Kalaignar speaks.Days after actor Dhanush and wife Aishwaryaa announced their separation after 18 years of marriage, his father Kasthuri Raja has denied that the two are headed for a divorce. That's me at age 11 with my father and MGR.Īnna Speaks Kalaignar and Rajaji listen ,you can see my specs.
He is also a member of the South Indian Artistes Association and other professional bodies of the Film and TV Industry. He is a member of the Madras Gymkhana Club, The Madras Cricket Club and the Rotary Club of Madras. His other interests include Reading, Music, Cricket, Philately and watching movies. He is a Popular Speaker and has addressed several Clubs and Societies on Topics like Management in Movies, The History of the Tamil Film Industry, Law in Cinema, Chennai City in Cinema and the Contribution of Cinema to the Freedom Struggle. and Service Industries like CAMS, Java Green( Reliance), Murugappa Group, Public Sector Undertakings like the Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation, Educational institutions like the Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy, National Institute of Personnel Management, Indian Society for Training and Development, Thyagarajar School of Management-Madurai, Pearl Academy of Fashion Design, Kongu College of Arts and NGO’s like Round Table India, NIPM. He has conducted programs both on site and off site in English and Tamil for a wide variety of companies NBFCs, Multi National Banks like Standard Chartered ( and SCOPE International), HDFC and HSBC, Manufacturing Organizations like L and T, AUDCO, Celebrity Garments, Loyal Textile Mills, Greaves Cotton ,Dalmia Cements, I.T.E. As films have universal appeal these programs can be Tailored to suit the needs of each individual group and films chosen to suit the Participants. He has also facilitated meetings and provided inputs in pre determined slots so that the process of discussion is not tedious but a mixture of serious work and light learning all the while forming the Group think. In this he combines a number of Games, Role Play and various other techniques that make the whole Training process experiential, entertaining and educative. Using Films to get across Communication skills, enhance personal effectiveness, inculcate Team Spirit, working together, goal setting and improve Leadership skills is this unique manner of Training. He draws from his knowledge of acting and his own performances as well as those of famous actors from Hollywood, Bollywood and Kollywood (Tamil) to highlight various Management concepts and Behavioral Patterns. He has also compeered several Stage shows both in India and abroad and performed in several Advertisement films.ĭrawing on his management education, his experience as a Manager and Entrepreneur and his Film and TV experience he uses Film as the medium for his Management Training activity.
He has done over 100 films and 5000 TV serial episodes and therefore in a wide range of roles -from comedian to a villain. He is today one of Film and Television’s popular character actors. After his stint as a Manager and as an entrepreneur, he entered the Entertainment Industry. He also started and managed a travel agency and communication center. He obtained an MBA (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management.) from XLRI, Jamshedpur one of India’s premiere Management Schools – specializing in Marketing and Human Relations.Īfter a stint in the corporate sector, marketing consumer goods both Retail and Institutional supplies he set up a light engineering unit with Danish technology to manufacture and supply LPG Valves. in Physics from Loyola College, Chennai after completing his Primary Schooling in Vidya Mandir and high school in Madras Christian College School. Solicitor General of India in 1975-77 andĪn advocate and daughter Vidyullekha is a leading actor in Tamil and Telugu films. Educational Qualification – B.Sc (Physics), M.B.A.įamily Background - He hails from one of the most respected