Parthiban is a Tamil Actor and director.
Parthiban was born in 1957 near Thoothukudi. His father was radhakrishnan. After passing his HSC Exam in 1974, Parthiban came to Chennai to become an actor. But he was told that he had not the looks of an actor and was encouraged to make films. This led to him pursuing a D.F.E (Diploma in Film Editing) from the Film and Technology Institute in Tambaram (Not to be confused with the FTI in Pune).
After gradu...
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Parthiban is a Tamil Actor and director.
Parthiban was born in 1957 near Thoothukudi. His father was radhakrishnan. After passing his HSC Exam in 1974, Parthiban came to Chennai to become an actor. But he was told that he had not the looks of an actor and was encouraged to make films. This led to him pursuing a D.F.E (Diploma in Film Editing) from the Film and Technology Institute in Tambaram (Not to be confused with the FTI in Pune).
After graduating in 1979, he briefly had a career writing short stories under the pen name of "Bharathi" in Tamil Magazines before in 1984- he became K. Bhagyaraj's personal assistant and later Assistant Director. The Bhagyaraj-Parthiban duo worked in over 40 films from 1984 to 1991. Parthiban also had small roles in several Bhagyaraj films. His daughter acted in Kannathil Muthamittal.
His acting debut was in 1992 with "Puthiya Padai" along with actress Seetha whom he had later go on to marry. However it was only the superhit film Bharathi Kannamma (1996...
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