Father’s Day 2021: Here’s a look at Tamil TV actors and their lesser known dads

Father’s day is celebrated with loads of excitement on June 20. At times, their sacrifices and the deeds of their love go unnoticed too. But, fathers play a very important role in shaping up everyone’s life. This Father’s Day, here's a look at the lesser known dads of these popular Tamil celebs. (Photo - Instagram)

Priyanka’s father’s Nalkari Krishna is a retired government employee. Priyanka has won the hearts of the Tamil audience with her performance in the show Roja in the titular role. In Telugu, she has featured in the shows Meghamala, Sravana Sameeralu and Mangamma Gari Manavaralu. (Photo - Instagram)

Darshini Gowda impresses fans with her performance in the lead role of Kayalvizhi in the show Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. Darshini’s dad's name is Murthy, a government contractor. Darshini enjoys the pampering she receives from her dad even now. (Photo - Instagram)

Upasana RC aka Upasana Roy Choudhury is known for her praiseworthy performances in the reality show Villa to Village. Upasana RC is the daughter of U.S Roy Choudhury, who has done course in mechanical engineering. He serves as the General manager of an electrosteel company currently. He was into acting in his college days. Upasana is happy that her dad let her pursue acting after her engineering. (Photo - Instagram)

Shubha Raksha became close to the Tamil audience with her performance in Amman as Gandhari. Shubha’s dad Kumaraswamy HB is a farmer and runs a business also. (Photo - Instagram)

Harishankar’s father Narayanan served in the Indian Air Force and is enjoying his post retirement life. Harishankar is known for his appearance in the show Mangalya Sandhosham as Damodharan. Besides this, Harishankar is a cricketer, who has played at various levels. He is also a cricket commentator now. (Photo - Instagram)

Sameer Ahamathu is performing the lead role of Suriyakumar IPS in the show Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. Sameer’s father’s Sabeel Rahman is taking care of a mobile sales business. Sameer has also joined his father in the business set up their hometown Coimbatore. (Photo - Instagram)

Navin Kumar portrays the lead role of Shiva in the show Idhayathai Thirudathey. Navin’s father, Jayaraman is also an actor, besides being a location manager. He has worked in over 300 movies. Navin is happy to have learnt dedication from his dad. (Photo - Instagram)

Harshala Honey is known for praiseworthy performances in the shows Oviya (as Gayathri) and Chandralekha (as Devi) in Tamil and Yediyur Shree Siddalingeshwara in Kannada. Harshala's dad Siddanath.P.K. aka Siddu is a bus-driver/conductor in the Karnataka transport service. Harshala is delighted to have a loving, funny and jovial person as her dad. (Photo - Instagram)

Jay S.K aka Jay Srinivas Kumar has gained good popularity for his performance in the shows Paavam Ganesan (as Sudheesh) and Idhayathai Thirudathey (as Parthasarathy). Jay’s father Dr. Jawaharlal (aged 75) has done his Ph.D. He was a former Director of Education in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Post his retirement, he made his entry into films and has acted in movies like Petta, Irumbu Thirai, Seema Raja and one of the lead villains in Kadaram Kondan against Chiyaan Vikram. (Photo - Instagram)

Hima Bindhu has become the darling of the masses with her performance as Sahana in the show Idhayathai Thirudathey. Hima's dad Govindh Shahu continues to be a casting coordinator in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. In the early days of his career, Govindh has acted in character roles in many movies in Tamil and Telugu. (Photo - Instagram)

Ashwini became a household name with her performance in the show Oru Oorula Oru Rajakumari (OOOR) as Rasathi. Ashwini's father Radhakrishna is a retired government employee. Ashwini seems to love her dad more than her mom. (Photo - Instagram)

Pooja impresses the audience with her noteworthy performance in the show Chithiram Pesuthadi in the role of Thenmozhi. Pooja is the daughter of Y. Ramakrishnan, who is working as a CBI Inspector. Ramakrishnan is a good photographer and a ftiness enthusiast. Pooja is happy to have such a loving and supportive person as her dad. (Photo - Instagram)

Shruthi has gained a good fan following for her impressive performances in the shows Yaaradi Nee Mohini (as Simran), Kadaikutty Singam and Thazhampoo. Shruthi Selvam is awaiting the release of her debut movie ‘333’. Shruthi's dad name is Selvam. Currently, Selvam is serving in the Indian Air Force. Shruthi is delighted on learning to lead her life bravely from her dad. (Photo - Instagram)

Sanjay is known for his apperance in the show Avalum Naanum (as Vasanth). Sanjay's father named as M.A.P Saravanan was a contractor in a leading fertilizer company. Sanjay and Saravanan are fitness freaks and hence their family launched a fitness studio. Post retirement, M.A.P Saravanan and Sanjay's younger brother are taking care of the studio. (Photo - Instagram)

Amaljith performs the lead role of Eashwar in the show Amman. Amaljith's dad name is Ajith Kumar, whom he considers as inspiration in his life. (Photo - Instagram)

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