R. S. Shivaji

R. S. Shivaji
Born (1956-10-26) October 26, 1956
Occupation Actor

R. S. Shivaji is an Indian film actor, who has worked on Bollywood, Tamil and Telugu films. He has often collaborated in films involving Kamal Haasan and Raaj Kamal Films International, working as an assistant director, sound engineer and line producer on film projects.[1][2][3]

Career

Shivaji is the son of actor and producer M. R. Santhanam, who worked on films including Ellis R. Dungan's Meera (1945). His brother Santhana Bharathi is also a popular actor and film director, who has worked in Tamil cinema.[4]

As an actor, Shivaji has primarily played small comedy roles and regularly featured in Kamal Haasan's films in the 1980s and 1990s. His "Saar! Neenga Engeyo Poiteenga, sir" dialogue from Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) directed at Janagaraj has been regularly parodied in later Tamil movies.[5]

Notable filmography

References

  1. ↑ RS Shivaji Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ↑ R.S. Shivaji Oneindia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ↑ R.S. Shivaji British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Mohan V. Raman (14 November 2015). "A brief history of Nadigar Sangam". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ G. Dhananjayan (November 2014). PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition (1st ed.). Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 402. ISBN 978-93-84301-05-7.
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