10 Tamil Actors/Actresses Who Are Also Playback Singers!
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oi-Avinash
By Avinash
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.
Take
a
look
at
the
slides
below
for
top
10
Tamil
celebrities
who
can
sing
like
a
king.
Kamal
Haasan
Kamal
is
multi-talented
and
is
familiar
with
most
of
the
things
if
not
all
when
it
comes
to
cinema.
He
has
served
as
an
inspiration
to
many
upcoming
actors
and
singers
alike.
Vijay
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
recorded
his
first
Tamil
song
in
the
year
1994
for
the
movie
Rasigan.
The
number
'Bombay
City
Sukkha
Rotti'
was
composed
by
Deva.
Since
then,
he
has
not
turned
back
and
has
established
himself
as
a
play
back
singer.
Dhanush
Dhanush
has
probably
inspired
hundreds
of
actors
to
take
up
singing,
thanks
to
the
success
of
'Kolaveri
Di'.
But
the
actor
has
been
singing
from
2004
when
he
recorded
his
first
song
'Naattu
Sarakku' in
the
film
Pudhukottaiyilirundhu
Saravanan.
Shruti
Haasan
Shruti
Haasan
is
a
musician
by
profession.
She
ventured
into
cinema
only
after
learning
music
at
the
Musicians
Institute
in
California.
She
is
a
singer
and
also
a
music
composer.
Andrea
Jeremiah
Andrea
is
a
multi-faceted
actress.
She
is
a
musician
and
a
dancer
better
known
for
her
playback
singing
and
acting
abilities.
Silambarasan
Simbu
too
is
a
multi-talented
actor.
He
can
sing,
write
lyrics,
dance,
direct
a
film
and
can
do
much
more
when
it
comes
to
cinema.
His
first
song
was
'Mullaaga
Kuththakkodaathu' in
the
film
Sonnal
Thaan
Kaadhala
which
had
its
music
composed
by
his
father,
T.R,
who
is
yet
another
multi-talented
personality.
Sivakarthikeyan
Sivakarthikeyan
has
earned
himself
a
major
fan
following
in
Tamil
Nadu,
thanks
to
his
singing
and
dancing
abilities
apart
from
performing
on
screen
as
an
actor.
His
first
song
was
the
title
track
from
the
film,
Varuthapadatha
Valibar
Sangam.
Remya
Nambeesan
Everyone
knows
about
her
acting
abilities
but
most
of
you
might
be
surprised
to
know
that
it
is
Remya
who
has
sung
the
famous
'Fy
Fy
Fy
Kalaachify'
song
in
the
film
Pandianadu.
Her
first
song
was
recorded
in
the
year
2011
for
a
Malayalam
movie.
Vijay
Antony
While
everybody
else
took
to
singing
after
becoming
actors/actresses,
Vijay
Antony
did
the
reverse.
From
being
a
successful
music
director
and
singer,
he
is
now
a
successful
actor.
SJ
Surya
SJ
Surya
is
the
latest
to
join
the
list.
Though
his
song
'Puthandin'
is
quite
famous,
he
recorded
his
first
song
way
back
in
the
year
2007
when
he
sang
for
music
composer
Deva
in
the
film
Vyabari.
'July
Maadathil'
was
his
first
song
as
a
singer.