Ritz Awards for Soundarya Rajnikanth and Shruti Haasan

Ritz Awards for Soundarya Rajnikanth and Shruti Haasan
The RITZ Awards is to be held on Sunday, the 18th of January, 2009 at The Ballroom of The Taj Coromandel, Chennai. The RITZ Awards are instituted by RITZ, Chennai’s widest read fashion and lifestyle magazine with a pan-South India reach. the RITZ Awards for Amazing Women distinguishes itself from the multitude by keeping the [...]

The RITZ Awards is to be held on Sunday, the 18^th of January, 2009 at The Ballroom of The Taj Coromandel, Chennai. The RITZ Awards are instituted by RITZ, Chennai’s widest read fashion and lifestyle magazine with a pan-South India reach. the RITZ Awards for Amazing Women distinguishes itself from the multitude by keeping the focus solely on highlighting the career choices and life-changing decisions in the face of hurdles made by 15 women achievers in the age group of 18 to 40. The criteria for the same is excellence in their chosen fields be it business, career, sports, politics etc. The 3 judges of the event comprise dynamic women who are looked upon as sources of inspiration. Nominees for the RITZ Awards include Soundarya Rajnikanth, entrepreneur, Shruti Haasan, singer and actress, Khushboo, award-winning actress and TV show host, Srinidhi Chidambaram, dancer and health care professional, Madhuvanti Arun, educationist and entrepreneur, Tishani Doshi, award-winning writer, Rehane, acclaimed fashion designer, Chinmayi, singer, Sneha, actress, Lavanya Nalli, entrepreneur, Anu Haasan, TV show host and actress, Dr. Priya Selvaraj, eminent gynecologist, Dr. Shalini, psychiatrist and writer, Krishnammal Jagannathan, (winner of alternate Nobel Prize, she has been short-listed in the special category as she is well over 40), Benozephin, orator, Ilavalagi, carrom champion Deepika Pallikal (Squash) and several others.

Comedy King Nagesh passes away
One of the greatest comedians of all times in Indian cinema Nagesh, died today morning (Jan 31) due to old age and prolonged illness. The 71 year old doyen of comedy in Tamil cinema was born as Gundu Rao to Kannada speaking Brahmin Madhwa parents. Nagesh, a stellar comedian Even today [...]

One of the greatest comedians of all times in Indian cinema Nagesh, died today morning (Jan 31) due to old age and prolonged illness. The 71 year old doyen of comedy in Tamil cinema was born as Gundu Rao to Kannada speaking Brahmin Madhwa parents.

Nagesh, a stellar comedian

Even today the name evokes a mixed response in the minds of Tamil filmgoers, not just as a comedian who had them rolling in the aisles, but also as a character artiste who moved them to tears with his sensitive performance in films like Thiruvilayadal, Server Sundaram, Neer Kumizhi, Edhir Neechal and 1000odd films.

Wikipedia tells us - He came to the then Madras as a runaway stayed at a house in West Mambalam (then a remote area) with lyricist Vaali and veteran actor Srikanth and also got a job in Railways.

One day, he saw a Tamil play ‘Kambar Ramayanam’ enacted by his colleagues, and beacame hooked to the stage. He persuaded the secretary of the Railways cultural association to give him the role of a man suffering from stomach pain.

MGR, then chief guest, seeing this play, in his speech praised Nagesh for his performance. It was the beginning of Nagesh the comedian who played small roles in various drama troupes and kept himself busy.
Pay your homage to Nagesh

It was producer K.Balaji who spotted him and gave him his first break in films. The most memorable performance of Nagesh out of the 1000 odd films he has acted in is his role in Thiruvilayaadal in which he speaks a soliloquy which is one of the most memorable scenes in the film.

He played a poet falling on bad times in the film. When Sivaji who played Siva in the film saw it, he asked the director to retain it in full without a cut!

Visit more photos on http://tamilcinemaforyou.blogspot.com and tribute to Actor Nagesh.