Perhaps it's a bane of great artists that their personal lives shouldn't be quite as dazzling as their professional ones. And here Nagesh was no exception.
He had his share of financial crunches but true to any true artist, he could produce a smile, shrug his shoulders and enter with enthusiasm into his roles.
In later years, even after prominent comedians like Y Gee Mahendra and Vivekh (who have taken him as their inspiration), had begun to rock Tamil cinema, Nagesh held his own. From Vasool Raja MBBS, Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi and right up to Dasavathaaram the roles he played, even if small, added to the general tone of the films themselves.
It wasn't just Tamil that Nagesh acted in: Telugu and Kannada formed a part of the impressive 1000-odd movies that made up his repertoire. And in each, he brought in a new dimension, a sheen that had hitherto been absent.
If Nagesh was part of the cast, you could be guaranteed not just laughs, but a heart-tugging performance as well. Nagesh was the epitome of the classic dream; a shining inspiration that if you had it in you, you could make it big -- regardless of how you looked.
And so it is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to the comedian who had a heart and talent as big as this world.
Image: MGR and Nagesh in a scene from Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
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