Showing all artists born in 1961

Koduri Keeravaani, better known as M. M. Keeravaani under the alias Maragatha Mani (Tamil cinema) and M. M. Kreem (Bollywood), is an Indian film music composer and playback singer, who works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. Legendary singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra recorded maximum number of songs in his composition.  In 1997, he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the movie Annamayya. He has won 5 Filmfare Awards, eight Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.



Keeravani was born into Telugu family in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh to Koduri Siva Shakti Dutta. He is brother of music director and singer Kalyani Malik. He relates as cousin to director S. S. Rajamouli and music director,singer M. M. Srilekha. He is nephew of Telugu film screen writer and director K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.His wife M.M.Srivalli works as line producer in films



Keeravani first began his career as an Assistant music director with the noted composer K. Chakravarthy in 1987. He assisted in movies like Collectorgari Abbayi and Bharathamlo Arjunudu in the late 1980s. During this time, he also sought the guidance of the veteran lyricist Veturi for over a year.



Keeravani's first big break as an independent musician came with the film Kalki in 1990. But the film never got released and the soundtrack also went unnoticed. It was director Mouli's 1990 film Manasu Mamatha that brought him to the limelight and considered his first released movie.



However, it was Ram Gopal Varma's blockbuster film Kshana Kshanam (1991) that made Keeravani an established music director. All the songs of this movie went on to become top chartbusters and Keeravani was flooded with offers from all across south Indian film industries. His first major Hindi film was Criminal.



He is known for his play back singing contributions to the Telugu film industry with compilations for hit films like Annamayya. He has composed music for Hindi films such as Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), Sur – The Melody of Life, Zakhm, Saaya, Jism, Criminal, Rog and Paheli. In Malayalam, he has scored for films like Neelagiri (1991), Soorya Manasam (1992), and Devaraagam (1996). He has composed for over 200 films in various Indian languages.

Debashree Roy is a Bengali cinema actress. Having performed in more than hundred movies, Debashree has around forty awards on her name. Debashree is the winner of National Film Award for Best Actress for excellent performance in the movie 'Unishe April' in the year 2005. For Tamil film industry, she appeared with a different screenname, as 'Chintamani'. The actress was a part of some of the Tamil films.

The Bengali beauty was born on June 13, 1961 in Kolkata. Birendra Kishore Roy and Arati Roy are her parents. She was just five years old when she acted in a movie titled 'Pagol Thakur' in the year 1967. This movie was directorial venture by Harimoy Sen. 'Balok Gadhadhar' (1969) was the movie in which Debashree acted as a child artist. Debashree acted in the movie 'Kuheli' at the age of nine years. 'Kuheli' was directed by Tarun Majumdar.

Debashree used to study in APG School but had to discontinue her studies owing to her penchant for acting and dancing. This Bengali beauty is a professional Odissi dancer. Initially of her dancing career, Debashree was a stage performer. She gained dancing lessons from her mother and elder sister. 'Nataraj' is the name of her own dance group.

'Unishe April' was her famous film by Rituparno Ghosh. Debashree essayed the character of 'Satyavati' in the Indian epic Mahabharata, which was directed by B. R. Chopra. She is B-Town actress Rani Mukherjee's maternal aunt.

Some of the famous movies of Debashree include 'Shukno Lanka' (2010), 'Antore Bahire' (2012), 'Phulwari' (1984), 'Antarghaat' (2002), 'Aparanher Alo' (1989), 'Bishabriksha' (1983), 'Ek Je Aachhe Kanya' (2000), 'Kabhi Ajnabi The' (1985), 'Jiyo To Aise Jiyo' (1981), 'Dadar Kirti' (1980), 'Abaidha' (2002), 'Jibon Rang Berang' (2011) and '36 Chowringhee Lane' (1981). The brilliant actress is the winner of Kalakar Awards.

Debashree was the wife of Prasenjit Chatterjee, a Bengali actor. Reportedly, now they are not together. At present, Debashree is a Trinamool Congress MLA, who has contested West Bengal assembly elections in the year 2011.

Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran (Kannada: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್), is an Indian film actor, director, music director and editor best known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered as "The Show Man" of Kannada cinema for his multi-faceted works in his associated films.

Son of notable film producer N. Veeraswamy, Ravichandran made his acting debut in Khadeema Kallaru (1982) at the age of 21 as an antagonist and followed it up with Chakravyuha in 1983. After starring in a series of multi-starrers in supporting and lead roles, he cast himself in his directorial debut Premaloka (1987) which became one of the highest grossing blockbuster films in Kannada cinema.As a producer, he continues to run Sri Eswari Productions.He is fondly and popularly known as the Crazy Star of Kannada cinema.

Ravichandran was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India on 30 May 1961. His parents are N. Veeraswamy and Pattammal. His father N. Veeraswamy is the notable producer of South Indian film industry and his family is Tamil-speaking Mudaliars.Ravichandran married Sumathi, on the Valentine's Day; 14 February 1986. The couple have a daughter Geethanjali and two sons Manoranjan Ravichandran and Vikram Ravichandran.Manoranjan Ravichandran is making his acting debut in a Kannada film slated for release in 2016.

Ravichandran shot to instant fame when Premaloka, which he produced, directed, and starred in, became one of the landmark films in Kannada film history. It was made with a budget of a crore rupees, the most expensive Kannada film in its time. It starred Juhi Chawla as the female lead. Also Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Tiger Prabhakar and other superstars of that period played guest role in the movie respecting their long time association with Eshwari Productions. Premaloka also established Hamsalekha, who would team up with Ravichandran for a long period.

