Murali (Tamil actor): Difference between revisions

| birth_name  = S.D. Murali

| spouse = Shobha <br>(m.1987–2010) <br> (Until his death)

| children  = Kavya (b.1988) <br>[[Atharvaa]] (b.1989)<br> Akash (b.1992)

| parents = [[S. Siddalingaiah]]<br>Dhanalakshmi

| filmfareawards     =  

'''Murali''' (19 May 1964 – 8 September 2010) was an [[India]]n [[film actor]] who appeared in leading and supporting roles in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Murali/152|title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029142330/http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Murali/152|archive-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> He is called ''Puratchi Nayakan'' (Revolutionary Hero) and was famous for roles that portrayed him as a perceptive singer or a tragic lover. His son, [[Atharvaa]], debuted as an actor in the 2010 film ''[[Baana Kaathadi]]''.

Murali was born on 19 May 1964 into a [[Bangalore]] [[Lingayatism|Lingayath madivala vannar]] family, to a Kannadiga father and Tamil Mudaliar mother. Murali had two siblings; a younger brother S.D.Suresh and a sister Santhi. He lived and studied up to his [[Fifth grade|5th Standard]] in Chennai, and from [[Sixth grade|6th Standard]] to [[Tenth grade|10th Standard]] he studied in Bangalore. When he was 14 years old, he joined as an assistant director to his father, film director and writer [[S. Siddalingaiah]]. For some time, he worked as an editing assistant.<ref name="dinakaran1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article620877.ece|title=Tamil actor Murali dies of heart attack|author=Ramya Kannan, S. R. Ashok Kumar|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

In 1990, he starred in [[Vikraman]]'s ''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]'' along with [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] and [[Anand Babu]], where he plays one amongst four friends who find themselves unexpectedly saddled with a young woman. The film was successful and set off a trend of "friendship" based movies and also propelled his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.rediff.com/column/2010/sep/08/south-murali-obit.htm |title=Mourning the loss of a mild-mannered hero |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=2010-09-09 |date=2010-09-08 |author=Pavithra Srinivasan}}</ref> In 1991, he acted in ''[[Idhayam (film)|Idhayam]]'', where he portrayed the soft hero who was incapable of expressing his love due to his inferiority complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/High-Five/article14504773.ece|title=High Five|first=Sridhar|last=Srinivasan|date=23 July 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Soon, Murali found himself playing in rural drama films: ''[[Chinna Pasanga Naanga]]'' (1992), ''[[Manikuyil]]'' (1993), ''[[Manju Virattu (film)|Manju Virattu]]'' (1994), ''[[Adharmam]]'' (1994), ''[[En Aasai Machan]]'' (1994) and ''[[Poomani (film)|Poomani]]'' (1996).

In 1997, he acted in three films including the romantic-drama ''[[Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga]]'' and the rural drama ''[[Porkkaalam]]'' directed by [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]. The two films received critical acclaim and were blockbusters at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com:80/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101015430/http://www.indolink.com:80/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 November 2017|title=A-Z (III)|date=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/05ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Titans together|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> The next year, he acted in eight films including the long-delayed ''[[Veera Thalattu]]'', the romantic-drama films , ''[[Kaadhale Nimmadhi]]'', ''[[Poonthottam]]'', ''[[Unnudan]]'', the village drama films ''[[Rathna (film)|Rathna]]'' and ''[[En Aasai Rasave]]''. The six films flopped at the box office. ''[[Dhinamdhorum]]'' was an average grosser while the much-hyped ''[[Desiya Geetham]]'', despite positive reviews, bombed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/dhinandhorum-nagaraj-back-in-reckoning-with-mathapoo-92903.html|title=Dhinandhorum Nagaraj back in reckoning with Mathapoo - KOLLY TALK|date=27 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/29sld3-cherans-pokkisham.htm|title=rediff.com: Cheran's Pokkisham in pix|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/13ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Madras calling|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904155058/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2017|title=A-Z (V)|date=4 September 2017}}</ref> In 1999, his flop streak continued with ''[[Ooty (film)|Ooty]]'', the fictional biography ''[[Iraniyan (film)|Iraniyan]]'', based on the life of the freedom fighter Vattakudi Iraniyan and ''[[Kanave Kalaiyadhe]]'' becoming box office failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/gcnnov99.html|title=Gokul's Tamil Cinema News|website=www.geocities.ws}}</ref>

In 2000, he acted in  ''[[Vetri Kodi Kattu]]'' alongside [[Parthiban]]. The movie was a success at the box-office enabling [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] to develop his own style of film-making. The film also won critical acclaim as well winning a State Award and a National Award in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csrags.wordpress.com/2017/04/23/review-of-cherans-vetri-kodi-kattu/|title=Review of Cheran’s ‘Vetri Kodi Kattu’.|date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Followed by drama movies, ''[[Kannukku Kannaga]]'' and ''[[Manu Needhi]]''. In 2001, he appeared in five films. He plays alongside other heroes including ''[[Sonnal Thaan Kathala]]'', ''[[Aanandham]]'', ''[[Samudhiram]]'', ''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]'' and ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]''. Murali received the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] for this film. In 2002, he acted in drama, ''[[Kamarasu]]'', a comedy, ''[[Sundhara Travels]]'' and family film, ''[[Namma Veetu Kalyanam]]''. The next is ''[[Kadhaludan]]'' (2003), produced by [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] and directed by her husband [[Rajakumaran (director)|Rajakumaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kathaludan-review-tamil-pcluzVejdchci.html|title=Kathaludan|website=Sify}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Murali lost his appeal at the box office and several of his films, where he collaborated with new directors, subsequently became delayed or shelved. This included project such as Pandian's ''Kalvettu'', Olichandran's ''Oli'', Ramanan's ''Entrum Sugamae'', Abhimanyu's ''Thala'', ''Paattu Chatham Ketkuthamma'' and ''Lovers''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041025125959/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/apri/19-04-03.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041025214857/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/apri/11-04-03.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041025130003/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/july/08-07-03.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040521032245/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/08-06-00/murali.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030814115903/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/2001/feb/murali2.htm</ref>

Murali died in the early hours of 8 September 2010 from a sudden massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/95012/popular-kannada-tamil-actor-murali.html|title=Popular Kannada, Tamil actor Murali dead|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>

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