Josh Talks - Tamil - Season 1

Gayathri is a renowned name in the Tamil TV industry. She is the lead actress of the Colors Tamil TV Show ‘Perazhagi’. People around her never encouraged her to become an actress and ridiculed her for being dark-skinned. But she successfully broke through all the roadblocks that come onto her way.

Rajendra Mani was just 10 years old when he recognized his passion for fitness and started working on it. He learned everything about bodybuilding by himself and also learned gymnastics during his teenage years. He has won the titles of the IBBF Mr. India and the WBPF Mr. World thrice and twice respectively. He also served the Indian Air Force for 15 years.

Vinod Sethil, an Ethical Hacker, is the founder of InfySEC, a cyber-security company providing services across the globe. He’s a prime role model people should look up to if you want to understand what it is to convert all the discouragement you get from life into a lifetime of appraisals and massive success.

Gayathri IAS is the sub-collector of Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. Born and brought up in Kerala, she lived in an environment where children had to go further with either Medical studies or Engineering. She went further with engineering, got married after she graduated, and gave birth to a son. The society expected her to entangle herself within the duties of the household but she had other plans for herself. She realized her potential and started with her journey of becoming an IAS officer.

Kuppulakshmi’s journey began from a small village in Salem. She failing in Maths when she was in 12th grade made a lot of people to throw blasphemy on her and make her feel underconfident about herself. But she successfully grew above her failure and her success is something people love and envy her for.

Success is sure to come if one is ready to face anything boldly. Santhosh was born and raised in a typical middle-class family in Chennai. He had a keen interest in the business at an early age. In this video, he talks about how he started the Kolapasi Take Away and how it has been successful. Santhosh is a great example of how one can achieve success if you face problems bravely.

Karthik Subbaraj’s success story will inspire all the film direction aspirants to take that leap in life that scares you the most as his story proves that great things await you on the other side of your fears. He is a famous film director of the south today.

One incident and RJ Settai Sethu’s life turned upside-down. His story is a lesson for all of us to not to give up even if life is up to throwing the darkest of its shades on you. He contracting to polio made him define himself as ‘differently-abled’. He took inspiration from the life of Charlie Chaplin. Today, he has numerous awards to his credit as proof to how remarkable of an RJ he is.

Shankar Subramanian hails from the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, having a humble family background. He lived his part of his struggles after moving to Chennai as everything was new for him. He also faces a lot of hardships when his business ideas failed initially. But he overcame everything he had to go through and is now a renowned name in the world of business.

Shanmugan has known the sorrows of slavery closely as he worked in a brick factory with his family and was subjected to brutal treatment. But every time life made him stumble and fall, he grew up stronger. He started a small business initially and helped people in need while dealing with the blocks of his own. His strength and determination made him a successful businessman. Now, he helps people overcome the pain he has been through in his past.

Poo Ko Saravanan belonged to a financially poor family, due to which he had to go through countless struggles while preparing for UPSC. He passed the UPSC exam with flying colours and is an IRS officer now. Saravanan is a good example of how perseverance and determination can let you achieve anything you want.

Andrews worked in a hotel initially. Participating in different comedy shows boosted his confidence and he got an opportunity to work as an RJ under the name “RJ Mappu Andrews”. His talent caught the eyes of some renowned news channels and he was offered the job of a newsreader. He was a newsreader for 3 years, after which he joined VIJAY TV, one of the top channels of the Tamil TV Industry.

Sumathi Srinivas was born and brought up in Chennai. She was a simple middle-class homemaker when she entered the world of business. As time passed by, she made good progress in the industry and is now a leading businesswoman in Chennai.

Born in the suburbs of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Saratbabu belonged to a family where his mom was his greatest support. In 2006, he started with ‘Food King’ with a seed capital of just 2,000 rupees. Today, he is a renowned name in the world of entrepreneurs and is provoking people to dream big and put all that it takes to make that dream a reality.

To overcome the hardships life threw upon him, he pursued boxing as a sport, which turned out to be a turning point of his life. It built him mentally and physically and was soon to work with a reputed organization. But his mind got deep into business strategies. He started selling sports goodies using e-commerce tactics. Today he owns a business of net worth rupees 350 crores.

