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ప్రారంభం
1970 జూన్ 18న చెన్నైలో జన్మం. 1991 Tamil 'తలపతి' cameo. 1992 Mani Ratnam 'రోజా' (Tamil-Telugu A.R. Rahman blockbuster) lead breakthrough.
Iconic 90s + comeback
30+ films Tamil + Telugu + Malayalam + Hindi. 'రోజా' (1992 — A.R. Rahman's career-defining debut song 'Kaadhal Rojave'), 'బాంబే' (1995 — Mani Ratnam communal-harmony film), 'తజ్వలం' (1996), 'రాణింగ్దే బసంతి' (2006 cameo). Break తర్వాత 2014లో comeback: 'రోజా' (cameo), 'తలైవి' (2021 — Kangana Ranaut opposite Jayalalithaa biopic playing MGR role), 'ఠార్' (2022 Tamil). Filmfare South Best Tamil + State Awards.
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Origins
Born 18 June 1970 in Chennai. Cameo in Tamil's 'Thalapathi' (1991); lead breakthrough with Mani Ratnam's 'Roja' (1992, Tamil-Telugu A.R. Rahman blockbuster).
Iconic 90s + comeback
30+ films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. 'Roja' (1992, A.R. Rahman's career-defining debut song 'Kadhal Rojave') and Mani Ratnam's communal-harmony 'Bombay' (1995). After a break he returned in 2014: cameo in 'Roja's spiritual sequel, 'Thalaivi' (2021, opposite Kangana Ranaut, playing MGR in the Jayalalithaa biopic), and 'Thaar' (2022 Tamil). Filmfare South Best Tamil + State Awards.
