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Senthil Kumar (born 18 October 1978), popularly known as Mirchi Senthil, is an Indian actor, television presenter,
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and voice actor. His career began as a radio jockey with the radio station ''
Radio Mirchi Radio Mirchi ("''Mirchi"'' in Hindi meaning red chilli), also known as 98.3 Mirchi, is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the ENIL, EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiarie ...
''. He performed in the lead character Saravanan in
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's sensational serial Saravannan Meenatchi and made his debut as a film actor in ''
Thavamai Thavamirundhu ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film stars Rajkiran, Cheran and Saranya Ponvannan, in lead roles while, Senthil Kumar, Padmapriya and Meenal portraying supporting role ...
.'' He continued acting in lead roles in '' Sengathu Bhoomiyilae'', '' Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal'', '' Vennila Veedu'' and more.


Personal life

Senthil was born in Chennai on 18 October 1978 to S. Govindan and Premavathy. He studied at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Chennai and completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree at Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, as well as his Master of Finance and Control degree at Madurai Kamaraj University. He had a brief career stint in the banking industry before he moved on to the media. He married his co-star of Madurai &
Saravanan Meenatchi ''Saravanan Meenatchi'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language television series broadcast on STAR Vijay. The first season was broadcast from 7 March 2011 to 18 October 2013. The second season of the show, which started as a sequel and next generatio ...
Tamil serials fame Malayalam-Tamil actress
Sreeja Chandran Sreeja Chandran is an Indian television actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil soap operas. She played the lead in STAR Vijay's serial Saravannan Meenatchi as Meenatchi. Personal life She acted in '' Saravanan Meenatchi'' ...
on 2 July 2014 in a private function in Tirupathi. Senthil confirmed his marriage with Sreeja on his radio show Neenga Naan Raja Sir on 8 July 2014. His sudden marriage announcement created a buzz amongst their thousands of worldwide fans celebrating their marriage. Their son, Sree Vallabh Dev, was born on 4 January 2023.


Career


Radio

Senthil joined Radio Mirchi, Chennai as a Radio Jockey in 2003 and performed various roles such as ''Radio producer'', EP and Programming Head. Later, he moved to Coimbatore to head Coimbatore Radio Mirchi for 4 years. He has hosted many shows like ''Mirchi Gold'', ''Mirchi Bazaar'', ''Pettai Raap'' and ''Love Talkies''. He presented the program ''Neenga Naan Raja Sir,'' which is a special on
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's music that was aired between 9 PM and 11 PM from Monday to Saturday. This was a very popular program and was acknowledged and endorsed by
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himself. In 2016 May, he finished that show and started a new show called "Sentilin Sutta Kadhai" (Senthil's stolen stories), which tells interesting short moral stories from around the world. He currently completed 20 years on radio jockey journey on Radio Mirchi.


Television

Senthil played the lead character in the successful television serial titled ''Madurai'' in ''
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'' telecasted from 2007 to 2009. Following the success of this serial, Senthil played the lead character by the name ''Saravanan'' again in another sensational serial ''
Saravanan Meenatchi ''Saravanan Meenatchi'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language television series broadcast on STAR Vijay. The first season was broadcast from 7 March 2011 to 18 October 2013. The second season of the show, which started as a sequel and next generatio ...
'' in ''
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''. Senthil rose to fame following his performances in these two serials and is very well known for his character named Saravanan. Senthil has performed in a micro-serial 777 for ''Polimer TV,'' which was directed by the movie director
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. Apart from the serials, Senthil has hosted a number of shows for STAR Vijay. He hosted a weekly movie review show ''Tamil Cinema Indha Vaaram'' in which he discussed the movies along with the cast and crew of the movie. Senthil has conducted a game show for women by the name ''Boxing'' for ''Polimer TV''.


Film

Senthil made his Tamil film debut in the 2005 film
Thavamai Thavamirundhu ''Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film stars Rajkiran, Cheran and Saranya Ponvannan, in lead roles while, Senthil Kumar, Padmapriya and Meenal portraying supporting role ...
, in which he played the elder brother of director Cheran. He was nominated for the Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He got his first lead role in the movie Sengathu Bhoomiyilae. He continued to act in lead roles in films like Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal,
Pappali ''Pappali'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Govindamoorthy. It stars Senthil Kumar and Ishaara Nair in the lead roles, while Saranya Ponvannan, Singampuli and Jagan play supporting roles. The film, with music composed by ...
, Vennila Veedu,
Rombha Nallavan Da Nee ''Rombha Nallavan Da Nee'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language comedy thriller film written and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars Mirchi Senthil and Shruty Bala, while Sarvajeeth plays a pivotal role. The film, produced by actors Sarvajee ...
, etc. These films, however, did not fare well at the box office.


Filmography


As actor


As Radio Jockey

* Love Talkies is a unique concept in radio in which stories and characters are created and played along with the Tamil movie songs. Senthil has been a part of many radio movies.


Appearance in Television


As Television presenter

* A song review show ''Gaanamum Kaatchiyum'' for the TV channel ''Puthuyugam'' * Tamil Cinema Indha Vaaram for
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* Kadal Movie Special for
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* Paradesi Movie Special for
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* Ajith special for
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* Dhanush special for
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* Sembaruthi Vetri Vizha for
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Awards and honours


References


External links

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