Legend Saravanan
| Legend Saravanan | |
|---|---|
| File:Legend Saravanan New Makeover For Upcoming Film 2023.jpgLegend Saravanan New Makeover For Upcoming Film 2023.jpg Legend Saravanan in 2023 | |
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 💼 Occupation |
|
| 🏢 Organization | The Legend New Saravana Stores |
| Notable work |
|
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Selvi (married 1991-present) |
| 👶 Children | S.Yoganya (born 1992) D.Meenakshi (born 1996) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | S.Yogarathinam (Father) Y.Lakshmi (mother) |
Saravanan Yogarathinam, professionally known as Legend Saravanan, is an Indian businessman, actor and producer who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for founding the chain of retail stores The Legend New Saravana Stores, which is a part of the largest family-owned business retail chain in India, Saravana Stores.
Legend Saravanan made his debut as an actor and played the lead role in the Tamil language action film The Legend, which premiered in theatres worldwide on 28 July 2022.[1] The movie was also bankrolled by his own production studio, The Legend New Saravana Stores Productions.[2]
Early life and family
Saravanan was born in a Tamil Hindu family to S.Yogarathinam,[3] who was the co-founder of the retail chain Saravana Stores and Y.Lakshmi who was a housewife. Saravanan received his primary education in his native Tirunelveli district and pursued his higher education in Chennai. He got married to Mrs.Selvi in 1991 and had their first daughter S.Yoganya (born 1992) who got married to R.Surendar in 2012 and their second daughter D.Meenakshi (born 1996) who got married to R.Deepak Rajan in 2017.[4]
Career
Saravanan began his business career in 1984 by involving in his family owned retail business chain Saravana Stores along with his father S.Yogarathinam[5] and then in 2005, he went on to start his own set of retail stores under the name, New Saravana Stores Brammandamai. In 2016, the biggest showroom in his retail chain The Legend New Saravana Stores was inaugurated on 6 May 2016 in Padi,Chennai.[6][7] In 2018, he donated Rs.1 Crore to Cyclone Gaja CM relief fund.[8][9]
Legend Saravana's acting career started in 2018 when he began to act in the ad films to promote his own retail business.[10] In the same year, he hinted about his wish of becoming a lead actor and about his Kollywood entry during the Nadigar Sangam's Natchathira Vizha[11] event in Malaysia, where he handed over a cheque of Rs.2 crores and 50 Lakhs as a donation towards the building construction of the Nadigar Sangam (officially known as the South Indian Artistes Association).[12]
In 2019, he started to act in his debut movie The Legend, where multiple schedules were shot in Chennai, Pollachi, Manali,[13] and Ukraine.[14] The movie was initially released on 28 July 2022[15] in theatres worldwide and started streaming in the Disney+ Hotstar on 3 March 2023[16] where it went on to collect more than Rs.60 crore in revenue with its theatrical and OTT release combined.[17][18]
Filmography
|
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Legend | Dr. Saravanan | Lead actor & producer | [19] |
| 2024 | Production Number 2
|
TBA | Lead actor & producer | [20] |
References
- ↑ "The Legend to release in theatres on this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ Chennaivision (2019-12-01). "Legend New Saravana Stores Brammandamai Production NO-1 Pooja Stills". Chennaivision. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ Leena, S. Bridget (2015-09-04). "Saravana Stores co-founder Yogaratinam passes away". mint. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Chennai: Textiles giant Saravana Arul's daughter's grand wedding is talk of the town". India Today. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Iconic Saravana Stores Loses Its Annachi, T Nagar Mourns". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "Saravana Stores: A New Landmark at Padi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ Pyarilal, Vasanth (2016-05-08). "Celebrities at "The Legend" New Saravana Stores - Padi Showroom Inauguration Event | RITZ". Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "The Legend Saravanan to provide Gaja Storm Relief Fund Rs 1 crore to Tamil Nadu government". Cinemaplusnews. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "A Press Note From Legend Saravana Stores!". nettv4u. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ Reddy, Y Maheswara (July 27, 2022). "From ad films to the big screen". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2018-01-05). "Natchathira Vizha: Celebrities galore at Nadigar Sangam's event in Malaysia [See Photos]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Whopping Amount Donated By Legend Saravana Stores!". nettv4u. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Legend Saravanan's movie shooting progressing at Manali". The Times of India. 2021-03-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "'Ukraine was becoming a popular shoot location with Indian filmmakers'". The Times of India. 2022-02-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "'Legend' Saravanan's debut film to release in July". The Times of India. 2022-06-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "'The Legend' gets a OTT release date!". The Times of India. 2023-03-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Legend's legendary moments - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ டிவி, தந்தி (2023-05-14). "'தி லெஜண்ட்' படத்திற்கு ரூ.60 கோடி வருவாய் என தகவல்... படத்திற்கு கிடைத்த வரவேற்பால் உற்சாகத்தில் சரவணன்". www.thanthitv.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "The Legend - Tamil Movie Review, Ott, Release Date, Trailer, Budget, Box Office & News - FilmiBeat". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "Legend Saravanan mass get up for his next film.. ?". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
External links
- The Legend Saravana Stores
- Legend Saravanan on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
This article "Legend Saravanan" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Legend Saravanan. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
|
This page exists already on Wikipedia. |
