As the years rolled by and superstars like MGR and Sivaji Ganesan assumed larger-than-life images onscreen, Nagesh kept pace with them effortlessly.
So well did he match up with Sivaji Ganesan in Thiruvilaiyaadal and Thillana Mohanambal that the movies have as many Nagesh fans as the thespian.
With MGR, his chemistry was equally good, if not better. Movies like Enga Veettu Pillai, Anbe Vaa (1966) and Aayiraththil Oruvan had the audiences wanting more of his droll wit.
Despite his fall-out with the actor-politician in later years, Nagesh managed to recover lost ground and kept his successful screen run intact through the seventies.
Image: Nagesh with Sivaji Ganesan in a scene from Thiruvilaiyaadal
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