India, Sept. 5 -- The film industry is in the business of selling dreams in more ways than one. If the audience throngs to the theatres every Friday for escapism, numerous head to the industry with stars in their eyes and the hope of making it big. There's one such 49-year-old actor from the Tamil film industry who worked as a daily wage labourer, grinded for decades as a supporting actor, and finally got his break as a lead actor. He has acted with some of the biggest names from the industry, including Vijay, Rajinikanth, and Sivakarthikeyan. Today, he has Rs.50 crore hits to his name.

In 1993, this actor was working odd jobs with his friends in Tiruppur. He made Rs.20 per day and at the end of the week, made Rs.140. Rs.70, of which he ...