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Adith Arun

2021-09-03T23:59:12Z

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adith Arun
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Arun Eswaran
| othername(s) =
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2009–present
}}

'''Adith Arun'''<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/going-beyond-appearances/article6925728.ece Going beyond appearances]. The Hindu (23 February 2015). Retrieved on 2015-12-10.</ref> is an [[Actor|Indian film actor]] who has appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films.

==Early life==

Arun<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article2330555.ece Itsy Bitsy]. The Hindu (6 August 2011). Retrieved on 2015-12-10.</ref> was born as the only son to his parents and did his schooling in [[Vizag]] and pursued journalism in [[Madras Christian College]]. Before moving into theatre, he did several short films and over twenty shows at a semi-professional level, including shows for Madras Players and Boardwalkers.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==Career==
Adith Arun<ref>Ramchander. (10 July 2012) [http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2012/adith-arun-telugu-097264.html Adith Arun bags a biggie in Telugu]. Filmibeat. Retrieved on 2015-12-10.</ref> met [[Prakash Raj]] during an audition for ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'', the Tamil version of the 2007 Telugu film ''[[Happy Days (2007 film)|Happy Days]]'', which Prakash Raj had been producing.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |author=Chowdhary, Y. Sunita |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article80846.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Taking centre stage |work=The Hindu |date=15 January 2010 |access-date=5 July 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Through Prakash Raj he was able to meet other producers and was signed on to play the male protagonist in the 2009 Telugu thriller film ''[[Katha (2009 film)|Katha]]''. The film also featured [[Genelia D'Souza]] and won critical acclaim upon release, with a critic noting that he made a "fairly competent" debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-katha/20091214.htm |title=Genelia steals the show in Katha |work=Rediff.com |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=5 July 2012}}</ref> In 2010, he was signed by [[Balaji Mohan]] to star in ''[[Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey]]'' alongside [[Regina Cassandra]], his co-star in the short film ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi''. However, the pair was replaced by [[Aari (actor)|Aari]] and [[Shubha Phutela]] after a delay in production. ''Inidhu Inidhu'' released only in 2010 and was a box office failure with very little publicity during release, and his next Tamil film ''[[Theneer Viduthi]]'' (2011) faced a similar response.

His next release in Telugu was ''Weekend Love'' in 2014 which was a disaster garnering lukewarm response. His much anticipated Telugu film ''Tungabhadra'' produced by Sai Korrapati was released in March 2015 and sunk without a trace despite earning him positive reviews. In 2017, he starred in Yupp TV Web Series ''Mana Mugguri Love Story'', alongside Telugu stars [[Navdeep]] and [[Tejaswi Madivada]]. The series received positive response and was a success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8497/tamil/theneer-viduthi/3184/review.htm |title=Theneer Viduthi Review – Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2 July 2011 |access-date=5 July 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
| Year || Film || Role || Language || Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Katha (2009 film)|Katha]]'' || Krishna || Telugu ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'' || Siddharth || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Theneer Viduthi]]'' || Kumaran || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Weekend Love'' || Ganesh || Telugu ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Tungabhadra (film)|Tungabhadra]]'' || Srinu || Telugu ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thangamagan]]'' || Aravind || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[L7 (film)|L7]]'' || Arun || Telugu ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[PSV Garuda Vega]]'' || Niranjan (Hacker) || Telugu ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Mana Mugguri Love Story'' || Rishi || Telugu || Web Series
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Manasuku Nachindi]]'' || Abhay || Telugu ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[24 Kisses]]'' || Anand || Telugu ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Podhu Nalan Karudhi]]'' || Kannan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu]]'' || Chandu || Telugu ||
|-
|2020
|''Thagite Thandana''
|
|Telugu
|
|-
|2021 ||''[[11th Hour (web series)|11th Hour]]'' ||Peter D Cruz
|Telugu ||[[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] Web Series
|-
|2021
|''[[Dear Megha]]''
|
|Telugu
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7802204}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]

R. Muthuraman

2021-08-01T22:06:58Z

2601:405:4700:4C30:B04B:C49D:2629:90B1:

{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = R. Muthuraman
| image = R. Muthuraman.JPG
| caption = Muthuraman in ''[[Server Sundaram]]'' (1964)
| birth_name = Muthuraman Radhakrishnan Onthiriyar
| birth_date = 4 July 1929
| birth_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Orathanadu]], Okkanadu Village, [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1981|10|16|1929|1|24}}
| death_place = [[Ooty]]; [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]], [[Film producer|Producer]]
| years_active = 1955–1981
| spouse = Sulochana Muthuraman
| children = 4 including [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]
| parents = Radhakrishnan Devar, Rathnavathi
| othername = Navarasa Thilagam
}}

'''Muthuraman Radhakrishnan Onthiriyar''' popularly known as '''R. Muthuraman''' (4 July 1929 - 16 October 1981) was an Indian film actor who predominantly appeared in [[Tamil language]] films.<ref name="imdb">{{Citation | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1150184/ | title=R. Muthuraman | publisher=IMDb | access-date=29 November 2008}}</ref> He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] is also a popular Tamil actor and politician, and his grandson [[Gautham Karthik]] is also an actor who made his debut in ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]'' (2013).

