50 years in tamil cinema

[Plum]

Been meaning to open a vetti listing topic for some time now. So how about listing active artistes who have completed 50 years in tamil films?

if surya gives his dad a small role in one of his forthcoming movies, would he be close to 50 years of "service to tamil cinema"?

[NOV]

if surya gives his dad a small role in one of his forthcoming movies, would he be close to 50 years of "service to tamil cinema"?No.

Look for those who started acting in 1960. :P

[Plum]

Ada 1962-1964 varaikkum vechukalAmE. KaN mUdi thiRakkaradhukuLLa 2014 vandhudum!

[NOV]

I think his first film was Uyarndha Manidhan, which came out in 1968.

Early 60s actors mostly have passed away.

[Irene Hastings]

SSR

Vijayakumari ( Pongum nadigai )

Magamayi A.V.M.Rajan ( now Pastor Rajan ) & Pushpalatha

Saroja Devi

Muthuraman ?

[VinodKumar's]

What about Manorama ? Aachi eppo start aachi ?

[NOV]

Manorama :yes: Maalaiyitta Mangai - 1958

Saroja Devi :yes: Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakiyam - 1958

[Irene Hastings]

I think Saroja devi appears in Nadodi Mannan ?

[NOV]

Actresses have a high chance of doing 50 years - they start young and then go into mother, grandmother and other character artistes roles.

Actors are eternally young, and die young too, like our Muthuraman.

[Irene Hastings]

K.R.Vijaya ?

Then that Ayya oru Unnnnma therinjaganum person ?

[Irene Hastings]

Memorial devi ?

[NOV]

OK, all these were released in 1958:

Manalane Mangayin Bhagyam - Gemini Ganesan
Manamulla Marutharam - Balaji
Naadodi Mannan - M G R
Sabhash Meena - Sivaji Ganesan
Sengottai Singam - Uthyakumar
Thedi Vantha Selvam - Gemini Ganesan

[NOV]

KR Vijaya first film - Karpagam - 1963
Last film - Dasavathram - 2008

[Irene Hastings]

That Crow Radhakrishnan may qualify !

[Irene Hastings]

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Garu will qualify . Devadas !

[Plum]

How about bak bak brrrr va moorthy? What was his last release?

[Irene Hastings]

How about bak bak brrrr va moorthy? What was his last release?

Bak bak made his debut in White dress which was a 1964 release. So he is not qualified. :cry:

[NOV]

How about bak bak brrrr va moorthy? What was his last release?Bak bak made his debut in White dress which was a 1964 release. So he is not qualified. :cry:and thank god, he is not acting any more. :clap:

[Plum]

2014-la vandhudumla! Bala Karthik kitta solli ippOvE ArambichA dhAn timeku celebrate paNNa mudiyin...

[Bala (Karthik)]

How about bak bak brrrr va moorthy? What was his last release?Bak bak made his debut in White dress which was a 1964 release. So he is not qualified. :cry:and thank god, he is not acting any more. :clap:
Still going strong, "Thamizh Padam" la kooda nadichirundhaare!

[Irene Hastings]

V.S.Raghavar may be ? His accent is very popular now adays in mimicry section .

[NOV]

Still going strong, "Thamizh Padam" la kooda nadichirundhaare!aamaamilla? :banghead:

[NOV]

What about S. Varalakshmi? Her last movie?
SN Lakshmi? Mother since early 60s :lol:

[vramesh]

Why am I not seeing Oscar Nayagan's name here? :(
Or is it too obvious?
Kalathur Kannamma - Aug 11, 1960
(ah I see, one month short)

[app_engine]

Why am I not seeing Oscar Nayagan's name here? :(
Or is it too obvious?
Kalathur Kannamma - Aug 11, 1960
(ah I see, one month short)

பொன் விழாவெல்லாம் கொண்டாடி முடிச்சாச்சே, நீங்க இன்னும் ஒரு மாசம் இருக்குன்னு புதுசா மெல்ல ஆரம்பிக்கிறீங்க?

[app_engine]

மணமுள்ள மறுதாரம் (1958) முதல் தசாவதாரம் (2008) வரை நாகேஷ் 50 ஆண்டுகள் நடித்திருப்பதாக விக்கிப்பீடியா சொல்கிறது.

[app_engine]

If one goes by this (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF._%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87._%E0%AE%B0% E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE %BF), VKR had a >50 year run in the field.

This article says his debut was nAm iruvar in the 40's and the last one dum-dum-dum (2001)

[app_engine]

You can go by either englees wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._N._Nambiar) or தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE._%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE._%E0%AE%A8% E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE %BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D) and either way, MN Nambiar has easily crossed his half century of years in TF :-)

Take either of bhakta rAmadoss (30's) or abhimanyu(40's) as his first film.

He has acted in the new millenium as well it seems.

[app_engine]

சொக்கலிங்க பாகவதர் (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%A E%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95_%E0%AE%AA %E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%A F%8D) 1937 லேயே திரைப்படத்தில் நடித்திருக்கிறாராம். 90'கள் வரை (இந்தியன்) நடித்திருப்பதால், இவரும் ஒரு தங்கவிழாப்பேர்வழி தான்!

[app_engine]

ரத்தக்கண்ணீர் 1954 (or Shyamala 1952) இம்சை 2006 எம் என் ராஜம் (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0 %AF%8D._%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF %8D)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_films_of_the_1950s

So, Plum, if you find these info credible, following are the additions:

-Nagesh
-VKR
-MN N
-Chock Bhag
-MN R

:-)

[app_engine]

What about S. Varalakshmi? Her last movie?
SN Lakshmi? Mother since early 60s :lol:

NOV,
She has sung in Guna (1991). Possibly acted in that too if one goes by this article (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0 %AE%B2%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A E%E0%AE%BF) which also says her first movie was a 1938-er.

So, possibly another golden jubilee artist:-)

[app_engine]

Child artist of avvaiyAr 1953 to thalai nagaram 2006 (http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%A F%81%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%A8 %E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%A E%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)

ஓமக்குச்சி நரசிம்மன், 50 வருடத்துக்கு மேல்...

[Plum]

Quite unexpectedly, I learnt today(from NT thread) that nAttAmai Visayakumar completes 50 years in tamil cinema in 2011!

[Riyazz]

S.s.rajendran and ravichandran

[Avadi to America]

namma nattamai....

ஜூலை 1, 1961ல் வெளிவந்து 50 ஆண்டுகளில் அடியெடுத்து வைத்திருக்கும் நடிகர் திலகத்தின் ஸ்ரீவள்ளி திரைப்படத்தின் ஆயுளே நடிகர் விஜயகுமாரின் திரையுலக ஆயுள் ஆகும். அப்படத்தில் அவர் பாலமுருகனாக நடித்து திரையுலகில் நுழைந்தார். அதன்பின் கதாநாயகனாக அறிமுகமாகி பின்னர் பல்வேறு பாத்திரங்களில் தன் திறமையை நிரூபித்து இன்று வெற்றிகரமாக தனது 50வது ஆண்டில் நுழைந்திருக்கிறார்.

அவருக்கு நமது பாராட்டுக்கள்.

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