Thamarai
Chinmayi Sripaada
Shreya Ghoshal
Trisha Krishnan
Janani Iyer
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Uma Padmanabhan
Gautham Menon
Elred Kumar
Manoj Paramahamsa
Blaaze
Alphons Joseph
Benny Dayal
Devan Ekambaram
Karthik
Naresh Iyer
Vijay Prakash
Stunt Silva
Babu Antony
Naga Chaitanya
A. R. Rahman
Silambarasan
K S Ravikumar
Rajeevan
Kalyani Menon
Raja Krishna Murthy
Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
P Madan
R Jayaraman
1. Thamarai
Thamarai was born in Tamil Nadu, India on 10th November 1975. She is a lyricist by profession and also writes poems, essays and is also a former journalist. She is a renowned lyricist and mostly writes in Tamil. She received her primary education from Coimbatore and graduated from Government College of Technology in Coimbatore. After her graduation, she continued to work there and later moved to Chennai and devoted her time for a company as an independent journalist, where she used to write essays, poems and short stories for them.
She came into the limelight and became very popular among the people through her writing and also joined the Tamil Industry where she started to write lyrics for various movie songs. Thamarai made her debut in 1998 film, “Iniyavale”. The story is about a poet who dre...
Age:
48
Gender:
Female
Age:
48
Gender:
Female
2. Chinmayi Sripaada
She is an Indian who also do playback singing and she does her singing mainly for the south Indian movies. And she also does many other things like she also has been radio jockey and has also done acting in the TV serials. She is also having a company known as blue elephant. Her second name is Chinmayee/lndai. She has done singing for the movie namely“kannathi Muthamittal”in which she sang the song ”Oru Dheivam Thantha Ooovae” for which she got awarded. She is also from a great musical family and her mother herself taught her singing. She taught Chinmayi Hindustani classical music as well as Carnatic music. She took birth in Mumbai and lived for few years out there and after that she shifted to Chennai. She does her schooling from the Hindu senior secondary school which is located in Indira Nagar. At the age of 10 she got awarded form the...
Age:
39
Gender:
Female
3. Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal, one of the most famous singers in Bollywood today, was born on March 12th, 1984, in Berhampore, West Bengal. Her father Biswajit Ghoshal is an electrical engineer and mother Sharmistha Ghoshal is a postgraduate in literature. She started singing since the age of 4 when her mother taught her. She started her formal training in Hindustani classical Gharana of music when she was only six years old. She was trained for 18 months after which she continued her training in Mumbai with Late Mukta Bhideji. She completed her graduation in Arts with majors in English. Her first on-stage performance was at their club’s annual function. Her first studio album was in Bengali in 19998 and was named Bendhechhi Beena, and her first onscreen performance was in Awaz Nayi Andaaz Wohi. In 1995, she became ...
Age:
40
Gender:
Female
4. Trisha Krishnan
Born on 4th May, 1983 in Palakkad by Krishnan and Uma Krishnan as her parents. Before starting her carrer in modelling and acting, she did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation school in Church Park and then BBA from Ethiraj College for Women (Chennai). She entered into film industry after making a mark as a model and winning several beauty pageants like Miss Salem and Miss Madras in the same year. In 2001, she won Miss India Pageant “Beautiful Smile” award. She got her first acting break in Tamil film Jodie. After that, she got her first lead role in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) opposite Surya and won critical acclaim.
Then, she continued to work in number of successful films like Saamy (2003), Ghilli (2004), Varsham (2004)and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (...
Age:
41
Gender:
Female
5. Janani Iyer
With her beautiful eyes and charismatic onscreen presence Janani Iyer is indeed a future promise of Southern film industry. Born on March 31, 1989 in Chennai, she did her schooling also in the same city. Later she pursued a Computer Science course in an Engineering Institution. During this juncture she got into modeling thinking it would be helpful with her studies.
In order to earn more she performed in several advertisements in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. She has over 150 TV advertisements to her credit. She did advertisements for money but was mainly interested in acting; she even confessed her love for acting once. Janani did a couple of films, Thiru Thiru and Vinnaitha...