==Early life==
Muthuraman was born in Thanjavur ([[Orathanadu Taluk]] -Okkanadu melayur) to a family that had no stage or acting links. He was the son of an advocate and his uncle was a police officer. However, in his youth he was attracted towards films and the fine arts. He joined the field much later in life, as he first became a government employee due to family pressure.<ref name=CINE/>

==Film career==
In 1947, was acting in stage group called Vairam Nadaka Sabha along with Veteran [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], Kulatheivam Rajagopal etc. He was helped by a known philanthropist Sri KSBS Ganapathi (Late) from Thoothukudi to come in Cine field.

Muthuraman was a stage actor in his early days. He joined veteran actor [[S.S. Rajendran]]'s SSR Nataka Mandram and then Seva Stage and acted in numerous dramas, including ''Manimagudam'', ''Muthumandapam'' and Bharathiyar's poetic dramas.

He acted as Suppu, a simpleton in ''Thenthoosi'', a film that starred [[Gemini Ganesan]] in the lead role. He went to play a few major roles and many secondary roles in about 100 movies in the sixties and seventies. Although he was a player in an era dominated by stalwarts such as [[M G Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Gemini Ganesan]], he made a name and place for himself as a popular supporting actor. This handsome and mature actor was known as Navarasa Thilakam.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

He was paired with many heroines of the time including Devika and [[Jayalalithaa]], but his most constant heroine with whom he was paired for a record of 19 times was Kanchana. He starred in many successful films, in co-hero roles in movies such as ''[[Kaadhalikka Neramillai]]'' and supporting roles in movies such as ''[[Server Sundaram]]''.<ref name=CINE>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/12/27/r-muthuraman |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408195913/http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/12/27/r-muthuraman |archive-date=8 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Family==
Muthuraman was married to Sulochana. The couple had four children, the youngest of whom, [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik Muthuraman]], became a popular actor.<ref name=CINE/>

==Death==
In October 1981, Muthuraman arrived at Ooty to attend the shooting for ''[[Ayiram Muthangal]]''. When he was jogging as part of a routine exercise, he collapsed on the road and became unconscious. Actor Sivakumar who had stayed in the same place as Muthuraman was told that Muthuraman was lying unconscious on the street thereafter Muthuraman was rushed to the hospital by actor Sivakumar. But the doctor declared Muthuraman dead on arrival.<ref name="kalyanamalaimagazine">{{cite web | url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Dec_16_31/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_Muthuraman_page1.html | title=Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema - Muthuraman | work=Kalyanamalai Magazine | access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He was 52 years old at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sites.ualberta.ca/~vruetalo/Sarli-Bo%20Research/Variety/Not%20printed/WV-11-04-1981-95.pdf | title=OBITUARIES | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=4 November 1981 | access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Title !! Role || Notes
|-
|1982
|[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]
|
| Last film
|----
|1980
|[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]
|Raghu
|
|----
|1980
|Inaintha Thuruvangal
|
|
|}

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Title !! Role || Notes
|-
|1979
|Raja Rajeswari
|
|
|-
|1979
|[[Neeya?]]
|
|Special Appearance
|----
|1978
|[[Achchani]]
|
|
|----
|1978
|Aval thantha uravu
|
|
|----

