Shanmugasundaram

Shanmugasundaram
Born 1939/1940
Chennai, India
Died August 15, 2017[1]
Chennai, india
Occupation film actor
Years active 1963–2017

Shanmugasundaram was an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in Ratha Thilagam (1963) and Karnan (1964), and continued his career for seven decades.[2] He died on 15 August 2017.[3][4]

Career

Shanmugasundaram was born in Chennai to a family of businesspeople. When he was studying in college, he had accompanied one of his actor friends to a drama performance, and as one of the junior artists did not perform well, he was brought in spontaneously. To the surprise of many, he had done that role with efficiency, which earned him appreciation spontaneously. He then moved on to work in Tamil theatre, notably appearing as Adolf Hitler in a play also featuring Kannadasan. Sivaji Ganesan was impressed by his performances and recruited him to make film acting debut with Ratha Thilagam (1963), where he portrayed a Chinese army major. He next went on to play the mythological character of Salliya Chakravarthy in B. R. Panthulu's critically acclaimed Karnan (1964),[5] a crippled man in K. S. Gopalakrishnan's Vazhaiyadi Vazhai and a prince in Dasavatharam (1976).[6]

Shanmugasundaram’s role in the 1989 Tamil film, Karagattakaran directed by Gangai Amaran, won him critical acclaim and prompted several film makers to offer him roles as a village chieftain and the scene where he pleads innocence to his sister (Gandhimathi) made him popular among mimicry artists. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he moved on to feature in television serials, and collaborated with Raadhika in series such as Annamalai, Selvi and its sequel, Arasi. In the 2010s, he has regularly featured in films directed by Gangai Amaran's son, Venkat Prabhu.

Death

Shanmugasundaram died on August 15, 2017 due to age related ailments.[7] Some of the websites lists his age as 77 or 79.[8]

Filmography

Films
Television
  • Annamalai
  • Selvi
  • Arasi
  • Vamsam

References

  1. ↑ Reporter, Staff (16 August 2017). "Actor Shanmugasundaram passes away at 79". Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ↑ "RIP Shanmugasundaram: An actor who became a cult favourite - Times of India". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ PuthuYugamTV (3 June 2014). "Kelvi Paathi Kindal Paathi - Actor Shanmugasundaram". Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Veteran Tamil actor Shanmugasundaram passes away, celebrities, fans express condolences". 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (15 March 2012). "Karnan rules". Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Supporting Actor Shanmuga Sundaram - Nettv4u". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Veteran actor Shanmugasundaram passed away". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Bowlinga, fieldinga?': Veteran Kollywood actor Shanmugasundaram is no more". 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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