Alex

A. Alexander alias Alex (1959 – 1 May 2011) was an Indian actor and magician. He appeared in over 100 Tamil films after making his debut in Rajinikanth's production Valli (1993) and won awards for his portrayal of characters in Mitta Miraasu and Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi.

A. Alexander was born in 1959 to his parents Adaikkalam and Sellakkannu Ammal.He was devout Catholic Christian.He studied at Ponnaiya Higher Secondary School in Trichy.He was married to Diraviya Mary with whom he had two daughters,Princy Raja and Tina Jerald.^{[citation needed]}

Alex was versatile, along with his career as a film actor and he was also performing Magic arts.He was in The Guinness Book of World Records and the Limca Book of Records for performing magic non-stop for 24 hours.He worked as an office-bearer of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association.

He died at a private hospital in Chennai on 1 May 2011 following a brief illness aged 52.

The Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most important awards given for Tamil films. They are given annually by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The winners are selected by a jury headed by a chairman.

• 2006: Received title of Kalaimamani Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which is the highest state honour in the field of Arts
• 2010: Awarded as esteemed Knight / Chevalier title of the Gold Medal Empire of Grand Gothica / Sovereign Dynastic Imperial Religious Order of Gothia.