Sibidharan was inclined towards technology since a very young age and began to learn to hack all by himself. After schooling, he went on for Engineering but soon realized it is not his cup of tea. Understanding his potential of becoming something greater than who he was then, he entered the world of entrepreneurship and now he is a well-known Cyber Security analyst.

Abraham Varghese may have become a successful Sound Engineer but his calling took him somewhere else later. His new venture was ‘Amminis’ through which he started selling different varieties of pickles via Facebook. His first batch sold in the matter of a few hours, and that gave him enough motivation to run this business further. When asked about the reason behind starting this, he says it was an ode to his mother’s pickle recipes.

Though Sathish Sivalingam’s father was in the Indian Army, poverty never left his family. But because they understood the passion he had for bodybuilding, his family did whatever possible to support his passion. He overcame all the struggles and made his family and the entire Tamil Nadu proud by winning 2 gold medals 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

CK Kumaravel is the Co-Founder of Natural Salons. He began with his venture in the year 2000. Today, his salon has 645 branches across the country. He was been mocked for having an interest in hairdressing, but he didn’t let anybody’s opinions affect the belief he had in himself.

Kuppammal is one of those who didn’t let feast on the sorrows of his past but learned from it. She was a victim of child-marriage and was forced to work in the rice mill. Her son died amid the activities happening in the mill. But she was courageous enough to step out of that place and develop herself. Today, she helps people who face similar problems in current times.

Suresh Chinnasamy used to wash the dishes full of leftovers to earn a living. It was one of his friends who helped him walk the right path and find the purpose of his life. He found his passion for cooking and was determined about doing something big with his talent. Today, Suresh is celebrity chef of a 5-star hotel.

Before he could even learn to walk his parents left this world. Paulraj started working menial jobs at the age of 8 to earn a living. He spent many of his nights sleeping on the Avadi Railway station for he couldn’t afford a room to stay at all. Today, his Banana business is running smoothly and has a Charitable Trust of his own.

She lost her husband in a trip to Malaysia. Parveen Sikkandar, as she returned to India, joined Doordarshan as a journalist. As times passed, she started planning to start her own business. Today, she’s the Founder and Director of Damini Jewellery with an impacting success story.

Biglee Murali took inspiration from his dad’s physique to enter the field of bodybuilding. But he almost gave up when his muscles got ruptured during a workout session as he was not allowed to participate in bodybuilding events after the accident. But his will power made him do wonders and he returned to his profession becoming stronger than ever.

Arun was struck with polio at a very early age. But that didn’t stop him to leave people spellbound. Now, he is a well-known magician of Chennai and is also known for his positivity and motivational talks that have helped many people overcome their difficulties.

Alfred had to face a huge loss when he was new to the business world. The loss affected him mentally to such an extent that he was about to put an end to his life. But he recovered from his trauma and today he is the founder and CEO of 4 successful businesses.

RJ Ananthi understood how important it is to step out of one’s comfort zone and live life to the fullest after an accident. Since then, she never left a single opportunity of discovering everything she can do in life. She began her career in media as an RJ and then got deeper in the field of media as a VJ, Youtuber and an Actress.

Swarnalatha is suffering from Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis since 2009. But that didn’t stop her to branch out and be known as a multi-talented personality. She’s a disability rights activist, notedly the ‘Bharat Prerna’ Awardee, and also the 1st Runner up at the Mrs. India Beauty Pageant, South held at Goa in 2018. She’s a TEDx Speaker, singer, writer, and photographer.

Sriram was passionate about technology and computers since his childhood days. His interest in ethical hacking grew and that made him understand his true potential. Today, he is a CTO and Director of Primefort and a Cyber Security Analyst.

Shanmuga Priya was forced to leave her HR job due to family crisis. She then started a saree business via WhatsApp and Facebook which is running successfully today. When asked about the success of her business, she says that starting a business in the current times when online businesses are overpowering is an easy thing to do.