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Nagesh the King of Comedians in Tamil Cinema  Three Stooges  Source:Dailymirror Nagesh with Manorama Marx Brothers The Tamil cinema firmament has produced a galaxy of stellar comedians over the years. Arguably the greatest comedian ever seen in Tamil cinema was Nagesh. This legendary actor known as Nagaichuvai Mannan Nagesh (King of Comedy – Nagesh) ruled the comic roosts of Tamil cinema as an uncrowned monarch for many, many years. At his zenith, Nagesh had a huge following of fans in Sri Lanka from all ethnicities. Several Sri Lankan actors tried to model themselves on Nagesh. Nagesh’s 90th birth anniversary will be celebrated on 27 September. It has been the practice for this column to devote the first Saturday of each month to an article on films, film personalities or film-related matters. It was not possible to do so in August due to certain reasons. Several readers have expressed their disappointment ...