Meena Kumari is a popular TV and film actress. She was born on September 24, 1981, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India but got settled in Chennai. She started acting when she was 14 years old on the famous TV series, Antarangalu, which aired on ETV. She played the role of Priyanka, a young girl who bothers her father. Then she received several TV show offers when she was in 10th class.
She did various TV series, and also made her debut in a Telugu movie with the name Hitler where she played as one of Chiranjeevi’s sister. Meena spent ten years in TV and film industry.
She said, she could have done more movies and got better roles in the films, but she got stuck in doing TV serials for the past two to three years. She rejected offers from Telugu films because of some issues with the dates as she is always busy. She said if she only had time, she will do Malayalam films or Tamil and Telugu TV series. Meena is fluent in all South Indian languages which including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and also Hindi and English. She said she gets the real satisfaction in her job when the serial she acts in becomes a significant hit and people talks about it.
But even today she regrets that she couldn’t take up great offers in Telugu. She is competent enough that she can do better than what she is being offered now. Meena got into showbiz through her sister, Vijayasri, who is a renowned cinematographer in India who have worked with various big names in the industry.
She got an offer in the Tamil film, Karuppu Nila in 1995. After that, she started to receive many offers for TV serials and films. Meena did the Sreeraman Sreedevi in 2001, Sthreejanman, Vatsalyam, Swathu and Pavithrabandham. In 2012, Meena performed as Jagadha’s mother in the socio-fantasy film, Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara. She also played the role of Kunji Amma in the Malayalam mega serial, Pattu Saree under the direction of the famous A. Nazeer who won the Best Director Award in the Kazhcha Awards in 2013 for the said serial.
She is a renowned actress in Telugu and done many films in Tamil, Telugu industries. Some of her famous Tamil serials include Magal, Thendral to name a few. Born in 1956 as PattabhiVenkat Ram, Mohan Ram attended VidhyaMandir and the MCC School. He is a graduate in Physics and pursued MBA in XLRI, Jamshedpur.
He calls himself as the only ‘Entertrainer’ in south India. Raman did several child characters in his young ages.
Sep 09, 2009 'Chithi' -- the mega-serial -- marked a watershed moment in Tamil TV serials going from good to tolerable to absolutely nonsensical. There was much.
After completing college, he a compered national level stage dramas and was a famous public speaker. He debuted in the Tamil movie ‘Idhayam’ and then went on to act in classics like ‘Mahanadi’ and ‘Kaatumatakaran’. His simple and clean acting style gained him an entry into serials when Naga made him act in his supernatural thriller ‘MarmaDesam’.
Since then, there was no turning back for Mohan Raman who started to excel in all the roles he earnt. He was widely appreciated for his negative roles in serials. He also did several supporting roles in Tamil movies. Meanwhile, he also starred in 2 Bollywood movies. His last Hindi movie was Rohit Shetty’s masala entertainer ‘Chennai Express’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
Raman is a frequent blog writer, most of his blogs being about cinema and cricket. His daughter Vidyullekha Raman debuted in Gautham Vasudev Menon’s ‘Neethane En Ponvasantham’ in a supporting role opposite Santhanam. DOB: 3rd April, 1956 Serials acted: Marmadesam, KadhalPagadai, ChidambaraRagasiyam, Anandham, Arasi and more Movies acted: Over 40 Tamil movies. Shanthi Williams is an Indian actress who is popular in Tamil and Malayalam film and television industry. She was born to Malayali parents in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in India. She initiated her career as a child artist when she was just 12 years old.
She did supporting and second heroine roles in movies and serials. She was known for her character as a customary mother in the popular Tamil drama serial, Metti Oli. Shanthi was awarded the Best Actress in a Negative Role for her performance in S. Kumaran’s Tamil Serial, Thendral. The award was given by veteran Director K. Balachander for her role as the mother of Tamizh (played by Deepak Dinkar).
She also got her fame after doing the role of Angayarkanni on Sun TV’s Vani Rani. She played Vani and Rani’s mother-in-law. Shanthi was married to Malayalam cameraman, J.
Williams in 1979. But the latter passed away in 2005. The couple has four children.
Shanthi has acted in dozens of serials and more than 20 films. She has played supporting roles as a mother or mother-in-law in many movies and portrayed lead negative roles in many TV serials fetching her praises from across the industry. Shanthi started acting in 1970 with the film, Vietnam Veedu. Then, she played as Pallavi in the 1980 psychological thriller film Moodu Pani. She appeared as a friend of Rekha who was forced to prostitution. After many years, Shanthi appeared in many films like Gentleman in 1993, Gentle Man Security in 1994, Karuppu Nila in 1995, Kizhakku Mugam and Poove Unakkaga in 1996, Aahaa Enna Porutham in 1997, Sollamale and Kaadhale Nimmadhi in 1998, followed by the Tamil comedy film, Suyamvaram in 1999. She was also in the Tamil films Vaanavil and Unakkaga Mattum.
