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S. V. Subbaiah
Actor
Born January 1, 1920Died January 29, 1980 (60 years)
S. V. Subbaiah was an Indian stage and film actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language dramas and films. He featured mostly in character roles that communicated emotional feelings.
Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Spurning academic pursuits, he joined a drama troupe called ‘Senkottai Ananda Sakthivel Paramananda Boys Company’ when he was 11 years old. Later, he was part of drama troupes such as Balashanmukhananda Sabha and Sakthi Nataka Sabha. Subbaiah's performance as Kavi Anandar in S. D. Sundharam's play Kaviyin Kanavu staged by Sakthi Nataka Sabha in 1945 fetched rave reviews. This paved the way for him to enter Tamil films.
Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Spurning academic pursuits, he joined a drama troupe called ‘Senkottai Ananda Sakthivel Paramananda Boys Company’ when he was 11 years old. Later, he was part of drama troupes such as Balashanmukhananda Sabha and Sakthi Nataka Sabha. Subbaiah's performance as Kavi Anandar in S. D. Sundharam's play Kaviyin Kanavu staged by Sakthi Nataka Sabha in 1945 fetched rave reviews. This paved the way for him to enter Tamil films.
Filmography
| 1978 | Vanakathukuria Kathaliye · as Sangaralingam |
| 1977 | Kavikuyil · as Ramaiah Pillai |
| 1975 | Idhayakkani · as Worker |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Nathayil Muthu · as Varadhachari |
| 1973 | Arangetram · as Ramu Shastrigal |
| 1971 | |
| 1968 | Ramu · as Mad Tamil Teacher |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | Kaakum Karangal · as Ranganathan |
| 1963 | Naanum Oru Penn · as Cast |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Paava Mannippu · as James |
| 1961 | Kappalottiya Thamizhan · as Subramania Bharathiyar |
| 1960 | Kalathur Kannamma · as Murugan |
| 1959 | Bhagapirivinai · as Cast |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Rambayin Kaadhal · as The King |