Today is the birthday of the most loved entertainers of Tamil cinema, who is hailed as one of the best screenplay writers in the country. His onscreen persona is that of an ordinary man who on the surface seems to be short of intelligence but the brain behind the camera cleverly embedded the messages he wanted to convey in ordinary situations and conversations.

The uniqueness of Bhagyaraj is he had such unshakeable confidence in his writing that he seldom cast any established supporting actor or comedian. All his heroines were either newbies or a sidelined actress who was given a new lease of life (ask Banupriya or Shobana) thanks to him. At a time when sex was considered taboo he infused it in his screenplay giving the much needed wicked delight to his audiences. Apart from his heroines he also made the murungakkai , puttu and other aphrodisiac food items go viral.

Bhagyaraj is also a huge success as a publisher and orator but has never let his pan Indian glory get to his head. In fact his greatest achievement is in remaining the simple man as if one of the heroes of his film walked into the world. His fans of all ages would love to see him onscreen in his own screenplay and direction and hope Parthiban makes this happen. Wishing you the happiest birthday Bhagyaraj sir and many more entertaining years to us and good health and cheer to you.