|1978
|[[Kaatrinile Varum Geetham]]
|
|
|----
|1978
|Anna Poorani
|
|
|----
|1978
|Per solla oru pillai
|
|
|----
|1978
|[[Shri Kanchi Kamakshi]]
|Adishankara
|
|----
|1977
|[[Aalukkoru Aasai]]
|
|
|----
|1977
|Deviyin Thirumanam
|
|
|----
|1977
|Mazhai megam
|
|
|----
|1977
|[[Murugan Adimai]]
|
|
|----
|1977
|Nee Vazha Vendum
|
|175th Film
|----
|1977
|Pennjanmam
|
|
|----
|1977
|Punitha Anthoniyar
|
|
|----
|1977
|Punniyam Seithaval
|
|
|----
|1977
|Thalia Salangaiya
|
|
|----
|1976
|[[Vazhvu En Pakkam]]
|Raju
|
|---
|1976
|[[Kanavan Manaivi]]
|
|
|----
|1976
|Perum Pugazhum
|
|
|----
|1976
|[[Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham]]
|
|
|----
|1976
|Nalla Penmani
|
|
|----
|1976
|Seervarisai
|
|
|----
|1976
|[[Chitra Pournami (film)|Chitra Pournami]]
|
|
|----
|1976
|Inspector Manaivi
|
|
|----
|1976
|Kula Gauravam
|
|
|----
|1976
|Muthana Muthallavo
|
|
|----
|1976
|[[Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Oru Kudumbathin Kadhai]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Vaira Nenjam]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Amudha (film)|Amudha]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren]]
| Ramanathan
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Aan Pillai Singam]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Ezhaikkum Kaalam Varum]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Uravu Solla Oruvan]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu]]
| Kumar
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Ellorum Nallavare]]
|
|
|----
| 1975
| [[Avandhan Manidhan]]
| Chandran
|
|----
| 1975
| Piriya Vidai
|
|
|----
| 1975
| Anbu Roja
|
|
|----
| 1975
| Kasthuri Vijayam
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Avalum Penn Thaane]]
| Muthu
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Thai Pirandhal]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Engamma Sapatham]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Engal Kula Dheivam]]
|
|150th Film
|----
| 1974
| [[Anbu Thangai]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| Penn Ondru Kanden
|
|
|----
| 1974
| Roshakkari
|
|
|----
| 1974
| Kadavul Mama
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Vani Rani (film)|Vani Rani]]
| Dr. Ravi
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Dheerga Sumangali]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Dhaagam]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Pathu Madha Bandham]]
|
|
|----
| 1974
| [[Thirumangalyam]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Malligai Poo]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Radha (1973 film)|Radha]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[School Master (1973 film)|School Master]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1973
| [[Nathayil Muthu]]
| Madhu
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film)|Karaikkal Ammaiyar]]
| Paramathathan
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Deiva Kuzhandhaigal]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Veettukku Vandha Marumagal]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1973
| [[Thirumalai Deivam]]
| King Tondaimann
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Suryagandhi]]
| Mohan
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Sondham (1973 film)|Sondham]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Ponnunjal]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Nyayam Ketkirom]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Shanmugapriya (film)|Shanmugapriya]]
|
|125th Film
|----
| 1973
| [[Rajaraja Cholan]]
| Prince Vimaladhithan
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Nalla Mudivu]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Maru Piravi]]
|
|
|----
| 1973
| [[Petha Manam Pithu]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Itho Enthan Deivam]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Dheivam]]
| Mani
|
|----
| 1972
| Bathilukku Bathil
|
|
|----
| 1972
| Vazhaiyadi Vazhai
|
|
|----
| 1972
| Kannamma
|
|
|----
| 1972
| Deiva Sankalpam
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1972
| [[Dharmam Engey]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Delhi To Madras]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Kanimuthu Paappa]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Kasethan Kadavulada]]
| Ramu
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Kurathi Magan]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Mr. Sampath (1972 film)|Mr. Sampath]]
| Sampath
|
|----
| 1972
| [[Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil]]
|
|
|----
| 1972
| Rani Yaar Kuzhanthai
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Soodhattam]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Oru Thaai Makkal]]
| Ravi
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Punnagai]]
| Rajan
|100th Film
|----
| 1971
| [[Aathi Parasakthi]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Annai Velankanni]]
| Land Lord
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Moondru Dheivangal]]
| Muthu
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Sudarum Sooravaliyum]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Irulum Oliyum]]
| Ramu
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Savaale Samali]]
| Marimuthu
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1971
| [[Veguli Penn]]
| Captain Muthu
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Avalukendru Oru Manam]]
| Gopal
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Uyir (1971 film)|Uyir]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Arunodhayam]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Thangaikkaaga]]
|
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Pudhiya Vazhkai]]
| Raju
|
|----
| 1971
| [[Iru Thuruvam]]
| Durai
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Nilave Nee Satchi]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Namma Veettu Deivam]]
|
|75th Film
|----
| 1970
| [[Sorgam]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Engirundho Vandhaal]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1970
| [[Anadhai Anandhan]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Kannan Varuvan (1970 film)|Kannan Varuvan]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Navagraham]]
| Siva
|
|----
| |1970
| [[Raman Ethanai Ramanadi]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Maanavan]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Veettuku Veedu]]
| Balu
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Noorandu Kalam Vazhga]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[En Annan]]
| Murali
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Thabalkaran Thangai]]
|
|
|----
| 1970
| [[Penn Deivam]]
|
|
|----
|}