Age:
36
Gender:
Female
6. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
The shift from acting to direction is becoming more popular today – with actresses jumping the fence at an increasing rate. Lakshmy Ramakrishna’s first attempt as a director was noticed in ‘Aarohanam’ in 2012 which was lauded by audiences as well as by the critics. The apparent ease with which actor becomes directors is not very popular amongst actresses. Hence, she caught the media attention in India and her second film "Ammini" was based on a 79-year-old woman rag-picker, whom she met in a TV show. When she got this idea, she did not waste her time and narrated the story to producer Ven Govind and felt that the rag-picker woman will remain as a theme of her film. In this film, she also plays a very important role.
Age:
53
Gender:
Female
7. Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Born on April 28 1987 Samantha is a model and actress, who has acted in Telugu and Tamil films. Samantha was brought up in Chennai and she was involved in modeling in her teens. The Telugu film Ye Maya Chesave was her first film and she was instantly successful; she got the Filmfare award for Best Debut. She also has a Nandi award to her credit, for this film.
The Year 2013 was a happening year for this southern beauty; she got the Filmfare award for Best Actress in both Telugu and Tamil. This feat was accomplished only by actress Revathi earlier. Samantha got the award for her performances in the films Neethane En Pon Vasantham and Eega. The Telugu films Attarintiki Daredi and Manam also gained her awards. Samantha did her schooling in Chennai and holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce. Samantha once admitted that, she pursued m...
Age:
37
Gender:
Female
8. Uma Padmanabhan
Uma Padmanabhan is among the first Television host, who worked for Sun TV. In 1993, she got associated with the channel when it was a new channel, trying to earn viewer ship gradually. She read news for the channel, then was shifted to one morning breakfast program called ‘Vanakkam Tamizhakam’. She was praised a lot for her very engaging host skills by the viewers. She hosted a few other programs like’Chellame Chellam’ and ‘Oru Thaayin Sabatham’. She hosted almost all live shows of Sun TV. She also has acted in Tamil serial ‘Veetukku Veedu Looty’ which added another feather on her hat. She has a long list of movies as well, mostly in Tollywood.
She did one Malayali movie called ‘Thriller’ in 2010. Her Tamil movies include Sivaji (2007), Aarohanam (2012), Yaaruda ...
9. Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is known for his directional capabilities and bringing his intense films to life in the Tamil Industry. He was born on 25th February and has established himself as a heroic director. He is most known for his work where he, portrayed the life of real men on screen. One of such work named Vaaranam Aayiram was a blockbuster and won him the prestigious National Film Award for the category of Best Feature Film in the Tamil Language. And since then, he started his try to produce such films in multiple languages. He got much acclaim when another of his film Thanga Meengal, brought him another very prestigious and devoured National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the Tamil Language.
Age:
51
Gender:
Male
10. Elred Kumar
Elred Kumar is a film producer by profession, who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema industry. He made his debut in the year 2012 with the movie "Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal." This romantic story saw Atharva and Amala Paul in the lead role. In 2009, it was first announced that he is”a businessman passionate about the film industry.” It was also said that he would be collaborating with R. Jayaraman for producing his debut movie. The movie received a positive response from critics and the audiences and was given “modern classical” status.
Elred Kumar’s next movie was Ko which was released in the year 2011, and this also got positive reviews. Ko was directed by K.V.Anand and featured actors like Jiiva, Piaa ...
11. Manoj Paramahamsa
Manoj Paramahamsa is a renowned cinematographer for the Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industries. He is bestowed with many awards and accolades for his mind-blowing work. Born to UV Babu, a director by profession, on 15th April 1981, this 34-year-old cinematographer has set milestones by his work. Manoj has stated in an interview that his father was the one who wanted him to become a cinematographer”. UV Babu himself has directed many movies in the Telugu film industry. Manoj usually accompanied his father to his shoots and cinematography was all he could think of doing. He often referred cinematography as “the magic of the camera.” He has graduated from Film and Television Institute at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
During the starting of his career, he assi...
Age:
43
Gender:
Male
12. Blaaze
Unlike foreign countries, India has produced a very few good rappers. Among them, very few have managed to achieve critical as well as commercial success. 'Blaaze' is one of them. Born on October 15, 1975, his birth name is Lakshmi Narasimha Vijaya Rajagopala Sheshadri Sharma Rajesh Raman and originally belongs from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Apart from being a successful rapper, he is also a lyricist, producer, singer, musician, editor, and songwriter. His family belongs to the Brahmin community. However, since his father worked as an architect, the family traveled to several places. As a result, Blaaze's childhood passed in Kitwe, Zambia. He completed his higher education at Columbia College Hollywood, United States of America.
