Feb 3, 2009

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Pretty actress Meenakshi, who made a dream debut in Karan-starrer Karuppasamy Kuthigaitharar, has turned on her glamourous side.

Meenakshi who is not familiar with wearing half sari or sari found it challenging to wear one in her debut movie. Now she is back to her favorite attire, modern clothes in her upcoming movies Perumal and Rajathi Raja.

Meenakshi is also a busy model besides appearing in films.

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With his fast movements and equally fast-paced dialogues he takes you on a joyride and makes you laugh through the entire length of the
film. But, when the closing credits start to roll, what stays with you is melancholy and poignancy.

Veteran Tamil actor Nagesh, who enthralled viewers with his humour for decades, died in Chennai on Saturday due to a prolonged illness.

As actor for more than five decades, Nagesh had an uncanny ability to fuse humour and sadness, in most of the roles he essayed on screen.

A spontaneous comedian who sent viewers into peals of laughter with his superb timing and body language, Nagesh was a tough act to follow, say industry compatriots, film critics and friends who interacted with him over the last few decades.

They are also quick to add that his super star
status did not spill over to his personality. They remember him as a generous, simple person minus the fussiness of an industry veteran. They also credit him with making comedy, an indispensable part of cinema and not just a sidetrack.

“He made the role of a comedian the most indispensable and important part of films. When he was at his peak, he could devote only two hours per film per day. Even Sivaji Ganesan and MGR had to wait for him to come to the set. He was such a crowd puller that distributors insisted on Nagesh being there for all the films then,” said actor, playwright and political analyst Cho Ramasamy, who also shared screen space with Nagesh.

Nagesh’s inimitable style and dialogue delivery is something that top-notch comedy actors strive for till date.

“When you deliver lines at break neck speed, you tend to lose clarity. But, Nagesh combined speed and clarity and was easily the master at it. You may come across actors who try to imitate his body language but his talking style was unique. It cannot be mimicked,” said actor Vivek, a leading comedian in Tamil cinema.

Nagesh, who hailed from Karnataka, came to Chennai to realise his dreams of making it big, in some industry or the other.

Acting wasn’t at the top of his mind, when he came to the city. But, with a room mate like lyricist Vaali, the interest in plays and acting caught on soon enough. He went on to act in nearly 1,000 films.

“He brought in a new style of comedy modelled on Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. At that time, the comedy was more verbal but Nagesh brought along body language and movements. He essayed some very serious roles in his later movies,” said film historian Theodore Bhaskaran, whose personal favourite is a lesser-known black and white classic, “Yaarukkaga Azhuthan”, scripted and directed by acclaimed writer Jayakanthan.

Evergreen Nagesh favourites include “Ethir Neechal”, “Thillana Moganambal”, “Major Chandrakanth”, “Kadhalika Neramillai”, “Server Sundaram” and “Thiruvillaiyadal.” His last film was the Kamal Hassan starrer Dasavatharam, which released last year.

Some of Nagesh’s ardent fans in the corporate world include Pepsi Co CEO Indra Nooyi and HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar. In earlier interviews to ET, Nooyi’s mother revealed that her daughter enjoyed Tamil classic starring Nagesh. On the other hand, Shiv Nadar is said to have a DVD collection comprising every film that Nagesh has appeared in. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Indian comedy king Krishna Rao Nagesh, known as “India’s Jerry Lewis”, died Saturday at the age of 76, his family said. Nagesh, a diabetic who had been battling ill-health, died in hospital in the southern city of Chennai, the family said.

He was a sought-after actor in the prolific Tamil-language movie industry in the country’s south and appeared in over 1,000 films. His slapstick talents and sense of comic timing earned him the nickname of “India’s Jerry Lewis” after the US comedian.

He also was acclaimed for his portrayal of serious roles.

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