some of the all time greatest movies, with most of them starring Mohanlal. This brought the actor tremendous success and fame. Born on 21 May in 1960 at Elanthur in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, Mohanlal was interested into acting from his very childhood. Though average in studies, young Mohanlal was elected as the best actor in school when he was in class six.

Know more about the life history of Mohanlal, who got entry into movies when his friends opened up a film company called Bharath Cine Group and started making a film 'Thiranottam', in which Mohanlal was given a comic role to enact. Unfortunately, due to certain reasons this film was never released. As such, the first meaningful break into movies came into 1980s for Mohanlal. There was a production house that was looking for fresh faces. Mohanlal's friends applied for this post on his behalf, which got him selected.

There was no shortage of opportunities after this for Mohanlal. By 1983, he featured in more than 25 movies. As a young talented man, Mohanlal received many offers to explore a variety of characters and during this course, he turned pally with a number of Malayalam film directors and script writers. The mid 1980s proved to be most beneficial for Mohanlal as Sathyan Anthikad's T.P.Balagopalan M.A got him the first Kerala State award for best actor. Further the release of Rajavinte Makan, in which Mohanlal played the role of a don, brought him finally into the top league of the Malayalam film industry.

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe Introduction

View Hollywood Star Mr. Daniel Radcliffe.

After Harry potter What,s Next for Daniel Radcliffe?

A decade of Playing Harry potter Has left Daniel Radcliffe with some difficult choices in his acting carrier

The Harry Potter series of films needs little introduction. As the Marketing Hype begins in earnest for the July Release of the final installment of the most successful movie Franchise History, One question is what's next for Daniel Radcliffe?

After ten years and seven films grossing a combined worldwide Box-office income of more Tan $6.5 Billion (with the forthcoming Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows Part // forecast to be the single most successful film of them all), Radcliffe is Harry Potter to the world.

A young Daniel Radcliffe

as an !!-year-old, Radcliffe was cast in one of the most coveted roles of recent times: J.K.Rowling's books were already a publishing phenomenon. but it was not Radcliffe's first fora into acting, Having appeared, at the age of 10, as the young David Copperfield in a BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens Novel. He was also cast in the Tailor of panama opposite pierce Bros nan, a film released only a few months before Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the fist in the series.

But all good things must come to an end and life after Hogwarts among the Muggles looms. Like all schoolkids, Harry potter now needs to make his own way in life as young adult.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Introduction

BIOGRAPHY: Also known as charlie Chaplin

Date of Birth: April 16, 1889

Active Years: 1914 - 1977.

Death Date : December 25th 1977.

Roles: Actor, Choreography, Director, Editor, Composer, Cinematographer, Producer, Screenwriter, Book author

The first great screen comedian , Charles Chaplin was also one of the most gifted directors in history, in addition to being a formidable talent as a writer and composer.

Filmography:

1940 The Great Dictator

1936 Modern Times

1931 City Lights

1925 The Gold Rush

1921 The Kid

1947 Monsieur Verdoux

1917 Easy Street

SEE Total Filmography

The First Great Screen Comedian, Charles Chaplin was also one of the most gifted directors in history, in addition to being a formidable talent as a writer and composer. the son of music hall performers from England,he began working on the stage at age five. He was a popular child dancer and got work on the London stage, eventually moving up to acting roles, it was while touring America in 1912 that Chaplin was spotted by Mack Sennett, the head of keystone Studios,and he was signed to them a year later. After a disappointing, relatively non-descript debut, Chaplin began evolving the persona that would emerge as his most famous screen portrayal, The Little Tramp, and after his first 11 movies, Chaplin began to manifest a desire to direct By his 13thfilm, he had shifted into the director's chair , and also emerged as a writer.

Chaplin's movies at Keystone established him as a major film comedian and afforded him the chance to adapt his stage routines to the screen. He net moved on to Essa nay Studios , where he had virtually complete freedom, and The Little Tramp became an established big-screen star. In 1916,Chaplin went to Mutual , earning an astronomical 10,000 dollars per week under a contract that gave him absolute control of his films- the Mutual titles, most notably The immigrant and Easy Street, are still counted among the greatest comedies ever made. These modestly proportioned two-reelers were followed by Chaplin's move to First National Studios, where he made lengthier, more ambitious, but fewer films, including the comedy The Kid, which was the second highest grossing silent film after D.W.Griffith The Birth of a Nation, and made an overnight sensation of his co-star, Jackie Cooqan. By this time, Chaplin had become an international celebrity of astatus that modern audiences can only imagine because he achieved his success through comedy. With three other screen giants, Mary Pickford,Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and D.W.Griffith. he founded United Artists, the first modern production and distribution company, and achieved further renown as a director with A Woman of Paris two years later. In 1925, he made what is generally considered his magnum opus, The Gold Rush.

