Jeyaraj“Naghaichchuvai Mannan” (King of Comedy) Nagesh passed away in Chennai on Jan 31st 2009. Those of us who grew up on a steady diet of Tamil films can never forget the man and his acting. In that Nagesh played a venerable Muslim elder Sheik Mukthar.He acted as father of Kamal the “giant”. He burst upon the Tamil film scene at a time when comedy in Tamil films was getting somewhat stale. There was also a public function “Endrendrum Nagesh” (Nagesh forever) felicitating him in 2008 on his 75th birthday.