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Manorama Biography: Early Life, Aachi, 1,500 Films, Awards and Legacy
Manorama biography: born 26 May 1937 at Mannargudi, the Tamil actress known as "Aachi" appeared in more than 1,500 films over five…
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Vivek Biography: Early Life, Tamil Comedy, Chinna Kalaivanar, Green Kalam, Awards and Legacy
Vivek biography: born 19 November 1961, the Tamil comedian known as "Chinna Kalaivanar" used humour to attack superstition and planted lakhs of…
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M. S. Viswanathan Biography: Early Life, Mellisai Mannar, Film Music, Songs and Legacy
M. S. Viswanathan biography: born 24 June 1928 in Palakkad, the "King of Light Music" composed for more than a thousand films…
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Vijayakanth Biography: Early Life, Captain, Films, DMDK, Leader of the Opposition and Legacy
Vijayakanth biography: born 25 August 1952 in Madurai, the Tamil action star known as "Captain" founded the DMDK and was Leader of…
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Bharathidasan Biography: Early Life, Puratchi Kavignar, Poetry, Dravidian Movement and Legacy
Bharathidasan biography: born 29 April 1891 in Pondicherry, the "Revolutionary Poet" of Tamil took his name from Subramania Bharati and gave the…
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Benyamin Biography: Age, Early Life, Aadujeevitham, Novels, Awards and Career
Benyamin biography: born 18 May 1971 in Pathanamthitta, the Malayalam novelist wrote Aadujeevitham (Goat Days) and won the first JCB Prize for…
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M. Mukundan Biography: Age, Early Life, Mahe Novels, Delhi, Awards and Works
M. Mukundan biography: born 10 September 1942 in Mahe, the Malayalam novelist wrote Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil and won the Sahitya Akademi Award and…
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O. N. V. Kurup Biography: Early Life, Poetry, Film Songs, Jnanpith Award and Legacy
O. N. V. Kurup biography: born 27 May 1931 at Chavara in Kollam, the Malayalam poet and lyricist won the Jnanpith Award…
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Vallathol Narayana Menon Biography: Early Life, Poetry, Kerala Kalamandalam, Kathakali Revival and Legacy
Vallathol Narayana Menon biography: born 16 October 1878 near Tirur, the Malayalam Mahakavi founded Kerala Kalamandalam and rescued Kathakali from decline.
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Soumitra Chatterjee Biography: Early Life, Satyajit Ray Films, Feluda, Theatre, Awards and Legacy
Soumitra Chatterjee biography: born 19 January 1935 in Calcutta, the star of Apur Sansar and Charulata acted in fourteen Satyajit Ray films…
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Uttam Kumar Biography: Early Life, Mahanayak, Films with Suchitra Sen, Nayak and Legacy
Uttam Kumar biography: born 3 September 1926 in Calcutta, the "Mahanayak" of Bengali cinema starred in some 200 films and won the…
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Kazi Nazrul Islam Biography: Early Life, Bidrohi, Songs, Imprisonment, Illness and Legacy
Kazi Nazrul Islam biography: born 24 May 1899 at Churulia in Bardhaman, the "Rebel Poet" wrote Bidrohi, composed thousands of songs and…