
He has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar.Īfter starting his career playing antagonistic roles, Sathyaraj turned a lead hero and delivered many successful hits. He has portrayed a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist and a supporting actor. Nassar is a legend by all means who has set high standards for acting.īeing a polyglot, Prakash Raj is the go-to man in the South Indian film industries as he is able to put his best foot forward irrespective of the role he plays. He subsequently became a regular in Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's ventures, appearing in pivotal supporting roles in Roja (1992), Thevar Magan (1992), Bombay (1995), Kuruthipunal (1995) and Iruvar (1997).


Balachander's Kalyana Agathigal (1985) in a secondary supporting role, before moving on to play villainous roles in Velaikaran and Vanna Kanavuga. continue to remain unparalleled pieces of work. His work in Thevar Magam, Sangamam, Friends, Arya, Thalainagaram, Peraanmai, Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi, etc. But the actor also possesses the talent of taking on intense roles as well which has remained untapped by filmmakers as they continue using his skills for comic performance.

The trademark was self-deprecation humour as all his characters thought very highly of themselves – they were usually comical versions. Since the 1990s, Vadivelu started performing in supporting roles and has played as many as 15 to 20 movies a year during the late 90s.
