Tamil heroes Obsession for Bearded look

Tamil cinema heroes have had a fascination for beards from time immemorial with even the greats MGR and Sivaji going for it in a number of films. Directors in the past wrote a bearded look for their heroes mostly if they have lost a love or wife or if they take up the entire burden of the family and become martyrs. In modern times the stubble is not a symbol of tragedy, but more of a style statement and here we take a look at the current top heroes who have banished the razor and still look cool.

Vijay Antony

The 'Pichaikaaran' star Vijay Antony is riding a high wave of success and is currently on the verge of completing Lyca Productions 'Yeman' a thriller. The music director turned hit hero is sporting the beard in this film.

G.V.Prakash Kumar

The latest young sensation GVP seems to have caught on with the young brigade and he seems to favor the bearded in 'Enakku Innoru Paer Irukku' , 'Bruce Lee' as well as 'Kadavul Irukkiran Kumaru'.

S.J.Surya

As a hero S.J. Surya mostly appeared with a clean shaven look and though people enjoyed his dialogue delivery and youthful direction he did not get much recognition as an actor. Cut to a bearded look in Karthick Subbaraj's 'Iraivi' and today he is so much in demand that he gave up directing a Pawan Kalyan film to continue in front of the screen.

Sasikumar

The actor-director who is the messiah of rural films wears a permanent beard and the one time he tried a clean shaven look in 'Brahmman' led to undesirable results.

Atharvaa

The current favorite hunk Atharvaa is sporting a smart beard for his upcoming 'Semma Botha Aagatha' for which he is also doubling as a producer.

Santhanam

The comedy superstar Santhanam after becoming a full fledged hero is trying different getups and his first bearded style in 'Dhillukku Dhuddu' gives a fresh image and is a major plus for the film in which he plays an exorcist..

Vijay Sethupathi

The super talented Vijay Sethupathi has a permanent beard and in spite of that manages to give an amazing individuality to every character he plays. After 'Iraivi' he continues with the look in 'Rekka' and 'Dharma Durai'.

Simbu

After a taxing year 2015, Simbu giving a hit with 'Idhu Namma Aalu' is appearing in a bearded look in 'Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada'. In 'Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan' too Simbu for the villain role is going for a plump look complete with a beard.

Dhanush

The beard goes well with Dhanush as evidenced in the films like 'Pudhupettai' and now in 'Kodi' he plays dual characters and for one of them, he is sporting a thick beard which gives him a never before seen sober look.

Madhavan

Chocolate boy Madhavan has always appeared in urban clean shaved mode and his comeback film 'Irudhi Suttru' threw a surprise bearded and rugged look which was embraced by the audience who made his film an all time big hit in his career.

Suriya

The hardworking star actor Suriya is not one to shy away from experimenting for his roles and in the recently released '24' he appeared in different bearded getups in his evil avathar Athreyaa making it one of his best roles to date.

Ajith

The Illayathalapathy sported a stylish hairdo complementing a thin stubble on his face in the opening sequences of the blockbuster 'Theri' when he appears as the soft spoken Joseph Kuruvilla.

Vijay

The Illayathalapathy sported a stylish hairdo complementing a thin stubble on his face in the opening sequences of the blockbuster 'Theri' when he appears as the soft spoken Joseph Kuruvilla.

Kamal Haasan