Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Manoj Pillai was born in the quaint town of Alappuzha, Kerala in Southern India. A mechanical engineer from PESIT, he started his career in advertising as a copywriter with McCann Erickson, Bangalore. Soon, his passion for storytelling urged him to pursue the art of filmmaking.

Today, Manoj stands as one of the most reputed directors, having created over 300 commercials for brands such as Amercian Express, Google, Levi's, Nike, Incredible India, Volkswagen, Intel, Ministry of Civil Aviation, HP, Samsung, BCCI-IPL, Indian Super League, Tata Motors, Tanishq, Ford, Fiat, etc. His work has won several accolades from D&AD, Clio, New York Festivals, Campaign Age, Work, ADFEST, Goafest, ABBYS, AAAI to name a few.

Manoj has received the prestigious Inspired Indian award from the Honorable Governor of Karnataka, Dr. H.R Bharadwaj for inspiring numerous first-time voters in India with the Google - The Long Walk commercial. His film for Air Deccan was rated as one of the top three commercials in 30 years of Indian advertising by &#39;India Today&#39;. The same commercial also won a place in the Limca Book of records as the longest television commercial to be aired in India.

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