Rekha Srinivasan, his sister, is a ...
Age:
48
Gender:
Male
Age:
48
Gender:
Male
13. Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph is an Indian playback singer and music composer. The movie Vellithira was a turning point in his music career. The song Aaromale from the Tamil movie Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya (composed by A R Rehman) was sung by Alphons, and he got an appreciation for singing that song.
Alphons entered the film industry with the help of his friend Leo Thadavus, who introduced him to director Bhadran. At that juncture, Bhadran was looking for a fresh music composer for his film Vellithira. During the audio release function of the movie A R Rehman complimented Alphons for the distinct beauty in the songs. The songs Nee Manimukiladakal and Hridayasakhi of this movie deserve special mention.
Jalotsavam was the next movie of Alphons, and the number Kera Nirakal rocked the cha...
Age:
50
Gender:
Male
14. Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian Pop-Singer. Born in Kollam, Kerala, India on May 13, 1984. He was a member of the S5 Pop Band in India. He started as a playback singer and known to have work with various reputable composers.
He finished his studies from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) and took Journalism in Madras Christian College. His Indian-Pop-Electro-Rap-Reggae infused songs made him so famous and with unique quality compared to any singers. This made him one of the most loved singers by doing such mix-ups of traditional Indian music to a new-era’s songs. You’ll be so moved in listening to any of his songs.
He worked before as an Event Coordinator for RR Donnelley Printing. He also worked as an HR Executive for a BPO when he received a call and inviting him to audition for ARR Studio. He...
Age:
39
Gender:
Male
15. Devan Ekambaram
Devan is a famous singer, actor, and film composer, who has acted in American and Indian movies. Devan had released his songs first in the Tamil language and later he spread through various South Indian films like Kannada, Telugu, etc. Devan was born on 25th December in New Jersey, Freehold Township. Besides singing Devan is also a famous guitarist. Approximately till now, Devan has sung over 500 songs in different languages. It is very appreciable to sing that many songs when compared to his age, and it is the biggest achievement for him.
Devan had completed his schooling from Freehold Township High School located in New Jersey, and later he pursued his graduation at the University of Illinois in the field of electrical engineering. Devan had started his career from 1999 and is active till now. His latest song...
Gender:
Male
Gender:
Male
16. Karthik
Karthik is well known for his Romantic look and action. He was born on 21st January 1988, Age:
43
Gender:
Male
17. Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is once again a popular face, but mainly due to his singing talent. This 34 year old singer hails from Mumbai. There is no end the number of hit songs he has produced over the years. Likewise, he owns a series of awards that have been rightfully given to him. His contribution to Bollywood has been tremendous.
In spite of having a degree in Commerce, Iyer decided to study Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music. His career has just looked forward from then on.
He got recognition from A.R. Rahman in the reality talent show which was called Channel V’s Super Singer. His beautiful rendition of Roobaroo, which was an A.R.Rahman composition for the movie, Rang De Basanti, won his a lot of accolade. He went on to win the national award for the Best Male Playback.
Age:
43
Gender:
Male
18. Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash is an Indian playback singer and film composer. He was born in Mysore and moved to Mumbai in 1996. He worked in so many Hindi films including Blue, Yuvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan, and Force.
He has sung in Kannada, Tamil, Telegu and Malayalam movies. He has also hosted the renowned reality TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Kannada and has also performed in shows with the great Indian percussionist Ustad Zakir Hussain. Prakash is one of the four singers of the song ‘Jai Ho’, which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The song also won a Grammy Award in the category ‘Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Medi...
Age:
48
Gender:
Male
19. Stunt Silva
Stunt Silva was born in Tuticorin, TamilNadu. He started his career as a male nurse after getting trained in Stanley Medical College. Silva worked as a Ward boy in Tuticorin hospital. Later he joined in Vijaya Health Center in Chennai by the year 1990. To maintain his family’s financial status, he worked in several sectors such as Peon in offices and dabbled in transport sector business offices. He then joined in the background dancer of the film under the guidance and advice of the Dance
Choreographer. He then took his dance lessons from Paul Raj's School.