Chaplin's success continued into the sound era, although he resisted using sound until Modern Times in 1936. He had his first failure in 1940 with the anti-Hitler political Satire The Great Dictator at about the same time that his personal life- he had been involved in several awkward problems with various women, including a paternity suit filed against him by aspiring actress Joan Barry - began to catch up with him. Chaplin's career during the immediate post- World War II period was marred by continuing problems, as his pacifism and alleged anti-American views led to investigations. He also made the black comedy Monsieur Verdoux which failed at the box office. It was followed, however, by the best of his sound comedies , Limelight, which, because of his legal difficulties, didn't open in Los Angeles until two decades later- when its score, written By Chaplin, received an Oscar, A king in New York, in 1957, and The Countess From Hong Kong, made nine ears later, closed out his career on a lackluster note.

After D.W. Griffith, Chaplin was the most important filmmaker of the silent film era.Through his clear understanding of film and its capabilities, and his constant experimentation - he frequently ran through hundreds of takes to get just the right shot and effect he wanted - he set most of the riles for screen comedy that are still being followed, and his onscreen image remains one of the most familiar.

Kamal Hasan

Kamal Hasan Introduction

Born - 7 November 1954

Achievements - Kamal Haasan is one of India's most proficient actors, who started his acting career as a child artist. He has worked in some 200 Indian movies and has been honored with the National Film Award four times. Throughout his life, he has also been an avid theatre artist.

Kamal Haasan is one of India's most proficient actors. Born on 7 November 1954, Kamal Haasan began his career in movies as a child artist. Thereafter, he went to work in some 200 Indian movies and has been honored with the National Film Award four times. Throughout his life, he has also been an avid theatre artist. In order to underscore his contribution to Indian cinema, the Government of India conferred upon him the country's fourth highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri in the year 1990.

Read on about the biography of Kamal Haasan, who is the youngest of the four children born to Rajalakshmi and Srinivasan. He has a plethora of good films to his credit like Moondram Pirai (1982), Saagara Sangamam (1983), Nayagan (1987), Indian (1996) and Hey Ram (2000). Kamal Haasan is also an incredible playback singer and has even written the lyrics of a number of his film songs. A bundle of talent, Haasan is also a Bharatanatyam dancer and has choreographed few dances for his movies.

The life history of Kamal Haasan's career kick started in the 1960s at the age of six, when he debuted into films with Kalathur Kannamma. This movie was made by AVM production and won him the first National Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult actor, Kamal Haasan received a mixed response with movies like Avargal, Aval Oru Thodarkathai, Solla Thaan Ninaikkiren, Maanavan and Kumara Vijayam. His time changed for the better with the release of 16 Vayathinile with Sridevi.

Kamal Haasan and Sri Devi became a popular acting pair and acted together in 23 films. In many films that came out in late 1970s, Haasan was usually the hero with Rajinikanth as the villain. This was the time he started experimenting with his roles and essayed various genres like that of a village innocent in 16 Vayathinile, a disco jockey in Ilamai Oonjaladugiradhu, a psychopath serial killer of women in Sigappu Rojakkal and so on. He has received many awards for acting.

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth Introduction

Born - 12 December 1949

Achievements - Rajinikanth is an immensely popular actor of the South Indian film industry. Recipient of the coveted Padma Shri Award in the year 2002, he has worked in a string of hit films like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla and Moondru Mugam.

Rajinikanth is a celebrated actor of the South Indian film industry i.e. Tollywood. Born on 12 December 1949, Rajnikanth's was originally named Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. The most unique feature about Rajnikanth's acting is that he can enact comedies, drama, suspense and thrillers with absolute ease. In recognition of marvelous contribution to Indian cinema, he was recently awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2002. To know more, read on this biography of Rajnikanth.