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Title !! Role || Notes
|-
| 1969
| [[Sivandha Mann]]
| Anand
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Avare En Daivam]]
|
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Thulabharam (1969 film)|Thulabharam]]
|
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Nirai Kudam]]
| Sambath
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Gurudhatchanai]]
|
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Kanne Pappa]]
| Bhaskar
|
|----
| 1969
| [[Kaaval Dheivam]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1969
| [[Suba Dhinam]]
|
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Ethir Neechal (1968 film)|Ethir Neechal]]
| Nair
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Uyira Maanama]]
|
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Kannan En Kadhalan]]
| Sundaram
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Teacheramma]]
|
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Thaer Thiruvizha]]
| Muthu / Ram
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Poovum Pottum]]
|
|
|----
| 1968
| [[Devi (1968 film)|Devi]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Ooty Varai Uravu]]
| Sundaram
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Naan (1967 film)|Naan]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Muhurtha Naal]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Rajathi (film)|Rajathi]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]]
| Janakiraman
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Anubavam Pudhumai]]
|
|50th Film
|----
| 1967
| [[Thiruvarutchelvar]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Seetha (1967 film)|Seetha]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Deiva Cheyal]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]
|
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)|Bama Vijayam]]
| Raman
|
|----
| 1967
| [[Manam Oru Kurangu]]
|
|
|----
| 1966
| [[Namma Veettu Lakshmi]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1966
| [[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]
| Srikanth
|
|----
| 1966
| [[Thaaye Unakkaga]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|----
| 1966
| [[Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)|Mahakavi Kalidas]]
|
|
|----
| 1966
| [[Marakka Mudiyumaa?]]
|
|
|----
| 1966
| [[Kodimalar]]
| Ramu
|
|----
| 1966
| [[Chitthi]]
| Balu
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Naanal (film)|Naanal]]
| Inspector Baskaran
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Thayin Karunai]]
|
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Thiruvilaiyadal]]
| Shenbaga Pandiyan
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Panchavarna Kili]]
|
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Vaazhkai Padagu]]
| Gopal
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Poojaikku Vandha Malar]]
| Ravi / Chandhru
|
|----
| 1965
| [[Pazhani (1965 film)|Pazhani]]
| Muthu
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Server Sundaram]]
| Raghavan
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Amma Engey]]
|
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Kalai Kovil]]
| Kannan
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Deiva Thirumagal (1964 film)|Deiva Thirumagal]]
|
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Nanum Manidhandhaan]]
|
|25th Film
|----
| 1964
| [[Nal Varavu]]
|
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Kadhalikka Neramillai]]
| Vasu / Chidambaram
|
|----
| 1964
| [[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]
| Arjuna
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Ninaipadharku Neramillai]]
| Selvam
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Annai Illam]]
|
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Karpagam]]
| Rajangam
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Vanambadi]]
| Mohan
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Kungumam (film)|Kungumam]]
| Das
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Paar Magale Paar]]
| Shekar
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Mani Osai]]
|
|
|----
| 1963
| [[Kadavulai Kanden]]
|
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Sumaithaangi]]
|
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Policekaran Magal]]
| Chinnaiah
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Azhagu Nila]]
|
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Padithal Mattum Podhuma]]
| Moorthy
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]]
|
|
|----
| 1962
| [[Nenjil Or Aalayam]]
| Venu
|
|----
| 1961
| [[Arasilangkumari]]
| Pulikesi
|
|----
| 1960
| [[Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar]]
|
|
|----
| 1960
| [[Padikkadha Medhai]]
|
|
|----
| 1960
| [[Mahalakshmi (1960 film)|Mahalakshmi]]
|
|
|----
|}

===1950s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Title !! Role || Notes
|---
|1959
| [[Sahodhari]]
| Ravi
|
|---
|1959
| [[Ulagam Sirikkirathu]]
| Kumar
|
|---
|1959
| [[Naalu Veli Nilam]]
|
|
|---
|1959
| [[Thanga Padumai]]
| sitha pramai patient
|
|---
|1959
| [[Mala Oru Mangala Vilakku]]
|
| Debut Movie
|----
|1957
| [[Karpukkarasi]]
|Minister of Karpagatheevu
|
|----
|1956
| [[Rangoon Radha]]
| Lawyer
|Uncredited
|---
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1150184|name=R. Muthuraman}}

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[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1981 deaths]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]

Meghna Naidu

2021-07-31T03:20:41Z

2601:405:4700:4C30:B04B:C49D:2629:90B1: /* Early life and career */

{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meghna Naidu
| image = Meghna Naidu at Press conference of Rivaaz (5).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Naidu at the press conference of ''Rivaaz''
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|19}}<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=I'm already booked: Meghna Naidu|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=26 May 2016|date=27 July 2005|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916210622/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<ref name="idlebrain1">{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/meghananaidu.html |title=Meghana Naidu – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film & Bollywood Heroine |work=Idlebrain.com |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728072841/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/meghananaidu.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[dancer]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Luis Miguel Reis|2016}}
| yearsactive = 1999{{mdash}}2019
}}

'''Meghna Naidu''' (born 19 September 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily starred in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. She has also appeared in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films.

