- Murali (Tamil actor)
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Murali 
Born May 19, 1964
Bangalore, IndiaDied September 8, 2010 (aged 46)
Chennai, IndiaOccupation Actor Years active 1984–2010 Spouse Shobha Children Adharvaa Murali(Kannada: ಮುರಳಿ) (Tamil: முரளி) (May 19, 1964 – September 8, 2010) was a Tamil film actor who appeared in the leading and supporting roles throughout his career.[1] Murali has acted with many stars including Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu Deva, Surya, Parthiban, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty and Sivaji Ganesan. In the 1990s, He has also acted with famous heroines including Simran, Meena, Roja, Devayani, Laila and Rambha. His son, Adharvaa, debuted as an actor in the 2010 Tamil film Baana Kaathadi.
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Early life
Murali is the son of Kannada director Siddalingaiah and started acting in Tamil films since 1984.[2]
Career
Murali started his acting career in 1984 with the Kannada film "Prema Parva",directed by his father director Siddhalingaiah. Ajeya,Prema Gange,Thayikotta Thali,Sambhavami Yuge Yuge, Ajay-Vijay are the Kannada movies he did before entering into Tamil film industry. Poovilangu was his first Tamil movie.[3]. He earned a good name with that film. He then acted in Pagal Nilavu, along with actress Revathi. The movie introduced the director Mani Ratnam to the Tamil film industry. Though this movie garnered Murali great recognition he could not sustain his success much longer. His movies started failing at the Box Office one after another[4].Interestingly,the angry young man image that Murali portrayed in his first few films disappeared after Pagal Nilavu and he appeared more as a soft natured,turning violent only when required (which is a basic requirement for any hero in Indian cinema), in his subsequent films. He did a lot of romantic drama roles and was remarkably subtle -something distinctly different from his first film - Poovilangu or even Pagal nilavu. Many of these movies were small and moderate successes and he continued as hero in a number of films every year. Then came 'Idhayam' - the movie where he portrayed the soft romantic hero pining and longing to reveal his love to his lady. This character appeared perfectly consistent with his image and many remember him as hero of this movie (the movie had hit songs which remind many of Murali) much more than the angry young man of Poovilangu. In 1990, he starred in Vikraman's Puthu Vasantham along with Sithara and Anand Babu. where he played one among four friends who find themselves unexpectedly saddled with a young woman. The movie was such a big hit that it re-wrote Tamil movie history, sparking a whole range of "friendship" films and also propelling his career[5].
Filmography
Year Movie Role Language Notes 1984 Prema Parva Kannada 1984 Poovilangu Pandian Tamil 1984 Ingeyum Oru Gangai Kathamuthu Tamil 1984 Puthiyavan Manohar Tamil 1985 Pagal Nilavu Selvam Tamil 1985 Geetanjali James Tamil 1985 Andasthu Tamil 1985 Ajeya Kannada 1986 Puthir Tamil 1986 Oru Malarin Payanam Tamil 1986 Oru Mannukkul Vairam Tamil 1987 Vanna Kanavugal Moorthy Tamil 1987 Valayal Satham Tamil 1988 Puyal Paadum Paattu Tamil 1988 Kudumbam Oru Kovil Tamil 1989 Thangamani Rengamani Tamil 1990 Puthu Vasantham Balu Tamil Paalam Tamil Vetri Malai Tamil Silambu Tamil Naanum Indha Ooruthan Tamil Nangal Pudhiyavargal Tamil Sirayil Sila Ragangal Tamil Pudhiya Katru Tamil Namma Ooru Puvatha Tamil 1991 Sami Potta Muduchu Tamil Idhayam Raja Tamil Kurumbukkaran Tamil 1992 Thanga Manasukkaran Tamil Chinna Pasanga Naanga Tamil Thangarasu Thangarasu Tamil Endrum Anbudan Tamil Thaali Kattiya Rasa Tamil 1993 Manikkuyil Tamil Thanga Kili Tamil 1994 Manju Virattu Tamil Atharmam Tamil En Asai Machan Subramani Tamil Sathyavan Tamil 1995 Aahaya Pookal Tamil Thondan Tamil 1996 Poomani Tamil 1997 Kalamellam Kadhal Vazhga Tamil Porkkalam Manikkam Tamil Roja Malare Kannan Tamil 1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Mohan Tamil Dhinamdhorum Tamil Veera Thalattu Tamil Rathna Rathna,
MuthuvelTamil Dual roles Poonthottam Tamil En Aasai Rasave Tamil Unnudan Tamil Desiya Geetham Tamil 1999 Kanave Kalaiyadhe Anand Tamil Ooty Balu Tamil Iraniyan Iraniyan Tamil 2000 Vetri Kodi Kattu Sekhar Tamil Manu Needhi Murali Tamil 2001 Kanukku Kannaga Dharma Tamil Sonnal Thaan Kathala Murali Tamil Aanandham Madhavan Tamil Samuthiram Thangarasu Tamil Alli Thandha Vaanam Madhavan Tamil Kadal Pookkal Karuthayya Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor 2002 Sundhara Travels Gopikrishna Tamil Kamarasu Kamarasu Tamil Namma Veettu Kalyaanam Ravi Tamil 2003 Kadhaludan Kalyan Tamil 2004 Arivumani Arivumani Tamil 2006 Pasa Kiligal Sevathayya Tamil 2009 Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi Vijay Tamil Nee Unnai Arindhal Gopal Tamil 2010 Baana Kaathadi Tamil Cameo appearance 2011 Kavasam Tamil Posthumous film Death
He died in his sleep on September 8, 2010 from a sudden massive heart attack in Chennai.[6] He was survived by his wife Shobha, daughter Kaavya and sons Adharvaa and Akash. His death was a big shock to the South Indian film industry.
References
- ^ http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Murali/152
- ^ Tamil actor Murali dies of heart attack
- ^ "Murali passes away". Indiaglitz. 2010-09-08. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59932.html. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ Prakash Upadhyaya (2010-09-08). "A tribute to actor Murali". OneIndia.in. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/tribute-actor-murali-080910.html. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ Pavithra Srinivasan (2010-09-08). "Mourning the loss of a mild-mannered hero". Rediff.com. http://movies.rediff.com/column/2010/sep/08/south-murali-obit.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-10-02/murali-08-09-10.html
External links
- Murali at the Internet Movie Database
1967–1980 A. V. M. Rajan (1967) · MGR (1968) · Sivaji Ganesan (1969) · Gemini Ganesan (1970) · no award (1971) · no award (1972) · no award (1973) · no award (1974) · no award (1975) · no award (1976) · Kamal Haasan (1977) · Sreekanth (1978) · Sivakumar (1979) · Kamal Haasan (1980)
1981–2000 Kamal Haasan (1981) · Sivakumar (1982) · no award (1983) · no award (1984) · no award (1985) · no award (1986) · no award (1987) · Vijayakanth (1988) · Kamal Haasan (1989) · Karthik (1990) · Prabhu (1991) · Arvind Swamy (1992) · Arjun (1993) · Sarathkumar (1994) · Rajinikanth (1995) · Kamal Haasan (1996) · Parthiban & Vijay (1997) · Sarathkumar (1998) · Rajinikanth (1999) · Murali (2000)
2001–present Suriya (2001) · Madhavan (2002) · Vikram (2003) · Jayam Ravi (2004) · Rajinikanth (2005) · Kamal Haasan (2006) · Rajinikanth (2007) · Kamal Haasan (2008)
Categories:- 1964 births
- 2010 deaths
- Indian actors
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- Indian film actors
- Tamil film actors
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
- People from Karnataka
- Kannada film actors
- Kannada people
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