World Television Day: TV actors who turned famous Kollywood stars

Stars from across places have been making their entry into Tamil cinema and are having a successful career. Before social media became one of the ways to reach the glamour world, it was television that helped stars to get their tickets to the cinema. Several TV actors turned cinema stars after claiming fame on the small screen. Today on World Television day, let's have a look at Kollywood stars who entered the film world after claiming fame on television.

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Sivakarthikeyan was part of comedy shows and also did anchoring for a popular television channel. He ruled the hearts of the masses with his humorous parodies and made everyone laugh with his comic timings. His popularity gave him a chance to start his career as a comic actor in films however his impressive acting skill helped him to bag leading roles.

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Santhanam first played a few characters in a television comedy series and grabbed the attention. Later, he entered into cinema and continued to rock with his hilarious punchlines to become a leading comedian. Later, the hard-working actor did some leading roles which were appreciated by the audience.

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Nayanthara was a part-time model during her early days, and she was also hosting television shows on Malayalam television. The charming actress then started her cinema career with the Malayalam film 'Manassinakkare' in 2003 and made her Tamil, Telugu debuts later.

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Aishwarya Rajesh first participated in a television dance show and won the title with her brilliant dancing skill. Then she made her silver screen entry with 'Neethana Avan' in 2010. Aishwarya Rajesh then opted to select challenging roles and promoted herself among the leading actresses in Tamil cinema.

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Priya Bhavani Shankar was working as a television news presenter and rocking with it. Later, she got the chance of playing the lead role in a television serial and won the hearts of fans through it. The beautiful actress then made her cinema entry, and she is rocking with it too. She currently has more than half a dozen films lined up and is also making her Telugu debut.

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