Rajinikanth hails from a Marathi family of Bangalore in the Karnataka state and was the fourth child of his parents, Jijabai and Ramoji Rao. Although his mother tongue is Marathi, yet Rajinikanth never acted in any Marathi movies till date. His childhood was spent in poverty and he worked as a bus conductor prior his film career. However, it was during this period that Rajnikanth sharpened his acting skill by participating in various theatre plays. In the year, 1973, he joined the Madras Film institute to acquire a basic course in acting.

Initially while working in Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth was given supporting roles like that of a cancer patient in the 1975 film, Apoorva Raagangal directed by K. Balachander. Balachander gave Rajnikanth the name, by which the world now acknowledges him. But it was director, SP Muthuraman who actually revamped Rajinikanth's image by casting him in varied roles. For instance, Rajnikanth was given a positive role in film, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977). By this time, film Mullum Malarum had Rajnikanth a firm foothold in the Tamil film arena.

The period from 1980 to1989 was the real turning point in the career of Rajnikanth as it took him to soaring really high. However, Rajinikanth abruptly decided to leave acting, but ultimately was coaxed back into it after sometime. He starred in Billa that was a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's Don and it turned out to be a blockbuster hit silencing all his critiques. This was followed by more successful films like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla and Moondru Mugam.

That popularity of Rajinikanth can simply be gauged by the fact that even two decades after the release of his old hits, they continue to make profits at the box office. K. Balachander's first home production, Netrikan proved to be yet another milestone in Rajini's career. And in his 100th movie, Sri Raghavendra, he played the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami. Another of Rajnikanth's recent hits was Shivaji released in the first half of 2007.

Sri Devi

Sri Devi Introduction

Born as Sridevi Ayyapan on the 13th of August in 1963 at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, she was a great Indian actress. She worked in a large number of Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian Actress Sridevi.

Life
Sridevi lost her father when she was shooting for the film Lamhe and mother, while shooting for the film Judaai. She lost her parents when she was very young. There was a rumor during the period between 1986 and 1987 that Sri Devi had an affair with the Bollywood actor Mithun Chakravorty. But, the relationship came to an end, when Mithun did not divorce his wife Yogita Bali. On June 2, 1996, Sridevi tied her wedding knots with the film producer Boney Kapoor. They have two daughters named Janvi and Khushi. She did a lot of films with her brother-in-law Anil Kapoor. Read on to know the complete life history of Sreedevi.

Film Career
Sridevi made her first public appearance as a child artist in the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai (1967). In the beginning of her career, she gave performances in numerous Tamil and Malayalam movies. Some of her best Malayalam movies are Aalinganam, Kuttavum Sikshaiyum, Aadhyapaadam, Aa Nimisham. In the year 1976, she got a major break in the Tamil movies in the lead role. Here, she got the opportunity to work with two great actors, namely Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth.

In the year 1978, she made her entry in the Hindi films. Her debut Hindi film was Solva Saawan, which unfortunately did not succeed. But, her second film Himmatwala was a super duper hit. The movie made her a star overnight. Thereafter, she signed the film Sadma, which brought her lot of appreciation. During 1980s, she gave fabulous performances, which were admired by all. Her film Chandni was the biggest hit, which brought her in the list of one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She worked in a number of films and has had a very prosperous career. After performing in Judaai, she took a break from the film industry, for upbringing her two daughters. After six years, she appeared on the small screen in a couple of TV serials.

Awards Won
FilmFare Award (South) for Tamil Film Meendum Kokila
Filmfare Best Actress Award for Chaalbaaz
Filmfare Best Actress Award for Lamhe
FilmFare Award for Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam

Other awards
Nandi Award for Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam
Giant Awards for Contribution to Hindi Cinema
MAMI Award for Excellent Contribution to Hindi Cinema
Vamsee Art Theatres International's Lifetime Achievement Award
Toronto Best Actress Award for Devaragam

Important Works of Sri Devi

Malayalam
Kumara Sambhavam (1969) (First Malayalam movie)
Swapnangal (1970)
Poombatta (1971)
Theertha Yathra (1972)
Aasirvadham (1976)
Anthardhanam (1977)
Vezhambal (1977)
Avalude Ravukal (1978)
Amme Narayana (1984)
Devaragam (1996)

Tamil
Nam Naadu (1969)
Kumara Sambhavam (1969)
Nam Naadu (1969)
Moondru Mudichu (1976)
Gayathri (1977)
Kavikkuyil (1977)
Manitharil Iththanai Nirangala (1978)
Mudisooda Mannan (1978)
Pilot Premnath (1978)

