Second innings of popular stars

Actors might say that they had seen enough and call it a day at some point in time. But, 9/10 people do come back in front of the camera, not because they are in need of money; they just can't stop themselves being out of the action for a long period of time. Here's the list of people who made a stellar comeback after a brief hiatus in their career.

Meena – Drishyam (Malayalam)

Meena, who started her career as a child prodigy in films in 80's went on to become one of the successful heroines in South India. She had ruled the South Indian industry for more than 10 years and took a break from Cinema after getting married. She's back to the silver screens with Mohanlal's Drishyam.

Jyothika - How old are you

One of the most celebrated heroine of our times. After getting married to Suriya, she has decided not to act in films, but after 8 long years, she's back in action and the fans are expecting a riveting performance from the queen of expressions in the remake of How old Are You'.

Suresh – Asal

The 80s heartthrob took a break from the professional cinema and concentrated on his alternate identity, interior decorator for some years and made a comeback to mainstream movies with Asal'.

Ramki – Biriyani

In the 90s, Ramki ruled the rural centers as his movies were portraying the right colors of rural TN. He took a break, citing that he's not getting lead roles for 5-6 years, but the Gen X directors' started to rip him for a cool villain role.

Manisha Koirala – Mappillai

The girl, who disturbed the sleep of millions and millions of youngsters all over the India in the 90s took a break from the flashlights for a while. There were reports that she was suffering from Cancer and recovered completely after struggling for 2-3 years. The team Mappillai' were looking for a suitable person for the MIL character and Dhanush zeroed on Manisha.

Sridevi - English Vinglish

Born and raised in South India, but eventually ruled the whole India with her ultimate beauty and perfect acting for close to two decades. Many tried to rope her in supporting roles, but she kept denying them for years only to rock the box office with English Vinglish'.

Radhika – Saguni

Bharathiraja's find, got better with age and like a wine, Radhika's acting skill was unmatched by her peers for a long period of time. After conquering the bigger screen, Radhika went to capture the smaller screen as well. She took a break from cinema and concentrated only on teleserials for some years, but Karthi pulled her back to her main identity with Saguni'.

Gowthami – Papanasam

The girl from Andhra Pradesh ruled the hearts of Tamil people in the 90s and she too got hit by the fatal cancer for some time. Destiny favored her and she made a roaring comeback in TV for a talk show and now she's acting alongside with her soulmate, Kamal in Papanasam'.

Goundamani - 49O and Vaaimai

The King of comedy and the evergreen emperor of sarcasm is back in action. His 49O' is under post production for a long time now and Vaaimai' is getting ready to hit the screens. If everything goes well, we will get to see the real Gounder in action for twice before the end of this Summer.

Aishwarya Rai – Jazbaa

Talk about beauty, Aishwarya Rai will be right up there. She had beaten the world not only with her flawless beauty, but she took the Indian cinema to the global audience, just by her mere presence for more than 10 years. After getting married to Abhishek Bachchan, the blue eyed angel is getting ready to scorch the screens this year with Irrfan Khan.

Karthik – Anegan