

I can say with certainty that Thirumurugan discovered me, and director C J Bhaskar shaped me. But he liked the way I played it, and developed it.

The character was called Ilango, and it was a pretty small role. She'd been acting in the serial Metti Oli, and its director Thirumurugan called me up about a role. She had a bad asthma attack and passed away.

In the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, she went along with a few other media artists to collect funds as part of a media initiative. My sister Sindhu was a television actress as well. My aunt is actress Manjula Vijaykumar I was exposed to the media from a very young age. I come from a family that's been involved in TV and films. How did you end up in the world of television? Let's see how things are going to shape up. He believes it, though, because situations crop up that make it seem true. I assume she returns my feelings too, but she doesn't. In Vilakku Vecha Nerathulae too, I play a guy who's in love with the heroine. Of course, he has other motivations as well, like revenge, but that becomes obvious only later. I'm called Valmiki, and I play this Robin Hood kind of character who helps poor people. I'm a part of the serials Vilakku Vecha Nerathulae, and Idhayam. What other serials do you work in, aside from Thirumathi Selvam? Now, he's begun to understand, and show his true colours. It's hard to rouse him to aggression, and so far, he's been unaware that his family's been working against him. I play this guy who's basically quite meek.

I won it for the serial Thirumathi Selvam, which has a very innovative storyline and a strong cast. It's an honour to know that they like my work. It feels great to win this award, because this is the first year of its inception, and the people have selected the winner by casting their votes. Excerpts:įirst off, congratulations on the Best Actor Award. In a free-wheeling chat, Sanjeev talks about everything from actor Vijay, to being television's most happening actor. The man is charm personified, and keeps viewers glued before the TV in every avatar: actor, anchor, and all-round fun-guy. He's also playing several interesting characters on television and anchoring Tamil TV's most popular dance show to boot. The Tamil actor has just netted the Best Actor Award in the recently concluded Sun Kudumba Viruthugal.