==Biography==

'''Meghna Naidu''' is an Indian actress and dancer. Her first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002),<ref>{{cite news |title=Meghna: Blast from the past |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-09/news-interviews/28206680_1_blast-big-plans-banners |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235212/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-09/news-interviews/28206680_1_blast-big-plans-banners |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meghna Naidu: I can act well too! |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/29meghna.htm |date=29 September 2005 |website=[[Rediff]] Movies |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604122842/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/29meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> an official remix of [[Lata Mangeshkar]]'s 1981 song "[[Thoda Resham Lagta Hai]]" (in turn, the 2002 song "[[Addictive (song)|Addictive]]" by [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] was inspired by the remix). She was also featured in [[Saru Maini]]'s video "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)"<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1614895/bio Meghna Naidu Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916210616/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1614895/bio |date=16 September 2018 }}. Imdb</ref> before starting to work in [[Cinema of India|Indian films]].

==Early life==
Naidu was born on 19 September 1980 in [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> Her father Ethiraj works for [[Air India]] and was a [[tennis]] coach and her mother Purnima,<ref name="rediff2005">{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm |title=I'm already booked: Meghna Naidu – Rediff.com movies |work=In.rediff.com |date=28 July 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823100814/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> was a school teacher.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news | url=http://chatinterviews.indiatimes.com/articleshow/886416.cms | title=Meghna Naidu | work=The Times Of India | access-date=14 October 2011 | archive-date=13 March 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313214142/http://chatinterviews.indiatimes.com/articleshow/886416.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> She has one younger sister, Sona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/meghna-080707 |title=Celebrity News – Interviews – Meghna Naidu |work=Shaaditimes.com |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222010436/http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/meghna-080707 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2007/meghna-naidu-210607.html |title=Meghna's Father's Day Gift – Oneindia Entertainment |work=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=21 June 2007 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217151643/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2007/meghna-naidu-210607.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She told that she requested her mother to quit her job and accompany her to shooting locations, after her sister who used to travel with her got a job abroad.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> She grew up in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], and considers herself "more of a Mumbaiite".<ref name="idlebrain1"/> She studied at [[Bhavan's College, Andheri]], Mumbai,<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/29meghna.htm |title='It's embarrassing doing bold scenes' |work=Rediff.com |date=29 July 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309070938/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/29meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-kaliyon-ka-chaman-girl/articleshow/24554567.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=The kaliyon ka chaman girl – The Times of India | access-date=14 October 2011 | archive-date=18 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118101637/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-kaliyon-ka-chaman-girl/articleshow/24554567.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> and graduated with a [[B.Com]] degree.<ref name="rediff2005"/> She trained in classical [[bharatanatyam]] for seven years.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She stated that she also was coaching tennis in the US for four years.<ref name="rediff1"/>

==Career==
At the age of 18, she met a model co-ordinator at the wedding of her cousin in [[Chennai]], who called her for a screen test for a feature film.<ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep07/ent2.asp |title=News |work=Archive.deccanherald.com |date=7 September 2003 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721022548/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep07/ent2.asp |archive-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="rediff3">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/04meghna.htm |title='They won't ban skin show' |work=Rediff.com |date=4 August 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309070945/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/04meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She secured a role in the Telugu film ''Prema Sakshi'' (1999), following which she appeared in one more Telugu and two Kannada films.<ref name="deccanherald1"/> She then appeared in UMI10's music video "Kaliyon Ka Chaman", directed by [[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]] and [[Vinay Sapru]], which she says happened by accident.<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref name="rediff3"/> She was accompanying her friend to the audition for the video, when she was approached by the team. She was asked to send in her photographs and within few days, she was selected for the video. "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" became a grand success and gained her recognition. She subsequently went on to do many stage performances in and outside of India.<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref name="deccanherald1"/>

She made her [[Bollywood]] debut with the [[B movie|B-grade film]] ''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' (2004),<ref name="rediff4">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-meghna-naidu/20110824.htm |title='I'm non-controversial, so I don't get any offers' – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=24 August 2011 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015051/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-meghna-naidu/20110824.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which dealt with [[extramarital affair]]. It was followed by lead roles in ''[[Classic – Dance of Love|Classic Dance of Love]]'' (2005), which featured her as a dancer, and ''[[Rain: The Terror Within...]]'' (2005), in which she played a blind author.<ref name="rediff3"/> In ''Mashooka'', she played a character with negative shades. In her latter career, she mostly made special appearances in [[item numbers]] in South Indian films.<ref>{{Cite web | title = It is cool to do item songs: Meghna Naidu | last = L | first = Shruti I | work = Daily News and Analysis | date = 31 October 2012 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-is-cool-to-do-item-songs-meghna-naidu-1758422 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155103/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-is-cool-to-do-item-songs-meghna-naidu-1758422 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web | title = Meghna Naidu in yet another Kannada item number | last = Joy | first = Prathibha | work = The Times of India | date = 22 April 2004 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Meghna-Naidu-in-yet-another-Kannada-item-number/articleshow/34045734.cms? | archive-date = 19 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519085711/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Meghna-Naidu-in-yet-another-Kannada-item-number/articleshow/34045734.cms | url-status = live }}</ref>

