Senthil (born 23 March 1951), is an actor from Tamil Nadu, India. He is notable for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
He ran away from his village at the age 13 due to his father’s scoldings.[10] He first worked in an oil mart, then in a private wine shop as a waiter and then landed up in drama where he started developing his skills. His first film was Ithikkara Pakki (1980).[11] He slowly entered the Tamil film industry in small characters and finally landed in a good role in the film Malayoor Mambattiyan. He has acted in many popular films with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with Goundamani in a slapstick double act. Together they have formed a comic pair in many Tamil films and was known as the Laurel and hardy of Tamil Cinema.[12] Recently, Senthil has started acting in Tamil tele-serials.
Kovai Sarala is an Indian film actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Sarala has appeared in over 750 films.[1] She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in Sathi Leelavathi (1995), Poovellam Un Vasam (2001) and Uliyin Osai (2008).[2] She has also won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performance in Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kanu (2003)[3] and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in Muni 2: Kanchana (2011).[4]
Kovai Sarala was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.[1][5] Sarala had developed interest in acting, after watching MGR’s films. She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father.[1]
She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham.[6] She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film.[7] Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the role of the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj’s character.[7] She has appeared in more than a 250 films in Telugu.[7] She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karagattakaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.[6]
She has also worked in television series and television shows. She worked as a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru[8] and has hosted the reality show Paasa Paravaigal.[7] In 2013, she was the judge on the Tamil comedy show Comedyil Kalakkuvathu Eppadi that airs on Vijay TV.[9] Now she is regular judge on the Tamil comedy show «Varuthapadatha valibar sangam» that airs on Zee Tamil.[10] Also hosting kids game show «Chellame chellam» on Sun TV.
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