Nagesh is dead, long live Nagesh. No one who watches Tamil movies would have remained untouched by his comedy. His sheer presence on the screen would make people laugh. He did not restrict himself just to comedy though. He played the role of a villain, a character artist and a comedian with equal ease. But he will always be remembered for his impeccable sense of comedy.
It is very sad that such a stalwart has completely been ignored by the prime time Indian media while they were busy getting to know the affairs and split ups of today's actors. Nagesh's death is a great loss, not only for the Tamil movies but for the Indian movies as a whole. Was it the same, when Hindi film comedian Mehmood died ?
This post actually also ties very closely with what I had written an year back on the Padma awards and how the people from the south are not honored or recognized as much as someone from the north. I actually came to know from the obituary column in Hindu that Nagesh had died and that he was not even conferred with Padma Shri. It is a disgrace to our society and the committee which confers such awards on eminent personalities. The newest entrants to the Padma club are Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar what more need I say.
