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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian journalist and actor (1952–2020)}}<br />
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| name = Florent Pereira<br />
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| birth_date = 1952<br />
| birth_place = [[Kumbakonam]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|9|14|1952||}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
| occupation = Actor<br />
| othername = <br />
| yearsactive = 2003; 2014{{Endash}}2020<br />
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'''Florent C. Pereira''' (1952 – 14 September 2020) was an Indian journalist and actor who appeared in [[Tamil language]] films as a supporting actor.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kv-anand-to-pandu-tamil-cinema-stars-who-succumbed-to-covid-19/photostory/82432493.cms | title=KV Anand to Pandu: Tamil cinema stars who succumbed to COVID-19 | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 May 2021 | accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Pereira completed a post-graduate degree in English literature from [[Annamalai University]] in 1976, before moving on to work in management roles in television channels including Vijay TV and Win TV in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-actor-florent-c-pereira-passes-away-chennai-due-covid-19-133071|title=Tamil actor Florent C Pereira passes away in Chennai due to COVID-19|work=News Minute|date=15 September 2020 }}</ref> Alongside his work as an actor, Pereira served as the General Manager of [[Kalaignar TV]], a Tamil satellite TV channel based in Chennai, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loyolacollege.edu/live/Reports/GuestLectureAndWorkshop/AsessionWithPereiraOfKalaignarTV.pdf|title=A session with Pereira of Kalaignar TV|work=Loyola College}}</ref> In 2011, he was awarded a lifetime achievements award from [[Lions Clubs International]] for his services to television.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Life-time-achievers-award-presented/article14684941.ece |title=Life time achievers award presented | work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 April 2011 |accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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He debuted as an actor with ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]'' (2003) in a minor role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/tamil-actor-florent-c-pereira-passes-away-6596507/|title=Tamil actor Florent C Pereira passes away|date=September 15, 2020|work=Indian Express}}</ref> He made a breakthrough as an actor in the mid 2014, winning acclaim for his portrayal of a zamindar and the heroine's father in [[Prabhu Solomon]]'s romantic drama ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' (2014).<ref name="Ti">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/from-behind-the-scenes-to-in-front-of-the-arc-lights/articleshow/68656841.cms|title=From behind the scenes to in front of the arc lights|website=The Times of India |last1=Suganth |first1=M. }}</ref><ref name="H">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-love-story-against-the-backdrop-of-tsunami/article6423738.ece |title=A love story, against the backdrop of tsunami |first=K. |last=Lakshmi| work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 September 2014 |accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> Pereira was cast in a role after being spotted by Solomon during the finals of Kalaignar TV's reality show ''Naalaya Iyakunar'', which Solomon had attended as a chief guest.<ref name="T">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/tamil/Naalaya-Iyakkunar-gets-acting-gig-for-TV-executive/articleshow/44850109.cms |title=Naalaya Iyakkunar gets acting gig for TV executive |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 October 2014 }}</ref> After seeing Pereira welcoming guests on stage, Solomon's team contacted him and enquired about his interest in acting.<ref name="T"/> For his role in ''Kayal'', Pereira shot scenes at a village near [[Usilampatti]] and worked for over twenty days.<ref name="H"/> The success of ''Kayal'' enabled Pereira to get further opportunities including the films ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016) and ''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' (2019).<ref name="Ti" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Pereira died of [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] in [[Chennai]] on 14 September 2020 at age 67.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/florent-pereira-passes-away-kayal-actors-last-message-before-failing-in-the-covid-19-battle/articleshow/78119816.cms|title=Florent Pereira passes away: 'Kayal' actor's last message before failing in the COVID-19 battle|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=ht>{{cite web|author=Karthik Kumar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-actor-florent-pereira-dies-due-to-covid-19/story-evK0dtuNAp4TliFNqyTb3L.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919061526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-actor-florent-pereira-dies-due-to-covid-19/story-evK0dtuNAp4TliFNqyTb3L.html |title=Tamil actor Florent Pereira dies due to Covid-19 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> He had been hospitalized for two weeks.<ref name=ht/><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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*''[[Puthiya Geethai]]'' (2003)<br />
*''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' (2014)<br />
*''[[Idam Porul Yaeval]]'' (2015)<br />
*''[[Thodari]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Raja Manthiri]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Maaveeran Kittu]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Mupparimanam]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Engitta Modhathey]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Sathriyan (2017 film)|Sathriyan]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Nenjil Thunivirundhal]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Taramani (film)|Taramani]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari 2]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Kodiveeran]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Nagesh Thiraiyarangam]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Genius (2018 Tamil film)|Genius]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Sei (film)|Sei]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Aygoya]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Kennedy Club]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Taana (film)|Taana]]'' (2020)<br />
*''[[Utraan]]'' (2020)<br />
*''Ganesapuram'' (2021)<br />
*''[[Sarbath]]'' (2021)<br />
*''[[Tik Tok (2023 film)|Tik Tok]]'' (2023)<br />
*''[[Kumki 2]]'' (2025)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|8911496}}<br />
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[[Category:1952 births]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]<br />
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