She also participated in the television shows ''[[Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' and ''[[Dancing Queen (Indian TV series)|Dancing Queen]]''.<ref name="rediff4"/> She played the role of Benazir in the TV series, ''[[Jodha Akbar (TV series)|Jodha Akbar]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-19/news/45377041_1_jodha-akbar-role-benazir | title=Meghna Naidu to enter 'Jodha Akbar' | access-date=27 December 2013 | archive-date=28 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228012507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-19/news/45377041_1_jodha-akbar-role-benazir | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Naidu started a relationship with tennis player Luis Miguel Reis in 2011 and got married to him on 12 December 2016. She resides in Dubai with her husband and travels to India for work.<ref>{{cite web|title=In pictures: Celebs and their foreign attractions|url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/in-pictures-celebs-and-their-foreign-attractions/5277/48677|website=Mid Day|access-date=26 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604203043/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/in-pictures-celebs-and-their-foreign-attractions/5277/48677|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Luis is a complete romantic, says Meghna Naidu | last = Maheshwri | first = Neha | work = The Times of India | date = 17 October 2011 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Luis-is-a-complete-romantic-says-Meghna-Naidu/articleshow/10388101.cms | archive-date = 12 May 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160512201410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Luis-is-a-complete-romantic-says-Meghna-Naidu/articleshow/10388101.cms | url-status = live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Other notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002 || ''Prudhvi Narayana'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Vendi Mabbulu'' || Shanaaya Sardesai aka Shanaya || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Don (2003 film)]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' || Sapna R. Mittal || Hindi ||
|-
| ''AK 47'' || || Hindi || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Coolie (2004 film)|Coolie]]'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Satruvu]]'' || Club dancer in Dubai || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2005 || ''Jackpot – The Money Game'' || Gauri || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Classic – Dance of Love|Classic Dance of Love]]'' || Doli || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Mashooka]]'' || Sanjana || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Bhama Kalapam'' || Anjali || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Rain: The Terror Within...]]'' || Sandhya Bhatnagar || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Bad Friend]]'' || Sargam || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2006 || ''[[Saravana]]'' || Sathya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Eight: The Power of Shani]]'' || Sapna || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' || Dancer Chameli || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Jambhavan]]'' ||Anu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Bada Dosth]]'' || || [[Malayalam]] || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Veerasamy]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Vaitheeswaran]]'' || Roopa || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pandurangadu]]'' || || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Pandhayam (2008 film)|Pandhayam]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Kutty (2009 film)|Kutty]]'' || Dancer on train || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Vaadaa]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2011 || ''[[Siruthai]]'' ||Azhagha Poranthuputa song || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[100% Love (2011 film)|100% Love]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''Rivaaz'' || Chanda || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Pilla Zamindar]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Love at First Sight'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Ishq Deewana'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 || ''Parari'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Election (2013 film)|Election]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="3"|2014 || ''Sikkapatte Ishta Patte'' || || Kannada || Filming
|-
| ''[[Ranathantra]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>
|-
| ''Dhamak'' || || Marathi || Special appearance<ref>{{Cite web | title = Umesh gets paid in full | work = The Times of India | date = 10 April 2014 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Dhamak-Umesh-Jadhav-Rajendra-Bandiwadekar-Meghna-Naidu-Mumait-Khan/articleshow/33560781.cms? | archive-date = 19 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519085617/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Dhamak-Umesh-Jadhav-Rajendra-Bandiwadekar-Meghna-Naidu-Mumait-Khan/articleshow/33560781.cms | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3|Kya Kool Hain Hum 3]]'' || Maasi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ilamai Oonjal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Dharmaprabhu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|}

;Television shows
* ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 1|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1]]'' on [[Colors TV]] where she was partnered by Capt Purvesh Gada (2008)
* ''[[Dancing Queen (Indian TV series)|Dancing Queen]]'' on [[Colors TV]] (2009)
* ''[[Jodha Akbar (TV series)|Jodha Akbar]]'' on [[Zee TV]] (2013)
* ''[[MTV Fanaah]]'' on [[MTV India]] (2014)
* ''[[Adaalat]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television]] she claimed to be KD Pathak's wife.
* ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'' on [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors]] as Patali Devi
* '' [[Maharakshak Aryan]] '' on [[Zee TV]] as Swarnakha the golden witch

;Music videos
* UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002)
* Saru Maini's "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)"
* "Hottt..."

