S. V. Sahasranamam

Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam[1] (29 November 1913 – 19 February 1988), also known as S. V. S.,[2] was an Indian actor and director. Primarily a theatre actor, he also worked in over 200 films, mainly in Tamil cinema.

S. V. Sahasranamam
Sahasranamam as seen in Policekaran Magal (1962)
Born	Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam (1913-11-29)29 November 1913 Singanallur, Coimbatore
Died	19 February 1988(1988-02-19) (aged 74)
Other names	S. V. S.
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1935–1988
Children	Janaki, Lalitha, Shanti, S. V. S. Kumar, Gowri

Early life

Sahasranamam was born on 29 November 1913 at Singanallur.[3][4] He was the fourth child born to Venkatraman and Parvathi.[2] Because of his interest in acting, he left his home at an early age to join the Madurai Sri Balashanmuganandha Sabha, a popular theatre group, which was later renamed T. K. S. Nataka Sabha.[5]

Career

Several years after he joined T. K. S. Nataka Sabha, Sahasranamam started his own theatre group titled "Seva Stage". With that, he staged several popular plays such as Kangal, Irulum Oliyum and Vadivelu Vaathiyar. These plays were later adapted into feature films and were commercially successful. He also adapted the novels of writers such as B. S. Ramiah, T. Janakiraman and Ku Pa Rajagopalan, and made them into feature films.[5] Although Sahasranamam was also successful in cinema, having acted in over 200 films since debuting in that field with Menaka (1935),[6] he always considered theatre his main interest.[7]

Awards

Sahasranamam won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Tamil) in 1967,[8] and received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award in 1980 by the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.[9]

Illness and death

Between March 1974 and February 1988, Sahasranamam had suffered more than five heart attacks. He had chosen the artists for the play Nandha Vilakku, authored by novelist/dramatist Krishnamani, and asked them to come for a rehearsal on 21 February. But he suffered a heart attack on 19 February 1988 and died at 4:30 pm IST.[7][6] Sahasranamam's son S. V. S. Kumar is also an actor.[10][11]

Partial filmography

Year	Film	Role
1935	Menaka
1937	Balamani	Ranjit Singh[12]
1941	Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
1942	Kannagi
1942	Naveena Vikramadityan
1944	Mahamaya
1944	Prabhavathi	Shiva[13]
1944	Rajarajeswari
1944	Poompaavai	Shiva[14]
1947	Paithiyakkaran
1949	Nallathambi	Bhoopati[15]
1949	Vaazhkai	Murthi
1951	Marmayogi
1951	Manamagal	Male protagonist
1951	Singari
1952	Parasakthi	Chandrasekaran[16]
1953	Kangal
1953	Rohini
1954	Edhir Paradhathu	Gopu[17]
1955	Needhipathi
1955	Valliyin Selvan
1956	Kula Deivam	Muthaiyya[18]
1956	Naane Raja
1958	Sengottai Singam	Dharmalingam[19]
1959	Alli Petra Pillai
1959	Kalaivaanan	Viswanathan[20]
1959	Kan Thiranthathu
1959	Naalu Veli Nilam
1959	Nalla Theerpu
1959	Orey Vazhi
1959	President Panchaksharam	District Board president[21]
1959	Uthami Petra Rathinam
1962	Policekaran Magal
1962	Padithal Mattum Podhuma
1963	Vanambadi
1963	Anandha Jodhi	Muthiah[22]
1966	Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan	Naidu[23]
1966	Marakka Mudiyumaa?
1966	Avan Pithana?	Nallaiah Raja[24]
1966	Selvam
1967	Kan Kanda Deivam	Judge[25]
1968	Jeevanaamsam
1968	Kuzhanthaikkaga
1968	Thillana Mohanambal	Saint in Thiruvarur
1969	Iru Kodugal
1969	Soappu Seeppu Kannadi
1971	Punnagai
1971	Sabatham	Nalli Muthu
1972	Nawab Naarkali	Thandavam
1974	Urimaikural
1976	Dasavatharam	King Mahabali
1979	Gnana Kuzhandhai

References

1. Lal, Ananda (2004). The Oxford companion to Indian theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 403.
2. மாதவன், பிரதீப் (25 November 2016). "நினைவும் விருதும்: வாழும்போதும் வாழ்ந்த பிறகும்..." Hindu Tamil Thisai. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. Reference India. 1. Tradesman & Men India. 1975. p. 94.
4. Majordasan. "Serial story, Thiraichuvai – Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, S.V.Sahasranamam". Kalyanamalai Magazine. page 1. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
5. "Theatre artiste's birth centenary celebrations held". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
6. "எஸ். வி. சகஸ்ரநாமம் நூற்றாண்டு". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
7. Majordasan. "Serial story, Thiraichuvai – Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, S.V.Sahasranamam". Kalyanamalai Magazine. page 2. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
8. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
9. "Awardees of Sangeetha Kalasikhamani". The Indian Fine Art Society. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
10. Rangarajan, Malathi (5 December 2013). "Stage, Service and Sahasranamam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
11. Srinivasan, G. (6 December 2017). "Chennai dramatist S V Sahasranamam remembered". The News Today. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
12. Guy, Randor (22 November 2014). "Balamani 1937". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
13. Guy, Randor (10 December 2011). "Prabhavathi 1942". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
14. Guy, Randor (16 August 2014). "Poompaavai 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
15. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 315.
16. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 327.
17. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 336.
18. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 346.
19. Guy, Randor (11 October 2014). "Blast from the past: Sengottai Singam 1958". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
20. Guy, Randor (18 October 2014). "Blast from the past: Kalaivaanan 1959". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
21. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 360.
22. Ramachandran, T. M. (27 July 1963). "Another Hit From Veerappa". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 17. p. 48.
23. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 389–390.
24. Guy, Randor (13 August 2016). "Avan Pithana? (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
25. Guy, Randor (1 June 2017). "Kan Kanda Deivam (1967)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

Bibliography

• Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• S. V. Sahasranamam on IMDb