
He was the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

His fame came from his versatility and expressive prowess in Tamil cinema. Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Mandrayar popularly known as Sivaji Ganesan was a Indian stage and film actor who was considered to be among the first and finest method actors in India. Chinnappa Bagavathar, also popular know as P.U.Chinnappa was a popular singer and Tamil movie actor during 1930's and 1940's from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India.He is also credited to be the first 'Super Star' of Tamil Movies.His notable blockbuster movies are 'Utthama Puthran 1940', 'Aryamala' (1941), 'Kannagi' (1942), 'Manonmani' (1942), 'Kubera Kusela' (1943), 'Jagathalapradaban' (1944). He was awarded a "Diwan Bahadur" title by the Governor of Madras for his contribution to the British war efforts during the Second World War but he turned it down. Critics and film historians acknowledge Bhagavathar as the "first superstar of Tamil cinema".īhagavathar was a philantropist and contributed for important social and religious causes. He is considered to be one of the most successful Tamil film actors ever.īhagavathar was acclaimed for his powerful, melodious voice and the ease with which he could sing high pitch notes. Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagaraja Bhagavathar also called M.K.T., was a Tamil film actor, producer and Carnatic music singer. Here are the actors who made an important mark in this industry from its early stage till now.

Many actors come and go in this industry from its early stage till now some actors make a mark in tamil film industry. Even today there are many upcoming actors in this industry. There have been many actors in tamil cinema from its early stage till date.
