Indian dramatist, Actor, Percussionist, Playwright and Comedian
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Charukesi
CHARUKESI the new stage production by UAA in its 70th year and Ygee Mahendra in his 60th year on Stage. It is a Carnatic Musician`s Life S(R)Aga Story Inspired by Crazy Mohan Written by Venkat ,Dramatised & Directed by YGEEM...Performed by the top artistes of UAA. Title Music is by Rajhesh Vaidhya and Background Score by Hindu Bala A powerful story laced with UAA`s brand of Classy Humour and a liberal dose of Classical Music. A Must See For All Theatre Lovers.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar - 2021
YGEE MAHENDRA RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI PURASKAR FOR ACTING (2021) FROM THE HANDS OF HONBLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
கடந்த 61 ஆண்டுகளாக 5,000க்கும் மேற்பட்ட நாடகங்களில் தோன்றி பல வேடங்களில் நம்மை சிந்திக்க மற்றும் மகிழ்வித்த திரு Y.G. மகேந்திரன் அவர்களுக்கு சங்கீத நாடக அகாடமி விருது வழங்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் செய்தியை அறிந்து மகிழ்ந்தேன்.
அவருக்கு என் மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்களை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன் pic.twitter.com/s5AY1vW6Nn
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) November 26, 2022
MY Heartfelt Thanx to Sangeetha Nataka Akademi for the Prestigious Puraskar for 2021.for Theatre. Receiving it in my 61st continuous year of Theatre Activity and in the Year of CHARUKESI is a special bonus and under the MODI GOVT is an ADDED GIFT. The AWARD goes to TAMIL THEATRE And to everyone involved in it and every artist and technician involved in my career. My Thanx to PERUMAL ..My PRANAMS to Mr & Mrs YGP and Pattu who introduced me to Tamil Theatre..My wife Sudha and Kids Madhu & Harsha and his wife Shwetha and my grandchildren handsome Ritvik & cutie Dheeksha for their support Thanx also to my extended family UAA
My SARVANGA NAMASKARAM to my idol and God of Acting NADIGAR THILAKAM SIVAJI SIR and to my other Great Inspirations M S V…& NAGESH
I congratulate Y. G.Mahendra on being honoured with the SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI NATIONAL AWARD for 2021 for his contribution to theatre.. Wishing him the very best. @sangeetnatak @YGMadhuvanthi #SangeetNatakAkademi
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) November 26, 2022
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Immaculate artist with a passion for acting!
Learn about the most spoken and most senior artist in the Tamil Cine Industry
UAA is a part of Tamil Theatre for more than seven decades!
UAA has completed 7 DECADES in theatre and still going strong. Y.Gee.MAHENDRA has completed 5 DECADES in Film Industry, more than 4 DECADES in Television Industry. He has performed more than 7,000 times on stage without any break /interruption.
He has also worked in Tamil Cine Industry, where he has many accolades and appreciation even in his recent role in the Movie ``Maanadu`` in 2021.
Y. Gee. Mahendra
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YGeeM has been a constant contributor to the Art World through his associations
United Amateur Artistes
United Amateur Artistes, the oldest among Tamil Theatre groups active today, was founded in 1952 by the doyen of Tamil theatre Late Sri. Y. G. Parthasarathy, along with his writer-director-actor friend Sri. Pattu and has been continuously staging plays ever since. Many famous personalities, including the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Hon. Ms Dr J. Jayalalitha, apart from her mother Sandhya, Aunt Vidya, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Srikanth, Lakshmi, her mother Rukmani, Cho, Ragini, Sukumari, Vaishnavi, Radha Ravi, Yuvasree, Mouli, Visu, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, ARS, and several others. UAA has to its credit more than 7000 performances so far.
Madhu Enterprises
Madhu Enterprise is a company engaged in video productions. It has already produced an 11-episode serial entitled 'Sathyma Solren' in Tamil, which was telecast on Channel One of Madras Doordarshan, as a programme, in 1991.