King of comedy - Cinema. The 1. 00th anniversaries of many stalwarts of Tamil cinema have gone unnoticed in recent years. The centenary years of S. V. Venkatraman in 2. S. V. Sahasranamam in 2. T. S. Ramaswamy in 2. These are 10 comedian of Tamil cinema. These are 10 comedian of Tamil cinema, who make us laugh to the core! Watch this video to know who are they. Top 10 Highest Paid Tamil actors 2016. Watch on Roku; Customer Service. My Account; My Movies; Redeem Code; Test My Device; FAQs; Help. Watch SIIMA 2016 Malayalam - Comedian Sathish Making Fun on Sai Pallavi As Indian cinema is making a strong impact globally, it’s time for South Indian Cinema to claim its space in the realm of world cinema. 27 at the Cinema Paradiso in. The Comedian’ To Close. Tamil film industry. The century of yesteryear comedian, Karaikal Arunachalam Thangavelu, is coming up in January 2. This Wednesday, meanwhile, marks his death anniversary. Hailing from Karaikal, and belonging to the goldsmith community, Thangavelu settled in Thirumalairayan Pattinam, with his parents, Arunachalam and Karumammal, and two brothers. The woe continued as he was treated badly by his step- mother. Starvation and abuse continued, despite being sent to a relative. His father left for Singapore to seek better prospects, and caused his step- mother.
Around this time, Thangavelu joined a drama troupe called . Kandaswamy Mudaliar, taught him the nuances of theatre and mentored him. He spent nine years here, and when Kandaswamy Mudaliar shifted to films, he followed suit. Dungan film, Sathi Leelavathi (1. This film, interestingly, also marked MGR. As frustration took control of him, he quit and went to a Murugan temple near Kanchipuram, where he survived on alms. As chance would have it, actor M. Marappa spotted him and brought him back to acting. This time around, the stage provided him with a decent living. His father returned to live with him and was well looked after by the actor. The big break came when in 1. N. Krishnan (NSK) started the film, Manamagal, and Thangavelu approached him for a role. NSK, who had already seen his stage performances, obliged. Till his death, Thangavelu wore a locket with NSK. This was followed by the film Singari, where he played the role of a . Raghunath gave his character importance, and also the freedom to improvise. It was in this film that he repeated the word . He went on to act in a number of films like Amarakavi, Panam, and Mappillai, in all of which he played an elderly man. It was in the 1. 95. Anbu that his real age was revealed on screen. The 1. 95. 4 films Ponvayal and Panam Paduthum Paadu were instrumental in establishing him as a comedian. Thangavelu was a father- figure to editor Mohan (the father of director Mohan Raja and actor Jayam Ravi). Sridhar, in his directorial debut Kalyana Parisu, gave him a lot of freedom. The famous comedy scene where he narrates to M. Saroja was conceived as a single shot. He gave the dialogues to Thangavelu but asked him to improvise and add to the humour. Every evening, there were music concerts, dances and even a drama open to the public. On one such occasion, at the end of a play, he wanted to laud the performance of a lady character in the play, and when he called her on to the stage, he was shocked to know it was actually a young boy who had donned the role of a woman. The young man said his name was Nagesh. Thangavelu wished him well. Nagesh, of course, went on to become Thangavelu. In his brand of humour, there was no slapstick, no insulting. His gratitude and respect for NSK was immense. While he was in Kumbakonam to attend the wedding of his younger brother, he got the news that NSK had passed away. Upon hearing the news, he immediately left the wedding venue and attended the funeral. Thangavelu, who had earlier played elderly roles, smoothly transitioned into playing . Then Nilavu, Vietnam Veedu, and Thillana Mohanambal are some of the best examples. A versatile comedian, a great character actor and a generous human being, Thangavelu is among the greats of Tamil cinema. Perhaps the film industry and government will celebrate him on his birth centenary?
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