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10 Tamil Actors/Actresses Who Are Also Playback Singers!
Updated on : 23 June 2015

When Tamil cinema was being recognized back in the late 1920s and early 1930s, there were this handful of performers who could act as well as sing; MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, NS Krishnan, PU Chinnappa to name a few.



The trend faded away when personalities like MGR and Sivaji Ganesan took over the reigns in the mid 1950s and 60s. However, life is a cycle and what goes around must come around.



Bringing the trend back to Kollywood are these below mentioned celebrities who can act and sing all by themselves, so much so that they can even frighten some of the top rated playback singers Tamil cinema has today.



While such talented personalities have existed in Kollywood right throughout, it is most recently the trend has once again taken shape with many upcoming and established actors taking to singing.



Though most of them haven't yet proved that they can sing even classical numbers like professionals, they often choose their songs well in order to entertain their fans and movie goers alike.

 

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