Nagesh …
Tamil cinema’s most versatile comedian passed away few days back . I was a big fan of him , not to say the millions of tamilians who have seen him act in more than 1000 films. I never knew when i became a fan , nor do i remember if i wasnt anytime . But he was one who could almost get you onto floors with his great timing and expression of comedy .
Neither was he exceptional comedian but a classic actor who could almost do any role with perfection. Kamal and nagesh shared a bond more than mutual admirers . Nagesh would appear in most of kamal works and few of them were classics ( the villain role in aboorva sagotharargal , MMKR , nammavar , Magalir mattum ) .
Its ironic that the man who made tamil cinema fans roll on floor with laughter won his only national award for a his expression after the traumatic suicide of his daughter ( nagesh’s) . Watch it over here and it sure deserver more than just a national award . Some time we miss things so much that we wish we never missed them .
Though he is no more , his works make him feel he is still around us . Only very few people can earn somthing like that.
Such a great actor. I saw the video once again. One can’t just stop crying seeing the video. There were also equivalently good scenes in ethir neechal and server sundaram. May be rest in peace.
Suren
February 6, 2009 at 11:46 am