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Komal Sharma, who worked with late actor-director R. Manivannan in his last Tamil directorial outing "Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA", remembers him as a "father figure" and a "great human being". Manivannan passed away at his residence here following a cardiac arrest Saturday. He was 58. "I still can't believe he is no more. I met him two weeks back in his house and we were discussing about his next project. I used to call him 'appa' (father) because he was like a father to me. I will always remember him as a great human being," Komal said. Komal was hoping to work with him again. "He wanted to cast me in his next project. We met recently to discuss one of his projects that he wanted start next," said Komal. She said Manivannan was absolutely fine when she met him, but he was worried about his wife's health condition. "He said that her health condition was worsening. I know their family very well, especially his son and daughter," she said. His son Raghuvannan, also an actor, was last seen in "Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA". He recently signed the dotted line to play lead in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Thalattu Machi Thalattu". Manivannan's daughter Jothi is married and settled with her family. A noted director, Mannivannan had directed successful Tamil films such as "Pudhu Manithan", "Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi" and "Jalli Kattu". He also acted in movies, and was seen in projects like "Mudhalvan", "Sangamam" and "Ullathai Allitha". He had acted with his best friend Sathyaraj in over 20 Tamil films in his career, which spanned three decades and over 400 films.
Tamil actor-director Manivannan dead
R. Manivannan died here Saturday following a cardiac arrest, said a family friend. He was 58. Manivannan passed away at his residence in Nesapakkam, the friend told said. He is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. "I can't believe he is no more. He was perfectly fine when I met him recently during the release of his 50th directorial film," the friend said. Southern actor Siddharth took to Twitter to mourn the death of the multi-faceted talent. "The great Manivannan Sir is no more. Many lives in cinema are what they are today because of him. Writer, director, actor… gone too soon. RIP," he posted. Manivannan's 50th directorial outing was Tamil political-satire "Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA", which recently released to a lukewarm response. It was the sequel to highly successful Tamil film "Amaidhi Padai". Other noted films directed by Manivannan include "Pudhu Manithan", "Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi" and "Jalli Kattu". It was as a character actor that Manivannan won the hearts of millions. Known for playing hero's uncle or father in most films, Manivannan will be remembered for his roles in Tamil films such as "Mudhalvan", "Sangamam" and "Ullathai Allitha". He worked in over 400 Tamil films. He started his showbiz career as a writer. He penned dialogues for projects like "Tick Tick Tick" and "Kathal Ovium".
Vimal and Santhanam fight over Anjali
Sunder C's Masala Cafe with Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam is expected to be the laugh riot of the century. It must be remembered that Sunder C's comedy films like Ullathai Allitha and Mettukudi are considered by many to be among the best films in the genre. Masala Cafe is going to be along the lines of these film with Sunder C's trademark stamped on it. Anjali is Santhanam's Moraiponnu in the film and Vimal falls for her. The clashes between the two are supposed to be the highlight of the film. Santhanam has said that the fans will love the verbal duelling between himself and Vimal and he has some great dialogues in the film.
Rambha celebrates her birthday today
The girl who created waves among the adolescents of South India is celebrating her birthday today. Introduced in the film 'Ullathai Allithaa' by director Sundar C. to the Tamil film world, she became a star overnight playing a youthful girl in love. It was a slapstick comedy that also featured Karthik, Goundamani and Manivannan. She maintained the dream girl status for well over a decade often playing a love sick and demure girl. Rambha hails from Vijayawada and was first introduced by Malayalam director Hariharan in the super hit Malayalam film 'Sargam' in 1992. She stormed into the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries as well and was quick to be identified as the girl-next-door. Rambha filled the void that Divya Bharathi had created with her untimely death. Rambha's resembance to Divya Bharathi landed her with many roles. She has an impressive list of co-stars in the form of Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty and Govinda. She also worked with Kamal Haasan in a comedy flick. Rambha turned producer briefly with the film 'Three Roses' in Tamil starring Jyothika, Laila and herself. The film was inspired by the hollywood flick Charlies Angels. Her performance in the 2007 film in Malayalam titled 'Paayum Puli' was greatly appreciated and won her rave reviews. Right now, word has it that she is concentrating in Bhojpuri films. musicmazaa wishes Rambha a very happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Sundar C
Sundar C, the director of successful films like Ullathai Allitha, Anbae Sivam, Arunachalam and many more films, celebrates his birthday today. The successful director also tried his luck at acting with Thalainagaram and came out with a restrained performance which suited his role to a T. Married to actor Kushboo, he has two daughters Avantika and Anandita. His last film Irandu with Madhavan, Reema Sen and Anushka was also a decent hit and he is one of those directors who know how to package all elements in a film, to make it a commercial potboiler. We wish Sundar C a very happy birthday and many more to come.
Rambha does a Nagma
Rambha has endured a nightmare time in Tamil. But life is more than a dream for her in Bhojpuri, some stray offers in both Tamil and Telugu kept her alive. And then out of the blue, Bhojpuri films happened. Just like Nagma before, Rambha's foray there fetched her very good results. So much so Rambha is now the dream girl there. So far she has six releases there and she is acting three others. Naturally, to capitalize on her popularity, Rambha's old Tamil and Telugu films are being hurriedly remade there. Her Tamil debut movie Ullathai Allitha, a film that set her career on the high trajectory of fame, is also set to be remade in Bhojpuri. Looks like the re-invention of Rambha is well and truly on. After what she had to endure, Rambha certainly deserved this good break