Premaloka broke several records and defined much of Ravichandran's later film making. It set the stage for lavish productions in the Kannada film industry, and inspired a generation of directors. Ravichandran is generally credited with introducing a culture of producing big-budget films in Kannada. Ravichandran initially acted in and directed movies produced by his own banner, Eswari Productions. After Premaloka, he accepted acting offers from other producers. He has worked with directors of the Kannada film industry such as S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu and D. Rajendra Babu.

Lillete Dubey is one of the most talented actresses in the Bollywood who loves to act in different genre films. The beautiful actress is seen in many mainstream and in parallel art films. Lillete was born on 13th May 1961 in Mumbai in a Sindhi family. Her mother's name was Leela however Lillete means small Leela. Lillete is married to Ravi Dubey and the couple has two daughters named as Ira and Neha. We have seen Neha in 'Monsoon Wedding' and Ira in 'Aisha' and 'The President Is Coming'. Lillete is a theatre artist too and her sister Lushlin is in theatre as well.

Lillete has appeared in numerous popular Hindi movies. Some examples are 'Monsoon Wedding','Kal Ho Naa Ho','Baghban','Chalte Chalte' ,'Housefull' and many more. Her first film was 'Kabhie Kabhie' in the year 1997. The talented actress has directed many theatre plays and she founded one theatre action group in Delhi. Her most notable play is 'Dance Like A Man' by Mahesh Dattani which is considered as the longest running play in English. The play has completed total 425 shows around the world.

Lillete as appeared in one British film named as 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' along with famous actors Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy.

Lillete's some noteworthy films are 'Zubeidaa','Gadar','Monsoon Wedding','Pinjar','Chalte Chalte','Baghban','Kal Ho Naa Ho','Lakshya','Morning Raaga','Bow Barracks Forever','My Brother Nikhil','Fanaa','Saas Bahu Aur Sensex',' Housefull','Heroine','Delhi In A Day' and 'Always Kabhi Kabhi'.

She will next appear in the film 'I Love NY' along with Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut.

T. Indrakumar (Thiyagarajah INDRAKUMAR) born Nothern part of Sri Lanka and now living at UK.  First he entered Tamil cinema and Produced the Movie Ennarukil Nee Irunthal.  Then he directed few very succesful movies.

Shanmugarajan is an Indian film actor known for playing villain / cop roles in Tamil films serials. He made his debut in Virumaandi as a jailor. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama.

Jaya Prakash Reddy is a Telugu actor born at Sirivella, Allagadda (Mandal), Kurnool district, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He came into the limelight with the movie Samarasimha Reddy where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. Fondly called JP, he acted as the villain in blockbuster hit movie Jayam Manade Raa and Chennakeshava Reddy. Apart from doing villain roles, JP also acted in several comedy movies.

Vikram Dharma was an Indian fight master/action choreographer in the Tamil film industry (also known as Kollywood) in Indian cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Action for Yuva. He died of a heart attack in early 2006. He has worked with actor Kamal Haasan in many films. Stunt masters like Thalapathy Dinesh, Indian Baskar and Rajasekar have worked as fighters and assistants to him.

Vikram Dharma was an Indian fight master/action choreographer in the Tamil film industry (also known as Kollywood) in Indian cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Action for Yuva. He died of a heart attack in early 2006. He has worked with actor Kamal Haasan in many films. Stunt masters like Thalapathy Dinesh, Indian Baskar and Rajasekar have worked as fighters and assistants to him.

Raveendran is an Indian actor who concentrates most on Malayalam and Tamil language films. He plays supporting roles and comic characters in most of his movies. Aashiq Abu’s Idukki Gold is one of his memorable roles which has fetched him rave reviews in the recent times. He is active in the film industry since early 1980s who made his debut through Tamil blockbuster – Oru thalai ragam. He was the second lead in Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth movies like, Sagalakala Vallavan, Per Sollum Pillai, Rama Lakshman, Ranga, Thankamagan and Pokkiri Raja.

Initially Ravindhar got noticed for his stylish dance moves. He played the role of disco dancer in numerous movies in the 1980s, the time when foot tapping numbers were quit popular. He also has a huge fan following crowd. 'Poi Kaal kuthirai' is his one of his memorable Tamil movies as an actor.

He played lead roles in movies like Echchil Iravugal, Poikkal Kudhirai, En Priyame and Kutravaaligal. Raveendran spent more than 3 decades in the film industry and has given his memorable performances for about 140 movies. Apart from his role as an actor, he is also known as an interior designer, businessman and film academic. He has also served as the judge of a dance reality show, ‘Dance Party’ on Kairali TV.

He was born in Thrippunithura and his real name is Thampi Elias. He studied at film institute, Adayar and has been a great fan of MGR. Though he began with Tamil movies in the 1980s he later concentrated on to Malayalam cinema. In between he quit the film industry concentrating on to other business fields after doing ‘Pappayude Swantham Appoos’ in 1992 and returned back in a bang with Aashiq Abu’s Idukki Gold which received a big positive response from critics and audience. The movie released in 2013 also included actors - Vijayaraghavan, Pratap Pothen, and Maniyanpilla Raju. He also came back as a disco dancer in the character role of Disco Duglus for Kili poyi.