A. R. Srinivasan

Alangadu Ramamurthi Srinivasan
Born (1933-04-08) 8 April 1933[1]
Madras, India
Other names A. R. Srinivasan
A. R. S.
Alma mater karanathan koil govt. School
Occupation Actor and lawyer
Years active Since 1963

Alangadu Ramamurthi Srinivasan (born 8 April 1933), popularly known as A. R. Srinivasan and A. R. S., is a Tamil stage, television and film actor.his cousin named k.s.balachandra iyer helped him to join in stage dramas.

With a career spanning over 50 years,[2] Srinivasan is a recipient of Kalaimamani and Central Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar awards.

Early life

Born in Madras city to A. S. Ramamurthi and A. R. Saraswathi, Srinivasan studied and qualified as a lawyer.[3] Upon graduation, Srinivasan worked for Philips. In his young days, Srinivasan was also a good cricketer and played club cricket for Sea Hawks and Madras South Zone.[3]

Career

In 1962, Tamil theatrist Y. G. Parthasarathy noticed Srinivasan at a cultural show and asked him to join his theatre group, United Artists' Association (UAA). After some initial reluctance, Srinivasan joined the group and worked with UAA for over five decades. In 1964, Srinivasan got his first film role in the Telugu movie Raman Parasuraman. Since then, Srinivasan has acted in a handful of movies, mostly in supporting roles as a police officer or Jesuit priest.

Starting from the 1980s, when India's state television channel Doordarshan began broadcasting in Tamil, Srinivasan has played prominent roles in television operas and presented documentaries. He is still active on television playing supporting roles in two television soaps - Aval, broadcast on Vijay TV and Suryaputri on Kalaignar TV and occasionally, plays small parts on the stage as well.

Partial Filmography

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine..
  2. ↑ Sujatha, R. (24 August 2013). "50 glorious years of A. R. Srinivasan in Tamil theatre".
  3. 1 2 Frederick, Prince (22 April 2009). "Of shady avenues and street poets".

References

  • Venkataraman, Geetha (29 March 2012). "Drama with dignity". The Hindu.
  • "Shri Alangadu Ramamurthi Srinivasan". Sangeet Natak Academi. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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