Telugu
Bangarakka (1977)
Erra Gulabeelu (1978) (Sigappu Rojakkal - dubbed)
Kartheeka Deepam (1979)
Vetagadu (1979)
Aatagadu (1980)
Chuttalunnaru Jagratha (1980)
Devudu Ichchina Koduku (1980)
Gharana Donga (1980)
Kaksha (1980)
Mama Allulla Saval (1980)

Bollywood (Hindi)
Himmatwala (1983)
Justice Chowdhary (1983)
Kalakaar (1983)
Sadma (1983)
Inquilaab (1984)
Jaag Utha Insaan (1984)
Naya Kadam (1984)
Maqsad (1984)
Tohfa (1984)
Balidaan (1985)
Masterji (1985)
Sarfarosh (1985)
Bhagwan Dada (1986)
Dharam Adhikari (1986)
Nagina (1986)
Jaanbaaz (1986)(cameo)
Karma (1986)
Suhaagan (1986)
Aulaad (1987)
Mr India (1987)
Chaalbaaz (1989)
Chandni (1989)
Banjaran (1991)

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra Introduction

Priyanka Chopra IntMiss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra, the fifth Indian to win the coveted crown was born on 18th July 1982 in Mumbai to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra.

Her upbringing in a family belonging to the army made her travel widely all over the country and exposed her to the multi cultural Indian society. Priyanka was a resident student of La Martiniere Girls College in Lucknow and studied for a short while at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. Having completed class 10th from Boston USA her ambition was to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.

Priyanka's interest in modeling implanted in her a desire to win the Miss World beauty pageant, a dream she claims to have held for six years. Back in India from US she participated in the Femina miss India contest and then the World pageant which changed her life drastically. Her family, especially her mother has been her sole inspiration.

Priyanka is a genuine, selfless, down to earth, warm and loving personality. She has a penchant for Indian music and dance, a flair for writing poetry and short stories, enjoys reading and theatre, and has worked for several social welfare programmes. Priyanka who believes that her power with words as one of her strongest personality traits, was a topper in English language and has won prizes for Extempore Speech and also for singing and dancing. Priyanka was the only Indian from her class in US to have been selected at state level for the National opus Honour choir.

Priyanka did a three month acting course in Mumbai and entered the film industry. She debuted in a Tamil movie titled 'Thamizhan' (2002), opposite Tamil superstar Vijay. And her debut Hindi film was the big budget 'The Hero: Love Story of a Spy' (2003) which was a flop. She became more known from her next film 'Andaaz' (2003), for which she won her first Filmfare Award. Her other notable films are 'Aitraaz' and 'Mujse Shaadi Karoge' which established her as one of Bollywood's top actresses.

In 2005, she had many releases, though most were average, 'Waqt: The Race Against Time' and 'Bluffmaster' did above-average and consolidated her position as a good actress. In 2006, she worked in the two biggest films of the year, 'Krrish' and 'Don - The Chase Begins Again', both have done extremely well at the box office and have become super-hits.

Contact Address

Priyanka Chopra,
803, Karan Next to Green Acres,
Lokhandwala Complex,
Andheri, Mumbai 400053

Rekha

Rekha Introduction

Rekha was born as Bhanurekha Ganesan on the 10th of October in 1954 in Chennai. She is one of the most brilliant as well gorgeous actresses of Bollywood. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian actress Rekha.

Early life
Acting is in her blood. Her father Gemini Ganesan was a well known Tamil actor and her mother Pushpavalli was a Telugu actress. It is said that her parents did not tie wedding knots. Infact, people are of the say that, when Rekha was born, her father didn't even make the declaration of his paternity. It was in the early 1970s that, she established her foot in the Indian film industry. To know the complete life history of Rekha, read on.

She is believed to have had several relationships. She became the hottest topic of gossip. All the magazines and newspapers were filled with rumors of Rekha's relationship with Bollywood stars Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan. But, none of the relationships worked out and she finally got married to a Delhi based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal in the year 1990. However, he committed suicide the next year in 1991.

Film Career
Rekha made her first public appearance as a child artist in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam (1966). Goadalli CID 999, a Kannada film was her first film in which she played the lead role of heroine. She worked in a number of Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. Her Hindi film Sawan Bhadon was a major hit in the box office. This film brought her stardom overnight. After that, she was offered plenty of roles, but most of the roles demanded her to be portrayed as a glamour girl.