;Music videos

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Album !! Song !! Singer
|-
| 2002 || ''UMI 10 Vol 3'' || "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" || Shashwati
|-
| 2002 || ''Babuji Top 10'' || "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" || Shashwati
|-
| 2003 || ''Shake It Shake It'' || "Dil De Diya Tha" || Saru Maini
|}

;CDs & VCDs

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Name !! Type of CD !! Label
|-
| 2002 || UMI 10 Vol 3 || CD || [[Universal Music India]]
|-
| 2003 || Babuji Top 10 || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Babuji Top 10 || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Kaliyon Ka Chaman – The Biggest Dance Collection || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Kaliyon Ka Chaman – The Biggest Dance VCD || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Shake It Shake It || CD || [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|-
| 2003 || Shake It Shake It || VCD || T Series
|-
| 2004 || Tandoori Hitz || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2004 || Tandoori Hitz || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Meghna Naidu}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1614895}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Instagram|meghnanaidu1}}
* {{Facebook|MeghnaENaidu}}

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Tathagata Roy

2021-06-02T21:47:55Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tathagata Roy
| image = Tathagata Roy.jpg
| caption =
| office = 18th [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Governor of Meghalaya]]
| 1blankname = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| term_start = 27 January 2020
| term_end = 18 August 2020
| predecessor = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| successor = [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| term_start1 = 25 August 2018
| term_end1 = 18 December 2019
| 1blankname1 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| predecessor1 = [[Ganga Prasad]]
| successor1 = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| office2 = [[List of governors of Tripura|16th Governor of Tripura]]
| 1blankname2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Tripura|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Manik Sarkar]] [[Biplab Kumar Deb]]
| term_start2 = 20 May 2015
| term_end2 = 25 August 2018
| predecessor2 =[[Padmanabha Acharya]]
| successor2 = [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]]
| office3 = [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|16th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| term_start3 = 10 July 2016
| term_end3 = 12 August 2016
| 1blankname3 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Kalikho Pul]] [[Nabam Tuki]] [[Pema Khandu]]
| predecessor3 = [[Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa]]
| successor3 = [[Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa]]
| office4 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|6th President of Bharatiya Janata Party - West Bengal]]
| term_start4 = 2002
| term_end4 = 2006
| predecessor4 = Ashim Ghosh
| successor4 = Sukumar Banerjee
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|09|14|}}<ref name="profile">{{cite web | url=http://rajbhavan.tripura.gov.in/gov_profile | title=Governor's Profile | publisher=Raj Bhavan ,Tripura | accessdate=21 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909011544/https://rajbhavan.tripura.gov.in/gov_profile |archive-date= 9 September 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Shillong]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|relatives = [[Saugata Roy]]<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tathagata-saugata-roy-what-roles-will-ram-and-lakhan-play-in-the-2021-bengal-polls-2804513.html|title =Tathagata and Saugata Roy: What Roles Will 'Ram and Lakhan' Play in the 2021 Bengal Polls?|publisher =[[News18]]|date =20 August 2020 |website =news18.com|author =Sujit Nath|accessdate =22 August 2020}}</ref>
(brother)
| alma_mater=[[IIEST Shibpur|Bengal Engineering & Science University]] (B.E.) [[University of Calcutta]] (LLB)
}}

'''Tathagata Roy''' (born 14 September 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Tripura|Governor of Tripura]] from 2015 to 2018 and the [[Governor of Meghalaya]] from August 2018 to the end of his term in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghalaya State Portal |url=http://meghalaya.gov.in/megportal/government/keycontact/14794 |website=meghalaya.gov.in |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref> He was the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal#List of Past Presidents|6th president of West Bengal state unit]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from 2002 to 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021019/nation.htm#8 |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=www.tribuneindia.com |date=19 October 2002}}</ref> and a member of the [[National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP National Executive]] from 2002 until 2015.<ref name="govsite">{{cite web|url=http://meghalaya.gov.in/megportal/government/keycontact/14794|title=Governor of Meghalaya|date=25 August 2018|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>

Roy briefly had additional charge of the office of the [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]] from July 2016 till August 2016, during which he handled the ouster of Chief Minister [[Kalikho Pul]] following a Supreme Court judgement, and swore in [[Pema Khandu]] as the new Chief Minister. An engineer by training, Roy is a former professor of [[construction engineering]] and the founder-head of the department at [[Jadavpur University]].<ref name="govsite"/>

== Life and works ==
Tathagata Roy was born on 14 September 1945 in [[Calcutta]], British India to Debesh Chandra Roy and Anila (née Dutta).<ref name="profile"/> He had a distinguished academic career, having been ranked 6th in the [[Higher secondary]] examination of [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] as a student of [[St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata]] and a recipient of the Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search Scholarship. He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering College [[Sibpur]] (currently [[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur]]), when it was affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. Later he joined [[Indian Railways]] Service of Engineers.<ref name="bjptoday">[http://www.bjp.org/today/Jan-0103/Jan-0103ap21.htm Life-Sketch of Tathagata Roy, President, BJP, West Bengal], BJP Today, 1 January--15, 2003 - Vol. 12, No. 01.</ref> He worked as General Manager, RITES and as Chief Engineer - Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta.<ref name="bjptoday"/> He also holds a Law Degree of [[Calcutta University]].<ref name="govsite"/>

