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SPI Cinemas, Udhayam Theatre. in Tamil cinema. He Arvind Theatre. debuted in the romance fi lm Roja Kootam and went on to star in more such films including April Maadhathil, Manasellam, Parthiban Kanavu, before attempting action Age no bar roles in Joot, Bose and Drohi. He is credited as Sriram in Telugu fi lms. He also did small role u Chennai fi re fi ghter is a in K Balachanders tele serial in Jannal. javelin champion | Naomi N | ‘My passion was PADMAPRIYA ne is never too old to give up Oon their passion. After all, rekindled when I was age is just a number, and it holds true for N Selvarajan (49), who admapriya Janakiraman is a Leading Fire Brigadier with training my son who Pis a film actress and Tamilnadu Fire and Rescue Service model. She is a trained at the Velacheri Station. is in class 11. He is a Bharatanatyam dancer. A buoyant athlete all through Padmapriya made her acting his school and college days, he has champion in both javelin debut in the Telugu language won numerous accolades for his fi lm Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi, track and javelin throw skills. But and kabaddi’ following which she appeared when career and family life got in in a number of Malayalam the way, he had to give up on his and Tamil language films. passion. stopped pursuing it after I became In a span of fi ve years, she ‘I have been into s p o r t s a fi reman. The Fire Station at has appeared in nearly 30 since I was in class 8, and Tansi Nagar, Velacheri, films in Malayalam, Tamil, I excelled in 400 and came up in 2014 Bengali, Telugu, Kannada 800-meter and Selvarajan has and Hindi and has received races. But I been posted here since then. several awards. She is best ‘Before that I was posted at known for her critically Guindy station and at Raj Bhavan. acclaimed performances in the So how did he become a sports Malayalam fi lms Kaazhcha, champion again? My passion was Karutha Pakshikal, Pazhassi rekindled when I was training Raja and Tamil films my son who is in class 11. He is Thavamai Thavamirundhu a champion in both javelin and N SSelvarajanelvarajan and Mirugam. kabaddi and I want him to become ‘star player’ in both. At shoulders. ‘The shoulder muscles event. ‘I took part in the national this point, I realised that I still have to be strong. So I trained level event at Bangalore and came had the potential to play the for two years before stepping into sixth place,’ he beams. Selvarajan sport.’ real competitions.’ Thus began is currently preparing for the After a sabbatical of 20 his second innings. He went on Asia-level meet in Malaysia in years, Selvarajan picked to clinch bronze at a national December, and if he wins, he would up the javelin again. tournament organised by State be qualifi ed for the International OOK For this sport, the core Master’s Athletic Championship championship. BBOOK strength should at Guntur. He can be reached at 86681 BBITESITES be in one’s He also came first in a State 12329. ‘Five Feet Apart’ CITY LIGHTS by Rachael Lippincott ART SEMINAR WORKSHOP n this moving story that’s Iperfect for fans of John green’s the fault in our stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives. Can you love someone you can never A one-day workshop on personality Instagram Marketing Workshop development and public speaking will touch? 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