P Sivakumar
Sivakumar Palanichamy on 26 April, 1939 is an renowned and acclaimed Tamil Cinema Artist and Veteran Film Actor.
He is popular in the cinema industry and Tamil movie audiences alike for his versatility in his acting skills and for his wide array of character roles that he portrayed onscreen.
His penchant for artistic drawing is also well known. He is a disciplinarian and a complete teetotaler in the Tamil Cinema Industry throughout his film career. He is also a strict vegetarian and also a very good yoga exponent for a long time.
He has starred in the role of leading man and character artist in many famous Tamil movies such as Kandan Karunai, Thunivae Thozhan and Uyarndha Manidhan.
He received a life time achievement award for his contribution to the field of Cinema and in particular Tamil moviedom at the 55th Annual Filmfare awards.
He is married to Lakshmi and the couple have three children ( two sons and a daughter ). He has the rare distinction in Indian cinema industry of not having gossiped romantically with any of the contemporary heroines.
Sivakumar’s family is often regarded a star studded family with his sons firmly establishing in Tamil cinema while his daughter-in-law Jyothika is also a popular Tamil movie artist. His daughter’s name is Brindha Sivakumar. His sons are the popular cinema actors Surya and Karthik Sivakumar.