She did a number of films, some of which were very successful. To name a few, we have Kahani Kismat Ki, Raampur Ka Lakshman, and Pran Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye. She got her first serious role in 1976, when she was signed for 'Do Anjaane' with Amitabh Bachchan. After that, she was offered lot of challenging roles of different genre and she took up the challenge and proved her worth. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar brought a lot of name and fame. Then, she kept climbing the ladders of success.

Awards Won
Filmfare Best Actress Award
National Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Best Actress Award
Star Screen Award Best Villain
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
Role Model Award by MAX Stardust
Sony Golden Glory Award
Maha Style Icon of the Year

Notable Works of Rekha
Khubsoorat
Ghar
Khoon bhari maang
Silsila
Umrao Jaan
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Mujhe Insaaf Chaahiye
Utsav
Basera

Kajol

Kajol Introduction

Kajol is one of the most versatile Indian actresses, who has made it to the top through her hard work and sincerity. Extremely talented, her performance has always been appreciated by the Indian folks. She was born on the 5th of August in the year 1975 in Mumbai. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian actress Kajol.

Life
Kajol comes from a family that is actively involved in Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja, aunt Nutan, cousins Rani Mukherjee, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl all are great actors. Her paternal grandfather named Sashadhar Mukherjee was a film director as well as producer. It can be said about Kajol that, acting is in their blood. Her mother was a Marathi and father was a Bengali, therefore she is of Bengali-Marathi descent. She got married to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan on February 24, 1999. She is thoroughly enjoying every moment of her life with her husband and baby Nysa. Read on to know the complete life history of Kajol…

Film Career
She left her studies, while she was in school. Her career started when she was just seventeen. Her first movie was Bekhudi that was released in 1992. it wasn't very successful. However, it definitely laid the foundation for her career and Kajol was offered a couple of films, many of which were a grand success in the box office. Her movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge gained immense popularity. It is shown in some of the theaters even today.

Kajol shares a fabulous on screen chemistry with Shahrukh Khan, the king of Bollywood. Kajol has worked in many films with Shahrukh Khan, which also brought her plenty of awards. her blockbuster movies include Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).

Awards Won
Filmfare Awards
Star Screen Awards
Zee Cine Awards

Other Awards
Aashirwad Awards Best Actress Award
Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award
Sansui Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress Award
5th Annual Rajiv Gandhi Award
Radio Sargam Bollywood Best Actress Award

Notable Works of Kajol Mukherjee
Dushman
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Baazigar
Pyar Kiya to Darna Ka
Gupt
Ishq
KaranArjun
Yeh Dillagi
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan Introduction

Jaya Bachchan is one of the most brilliant actresses of Indian film industry. She has made an incredible contribution in the growth and prosperity of the Indian cinema. She was born as Jaya Bhaduri on the 10th of April in 1948 in Jabalpur district. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian actress Jaya Bachchan.

Life History
She was born as the daughter of Indira and Taroon Kumar Bhaduri. She did her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent school, Bhopal. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. On June 3, 1973, she tied her wedding knots with the famous Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. The couple has two children, namely Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek is also a great actor.

Film Career
When Jaya was fifteen, she was offered a small role to play in the Bengali film Mahanagar produced by Satyajit Ray. Her next movie Guddi, which was in Hindi, was a big hit in the box office. In this film, she was portrayed as a school girl, who had a major crush on the superstar Dharmendra. She was simply obsessed about him. Thereafter, she signed plenty of films like Jawani Diwani, Uphaar, Anamika and many more.

Participation in politics
Jaya Bachchan at a later stage began taking interest in the politics of the country. She was a part of the Samajwadi Party and also has been a Member of Parliament. There has been a lot of controversy regarding her holding the position of profit side by side with the post of MP.

Awards & Recognitions
Filmfare Awards (1975, 1980, 2001, 2004, 2007)
Omega Award for Excellence: Lifetime Achievement (1998)
She is a recipient of the Yash Bharati Samman, the highest award in Uttar Pradesh

Notable Works of Jaya
Zanjeer
Abhimaan
Chupke Chupke
Sholay
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Silsila
Annadata
Sholay
Mili
Parichay
Kal Ho Naa Ho