born december known stage indian film actor works primarily tamil cinema began acting plays working bus conductor joined pursue diploma acting following debut tamil drama acting career commenced brief phase portraying antagonistic characters tamil films establishing lead actor number commercially successful films began referred superstar continued hold idol status popular culture mannerisms delivery dialogue films contribute mass popularity appeal earning equivalent million role highest paid actor asia time working regional film industries india appeared cinemas nations including american film won best actor awards special awards best actor best tamil actor award addition acting worked producer screenwriter apart film career philanthropist serves influence politics government india honoured contributions arts 45th international film festival india conferred centenary award indian film personality year early life born december family mother housewife police constable state present day named warrior king brought speaking home outside ancestors hailed village called near present day district youngest siblings family consisting elder brothers sister father retirement work family moved suburb built house years old lost mother age enrolled primary education child great interest cricket football basketball time brother enrolled math hindu monastery set math taught tradition history eventually sense spirituality addition spiritual lessons began acting plays math theatre grew math given opportunity enact role friend hindu epic performance play received praise audience poet particular sixth grade enrolled studied till completion pre university course schooling spent lot time acting plays occasion performed role villainous play age took actor claimed taken life completion school education continued perform jobs cities madras including carpenter finally ended recruited bus conductor began stage plays playwright offered chance act mythological plays time came advertisement issued newly formed offered acting courses family fully supportive decision join institute friend worker motivated join institute financially supported phase stay institute performing stage play got noticed tamil film director director advised learn speak tamil recommendation quickly followed acting career early career began film career tamil film gave relatively small role abusive husband film controversial release explored relationships people wide age differences received wide critical acclaim went win national film awards including award following year ceremony review hindu noted impressive followed experimental film new wave style film short stories playing small character segment appears village blind woman absence husband release telugu film directed remake tamil film playing pivotal role time career subsequent films continued perform series negative roles film feature prominent role plays character row away friend accidentally lake fulfill desire marry girlfriend style cigarette popular audience final release year saw performing role troubles female lead followed similar roles accepted lead role telugu film refers mentor revamped image experimented positive role failed lover half film protagonist second half success film brought duo films till 1990s year saw playing supporting roles majority films villainous cast secretly films relationship wife knowledge played role married man develops affair dancer films released year higher previous years experimentation breakthrough went star different films tamil telugu film year following seen film starring leading actor release saw playing second lead krishna reprised role original played important role touted supernatural thriller appeared prime antagonist happened 25th release released year tamil film cast main hero directed film earned superstar film distributor placed cut height feet appearance love story saw playing role man sacrifices love friend played film success prompted remake film telugu ended directing original cast tamil film retained film introductory song mark entry trend soon catch later films released period received critical acclaim film marked directional debut screenplay adapted novel published eventually won award best tamil film special prize best actor tamil state film awards following foray cinema fantasy film based story year acted played mentally ill person taking revenge parents deaths starred tiger completion tiger acted films period years spanning languages popular films released period youthful entertainer tamil bilingual telugu film melodrama based detective novel distinction film shot outside india mainly southeast_asia popular actor south indian cinema phase career abruptly chose quit acting comeback tamil film remake bollywood film don playing dual roles eventually commercial success pairing continued johnny cast double role starred commercial success appeared shot simultaneously making film languages till date home production performed dual roles father responsible son acted directed length comedy agreed solely strong suggestion mentor non commercial roles break action hero mould getting famous time saw release thee remake blockbuster reprised role original starred playing roles time starred bollywood film alongside film went highest grossing films time film directed produced acted cameo role film played triple role performance earned best tamil actor award 100th film played hindu saint major success hindi films film film lead hero negative role released success grossed box office year second half 1980s acted commercially successful films like american film appearance directed played english speaking indian taxi driver finished decade films including starring bollywood productions indian film feature live action animation commercial stardom 1990s established commercial entertainer films released period highly successful box office began decade blockbuster remake film tamil films fantasy comedy remake film released family drama average business box office stint bollywood continued past decade went star hindi films released saw second main lead inspiration worked heavily inspired starred actor film dealt friendship unknown characters based respectively set contemporary critically acclaimed successful release went appear remakes films languages released friendship centric film loosely based bollywood film directed remake actor blockbuster released box office success wrote screenplay film special appearance starred film played role village romantic comedy controversial climax went highest grossing films joined hands krishna emerged industry record routinely touted fans critics alike major hit film elevated popular actor nearly status masses cameo friend helped obtaining remake rights year acted gangster film hindi film major role till date film commercial success directed produced tamil film dubbed japanese film grossed record million japan responsible creating large japanese fan base actor success japan led american news magazine newsweek comment article supplanted japan visit japan indian prime minister acknowledged success country speech positive relationship nations entered cinema released end commercial success released film millennium went blockbuster success starred critically acclaimed performance prominent role veteran tamil actor struggles resurgence acclaim brief gap starred written screenplay released fanfare hype time film featured story revolving reforming gangster revealed hindu saint fights political corruption fell short market expectations high bids reportedly translated heavy losses distributors losses incurred