B. H. Abdul Hameed

B. H. Abdul Hameed (born 11 April 1949) is a Sri Lankan Tamil radio broadcaster, master of ceremonies, television host and film actor. He is known for his broadcasting career on Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Hameed has hosted many Tamil cultural events around the world.

B H Abdul Hameed

Tamil Radio Broadcaster
பி.ஹெச்.அப்துல் ஹமீத்
Abdul Hameed
Born (1949-04-11) April 11, 1949
Colombo, Sri Lanka,
NationalitySri Lankan
OccupationBroadcaster, Producer, writer, actor
EmployerSRBC, SRC, ITN, Sun tv, Jaya tv
Websitehttp://www.bhabdulhameed.com

Early life

He was noticed by his Tamil teachers that he has special talent in remembering any subject in details without difficulties. So he was given guidance to attend junior speech competition at the school age of eleven . He also got an opportunity in acting children characters at school Stage Drama called Thewanbian Theesan. Then he was selected to perform two stage dramas at the same time . Characters was Jansi Rani and Karnan.

Career

He joined a band of announcers who enjoyed iconic status across South Asia. Millions of listeners tuned into the radio station once known as Radio Ceylon which is regarded as one of the most popular Tamil radio stations in the nation. He made his acting debut in the 1976 Sri Lankan Tamil film, Komaligal which was a remake of a popular radio drama Komaligalin Kummalam and also emerged as a commercial success at the box office.[1]

Hameed also made a special appearance in the 2001 Tamil Indian film Thenali directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Now he is usually chosen as master of ceremony for many international-Tamil events, especially in Canada and Europe. He currently hosts the game show Rasigan aired on Kalaignar TV.

He occasionally works on other Tamil television channels across the world, such as Sun TV, Raj TV, TVI and Tamil One. He also served as a honourable patron for the historical landmark full-length Tamil film in Sri Lankan Tamil cinema after 40 years, Komaali Kings.[2][1]

See also

References
  1. "Komaali Kings Sri Lankan Tamil Movie". Komaali Kings – Sri Lankan Tamil Movie. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "Rebirth of Sri Lankan Tamil Cinema". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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