Ennatha Kannaiya

Ennatha Kannaiya

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Ennatha Kannaiya Profile

  • Name:
  • Ennatha Kannaiya
  • Died:
  • August 7, 2012
  • Father:
  • K.ayyapatty
  • Spouse:
  • Rajam

Ennatha Kannaiya Biography

Ennatha Kannaiya was a popular comedian of Tamil movies, whose dialogue, ‘Ennatha’ became extremely popular. He frequently used to deliver the dialogue ‘Ennatha’, which made his a popular cine artist and the ‘Ennatha’ tag got permanently added to his name. Varuum... Aanaa Varaadhu... for the movie Thottal Poo Malarum is another popular dialogue of Kannaiya, where he shared screen space with Vadivelu. Thottal Poo Malarum was one of his last noted works on silver screen. Associated with Tamil cinema since 1950, he spent almost 6 decades in the industry.

 

Made his debut with Ezhai Padum Paadu as a comedian in 1950 this legendary artist has worked with artists belonging to three generation of Tamil cinema and in the last years used to do cameo roles. He passed away in 2012 in Chennai aged 87. He suffered a massive heart attack post lunch which took away his life. He has been a part of more than 250 Tamil movies, of which his role with Vadivelu in Thottal Poo Malarum was his career highlight. The dialogue became a sensation even among the youth. Other noted roles include - Nam Naadu, Thambikku Entha Ooru, Moondrezhuthu, Naan, Mannan etc.

 

Kannaiya was born in 1925 in Dindigul to K. Ayyapatty. He was married to Rajam and the couple had two sons and four daughters. His wife predeceased him. After his film debut in 1950, he went on to appear in numerous movies as a leading comedian. In the 1980s, he played the role of a mahout in numerous movies. He has also produced a few movies. Yet he gained attention as a character artist. He received critics’ appreciation for the movie - Thambikku Entha Ooru.

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Updated: January 31, 2016

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