distributors film received comments bloom rose gold leader condemned smoking posing film criticised tamil youth smoking drinking volunteers attacked theatres screened film film rolls burnt years later signed remake film release film highly successful box office set record longest running tamil film dubbed turkish german released respective nations following release reported set produce film directed starring largest collaboration tamil film film titled released summer following years filming production tamil film charted best films box offices release received salary equivalent million role film second highest paid actor asia production announced intention producing computer generated imagery film starring animated version father titled sultan warrior film set release entered development hell development status unknown years worked remake film simultaneously telugu played extended cameo role film star indian cinema best friend film protagonist according film somewhat narrated early life film performed poorly box offices led distributors major losses stated work compensate worked science fiction film film released worldwide expensive indian film ultimately second highest grossing film india time paid equivalent million film film success lead use film case study analyze business cinema success story post graduate management course called course study return present january slated appear period film produced directed work actor time principal photography film april suffered mild illness sets led exhaustion treated day discharged days later rushed hospital suffering fever diagnosed kept hospital week spending days intensive care unit conflicting reports discharge dates arose claims health deteriorating continuously denied time reported dead trends twitter searched term google india days discharge admitted recurring respiratory problems hospital maintained stable condition showed positive response treatment widely reported required kidney later denied released photo hospital ward posing signal responding fans negative reaction news reports hospital restricted visitors brother reported cause sudden illness stress rapid weight loss changes diet withdrawal alcohol consumption smoking cessation addressing fans minute digitally recorded voice message media advice travelled singapore family undergo treatment mount elizabeth hospital spending weeks hospital finally discharged june continued singapore returning july despite failed attempts restart return reprised character bollywood science fiction film guest appearance alongside november decided shelved favour new project titled motion capture film kind india released positive reviews release indian actor appeared different forms cinema black white colour motion capture following completion began work directorial venture titled alongside film released december coinciding birthday received mixed reviews critics film director crime drama produced film released july filming spiritual successor scheduled release image influence culture referred popular film actor media audiences film love man premiered venice international film festival popularity attributed uniquely styled dialogues films political statements philanthropy cite reasons popularity coming larger life super hero appearance films supported gravity stunts charismatic expressions attempting maintain real life film delivered style message warn film antagonists dialogues usually fabricated create new ones taken comical way fail create sense entertainment viewers suggested media actresses got initial breakthrough starring early careers giving aspiring actors urge work indian actor featured lesson titled bus conductor superstar opening official twitter account received followers hours according deemed social media research firms fastest rate followers indian celebrity world like facts facts jokes widely circulated text messages internet satirical jokes inspired mobile applications ios android politics critics commented potential successful indian politics popularity fan base began supporting meeting prime minister opinion poll conducted magazine predicted congress support win seats decided align india anna assembly election changed supported alliance bicycle election symbol image riding bicycle film posters said god save returns power supported alliance asked people fans vote alliance alliance complete victory supported alliance parliamentary election held year later said personally vote extend support upcoming indian general election party failed win seats fans continuously speculated entry politics particularly run chief minister state fans launched political party attempt pressure entry party named dedicated party flag symbol learning submitted open letter media declaring connection events requested fans activities warning legal action failed adhere mentioned interested politics committed working films added force enter politics stop entering personal life family married student interviewed college magazine marriage took place february couple daughters named runs school named married actor november sons younger daughter works tamil film industry director producer graphic designer married industrialist september son krishna views follower strong believer spirituality meditation visited major hindu temples prior release films instance visited temple release visited release following year occasionally leaves pilgrimage referred favourite spiritual leaders controversies undertook fast protest government decision release water announced contribute million plan indian rivers met indian prime minister experts support project hunger strike independent organised solidarity protest cause film director alleging dividing film industry saying traitor understanding government took hunger strike organised stance water dispute speech received warned leaders water project issue political gains requested issue resolved soon politicians urged speak truth public remain silent continue act manner stated speech led leader nationalist group demanding apology threatening films state threats echoed pro organisations save market tamil cinema ensure welfare based filmmakers apologised statements brief media appearance later thanked film industry allowing release lifting ban industry briefly imposed led strong reactions members called apology disgrace opined speech provoked sentiments people support fellow actor condemned forceful inclusion tamil cinema political affairs broke controversy philanthropy according author definitive biography activities went want given away half income charities 1980s beliefs prevented majority people eyes took case campaigning support television public speeches announced support anti corruption movement led offered marriage hall free cost members hold fast fan associations regularly organise blood donation eye donation camps distribute food birthday awards honours received numerous awards films tamil received award best tamil actor later received nominations performances received performances films received numerous awards screen performances screen contributions writing producing received award award presented award honoured government india selected year competing likes government honoured award year received award excellence indian cinema 4th awards named influential persons named influential indian year awarded entertainer decade award year indian minister home affairs december honoured greatest global living legends presented centenary award indian film personality year 45th international film festival india held
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