Roy took voluntary retirement from the Railways in 1990. He then joined [[Jadavpur University]] as professor and founder head of the Department of Construction Engineering at its new campus at Salt Lake, Calcutta. He is a former Chairman Board of Governors of TTTI Calcutta (2000 to 2005). He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration. He functioned as an arbitrator in a number of engineering contracts until he was appointed [[Governor of Tripura]].<ref name="govsite"/>

Roy was felicitated as an 'Eminent Engineering Personality' by the Institution of Engineers (India) at the Engineering Congress held at Guwahati in December 2015 and awarded the distinguished Alumni award by [[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur]], formerly Bengal Engineering College [[Sibpur]] during the Second Annual Convocation of the institute on 4 March 2016. He was also conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmull Tibrewala University, Vidyanagari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, at a special convocation at Mumbai in May 2016. He was further conferred the degree of Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by the National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Tripura, at the convocation in November 2016.<ref name="govsite"/>

== Politics ==
Roy was attracted towards [[Hindutva]], the ideology of [[Hindu nationalism]] and joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) in 1986. After leaving government service he joined the BJP in 1990. He replaced Ashim Ghosh as president of the [[West Bengal]] state unit of the BJP in 2002 and was succeeded by Sukumar Banerjee in 2006.<ref name="govsite"/>

Roy stood as a candidate for election to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 2009, standing in the North [[Kolkata]] constituency of West Bengal. He did not win. He stood as the BJP candidate in the [[Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Dakshin]] (South Kolkata) parliamentary constituency for the [[2014 Indian general election]], earning 25.29% of the total votes polled.<ref name="govsite"/> He was appointed Governor of Tripura on 12 May 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Tathagata Roy Sworn-In as Tripura Governor |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tathagata-roy-sworn-in-as-tripura-governor-764735 |accessdate=8 February 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=20 May 2015}}</ref> He was transferred and appointed Governor of Meghalaya in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tathagata Roy sworn in as Meghalaya governor|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tathagata-roy-sworn-in-as-meghalaya-governor/story-VRDvNral4ByFkrxvOR456L.html|first=David|last=Laitphlang|accessdate=8 February 2020|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> He served till December 2019 and, after a brief medical leave, again from January 2020 until 18 August 2020 completing his five-year tenure on gubernatorial post, handing over the charge to [[Satya Pal Malik]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Satya Pal Malik Appointed Meghalaya Governor, to Replace Tathagata Roy |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/satya-pal-malik-appointed-meghalaya-governor-to-replace-tathagata-roy-2797255.html |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=News18 |date=18 August 2020}}</ref>

== Publications ==
Roy writes extensively, mostly socio-political articles, both in English and in his native Bengali. He has been published in The Statesman, BJP Today, Desh (Bengali fortnightly) and several others. He has authored seven books:

*''Bampontha Bhayankari: Banglay o Bideshe'' (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2020)
* ''Bharatkeshari Yugpurush Syamaprasad'' (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2018)
*''Ja Chhilo Amar Desh'' (Bengali) (Mitra & Ghosh, Kolkata, 2016)
*''My People, Uprooted: The Exodus of Hindus from East Pakistan and Bangladesh'' (Synergy Books India, New Delhi, 2016), earlier published under the title ''A Suppressed Chapter in History: The Exodus of Hindus from East Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1947-2006'', (Bookwell, Delhi, 2007)
*"Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Life and Times", (Penguin/Viking, Delhi, 2018), earlier published under title ''The Life and Times of Dr. [[Syama Prasad Mookerjee]]'', (Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi, 2012). Also translated into Hindi under title ''Apratim Nayak Dr. [[Syama Prasad Mookerjee]]'' (Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi, 2012)
*'' Tathagata Rayer Nirbachito Probondho Songroho'' (Bengali), Vivekananda Sahitya Kendra, Kolkata, 2008
*''Engineering Contracts in India: Law, Practice and Management'', (Bharat Book Agency, Calcutta, 1990)

== Family ==
Roy is the elder brother of [[Saugata Roy]],<ref name="Roy brothers ToI">{{cite news |title=Roy brothers remain 'polls' apart |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Roy-brothers-remain-polls-apart/articleshow/32571439.cms |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="govsite"/> the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] MP and former Minister of State for Urban Development.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} He is married to Anuradha, who taught English at B.K.C. College, Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} They have two daughters, Malini (Roy) and Madhura (Khedekar), both of whom are married and live in the United States.

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==External links==
* {{Twitter|tathagata2}}

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