Shanthi portrayed mostly the roles of a mother and a grandmother in films like Manadhai Thirudivittai, Lovely, Roja Kootam, Anniyan, Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal and Climax. Recently, she did the film, Amma Ammamma, a story about Sampath and Saranya, who never have a baby of their own after being married for 15 years. Until they met the couple, Anand, and Devadarshini, and the latter died after giving birth to their second child. Shanthi also started on doing television serials in 1999. She played the role of Padmavathi in Radaan Productions’ Chithi followed by the popular Metti Oli and Annamalai.
She was also a part of the popular teleserial Arasi as Chandramathi, the mother of Arasi (played by Raadhika Sarathkumar). She also appeared in serials like Thangam, Pillai Nila, Shanthi Nilayam, Vasantham, Thangamana Purushan, Simran Thirai, Raja Rajeshwari, Kalasam, Bandham and much more. Shanthi was also seen in Amrita’s Innalathe Tharam. Recently, Shanthi also made a guest appearance on ‘Celebrity Kitchen’ along with actress Shri Durga. Deepak Dinkar is a popular image in the Tamil Television Industry.
He is a popular host and participant of many reality shows and also appears on many shows on Vijay TV. He initially wanted to become an actor but accidentally, by chance, got an offer to become a host and he says 'he has loved it totally.'
He participated in the very first season of the dance reality show “Jodi No.1” and was praised by many dance experts on his dance prowess. He is quite famous to host shows along with his initial Jodi No.1 with partner DD and has been a household name ever since. They have also hosted Airtel Super Singer and other shows together.
When his friend and co-star, Sanjeev with whom he shares a great rapport, recommended him for a small role in ‘Thirumathi Selvam’, Deepak essayed it well and his role was extended to further shows and this role, he says, caught people’s attention and ultimately ended him landing a role as the protagonist in the hit serial ‘Thendral’. He is married to fellow actress Ranjini. He has played meaty character roles in serials like Bhandam, Selvi, etc. And is currently playing the lead role in the long-running ‘Thendral’ on Sun TV. Thendral has completed over 1000 episodes and is one of the longest running shows on Sun TV for which he has received many an accolade and the Best Serial Actor awards. He is the host of the reality show, ‘Home Sweet Home’ on Sun TV which invites celebrities from around the industry. He recently played a small role in a movie ‘Uyarthiru 420’ which didn’t do well at the box office and received unexcited reviews.
Deepak is a huge cricket and a football fan, often seen cheering for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and is self-proclaimed travel freak loving to travel almost any time given a chance. Another Version of This Story. Deepak is a Tamil TV compare and host. He hails from Chennai and has hosted over 100 programs individually and along with famous compering like Divyadarshini, Ramya, etc. He is an economics graduate from Loyola College, Chennai and is fluent in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, English and French. His sister, Surya, represented India Miss World University, China and had hosted a show on Vijay TV.
Before entering the industry, Deepak was doing modeling along with some of his close friends Sanjeev, Venkat, and Shree. He also later worked with them together in many shows and serials. He made a breakthrough through serials that earned him the chance to host shows In Vijay TV.
He was a participant of Jodi No. 1 – Season 1 and its anchor for the forthcoming seasons. He is well known for his vivid talks and a funny laugh. Deepak started to act in Sun TV serials like ‘Thirumathi Selvam’ and that paved way for his getting more chances in serials and shows throughout the Tamil industry.
His starter ‘Thendral’ holds the record for the longest serial to be aired on TV of over 1100 episodes. Deepak is married to Sivaranjini and has a son named Agnidh. He has also dubbed for several movies. In 2011, he received the Ehrlich Subramaniam Silver Rolling Trophy for best actor in a leading serial role from director K. The Last Blade Ps2 Iso Roms more. DOB: 15th September 1979 Serials acted: Anni, Geethanjali, Agni Sakshi, Jenmam-X, Arasi, Malargal, Manaivi, Bandham, VairaNenjam, ThirumathiSelvam, Nila, Thendral.
Movies acted: Kadhal Virus, Uyarthiru 420, Saroja, Mundhinam Parthene.
Radhika Sarathkumar has been rocking the television with her serials which have all been running for many episodes. Chithi, Annamalai, Selvi and Arasi are the best examples for it. Her current 'Chellame' which is running successfully is nearing its climax. Sources convey that he serial will be most probably ending by the end of the second week of this month. And she is already on her next project titled 'Vani Rani'. She will be doing a dual role in the serial which is all about two sisters in the family. Venu Aravind will be doing the male lead.
The crew of Chellame will be seen in Vani Rani too for which the official announcement will be made soon.