User:Saisahas/S V Sahasranamam

Early Life

Singanallore Venkatraman Sahasranamam, the dramatist and cine actor was born in a middle class brahmin family in Singanallore, Coimbatore on 26th November 1913. After completing his primary education in the village primary school, he moved to Pollachi and studied upto eighth grade in the Pollachi High School. Even as a student he started acting in the school plays.

Debut as a Dramatist In 1926 at the age of thirteen, S V Sahasranamam joined the Madurai Sree BalaShanmugananda Sabha (also known as Boys Company)owned by the TKS brothers. He acted in various plays with puranic themes writen by Sri Sankaradas swamigal. He also forayed into historic plays writen by Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar and social plays produced and directed by M. Kandasamy Mudaliar.

It was Kandasamy Mudaliar who shaped Sahasranamam into an actor as well as a producer. He went on to act as the lead in plays like "Rajambal", "Rajendran", "Chandrakantha" and so on.

Entry into films S V Sahasranamam started his film career in the year 1935 in the film Menaka, directed by Sri Rajasandow. He associated with the NSK Nataka Sabha, founded by the actor N S Krishnan. Sahasranamam also helped in the management of the Sabha for about four years.

Sahasranamam gained popularity with the social comedy Naam Iruvar (We Two). This play established Sahasranamam as a capable producer and director. He maintained the success with his next play Paithiyakaaran (Madman). This was a play espousing the cause of re-marriage of widows. Pithiyakaaran was writen, directed and produced by Sahasranamam. Paithiyakaaran was later filmed by NSK films. Sahadranamam played the lead role in the movie as well. His convincing portrayal as a madaman earned Sahasranamam acclaims from critics and theatre lovers alike.