This list outlines the names of popular lead film actors, who previously worked or are currently working in the Tamil film industry ("Kollywood"), based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The list is ordered by the year of their debut as a leading actor or the year of their landmark film. Actors who have starred in at least five films as lead are included in the list.
1930s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1934 | M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar[1] | Pavalakkodi | Ambikapathy (1937), Haridas (1944), Amarakavi (1952) |
1936 | P. U. Chinnappa | Chandrakantha | Uthama Puthiran (1940), Harichandra (1944), Jagathalapratapan (1944) |
1936 | MGR | Sathi Leelavathi | Rajakumari (1947), Nadodi Mannan (1958), Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) |
1940s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1946 | M. N. Nambiar | Vidyapathi | Nadodi Mannan (1958), Enga Veettu Pillai (1965), Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975) |
1947 | Gemini Ganesan | Miss Malini | Vanjikottai Valiban (1958), Kalyana Parisu (1959), Naan Avanillai (1974) |
1947 | M. K. Mustafa | Kanjan | Abimanyu (1948), Kaithi (1951), Sivagangai Seemai (1959), Harichandra (1968) |
1950s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1952 | Sivaji Ganesan | Parasakthi | Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959), Deiva Magan (1969), Mudhal Mariyathai (1985) |
1952 | S. S. Rajendran | Parasakthi | Mudhalali (1957), Poompuhar (1964), Pazhani (1965) |
1954 | M. R. Radha | Ratha Kanneer | Paava Mannippu (1961), Bale Pandiya (1962), Karpagam (1963) |
1957 | R. Muthuraman | Karpukkarasi | Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964), Ooty Varai Uravu (1967) |
1960s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1963 | A. V. M. Rajan | Naanum Oru Penn | Veera Abhimanyu (1965), Thillana Mohanambal (1968), Dheivam (1972) |
1964 | Ravichandran | Kadhalikka Neramillai | Adhey Kangal (1967), Justice Viswanathan (1971), Sabatham (1971) |
1965 | Sivakumar | Kaakum Karangal | Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari (1979), Sindhu Bhairavi (1985), Marupakkam (1990) |
1965 | Jaishankar | Iravum Pagalum | Vallavan Oruvan (1966), CID Shankar (1970), Nootrukku Nooru (1971) |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also
References
- ↑ "The Hindu : A golden voice forever". The Hindu. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku (12 September 2013). "'Soodhu kavvum has changed my life'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "'Pariyan is the role of a lifetime': Actor Kathir on 'Pariyerum Perumal'". The News Minute. 3 October 2018.
- ↑ Balu, Aparijitha (14 September 2019). "GV Prakash Kumar On A Signing Spree". Silver Screen.
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