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{{Infobox person
| image = SANatarajan.jpg
| caption = Natarajan in 1940s
| name = S. A. Natarajan
| native_name = எஸ். ஏ. நடராஜன்
| native_name_lang = ta
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1918
| birth_place = [[Dharapuram]], [[British India]]<br>(now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film producer|Producer]], [[Film director|Director]]
| awards = [[Kalaimamani]] by [[Tamil Nadu Government]]
| years_active = 1935–1971
| homepage =
| parents =
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| children = 16
| signature =
}}

'''S. A. Natarajan''' (12 January 1918 {{ndash}} 7 August 1979) was an Indian actor, who was active in Tamil movies during the 1950s. He was a prominent lead actor and villain during early 1935 who started as a street wise drama artist, stage performer entering the industry. He acted in more than 30 movies in the [[Tamil language]], and had his own production company named Forward Fine Films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/actor/s-a-natarajan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163815/http://spicyonion.com/actor/s-a-natarajan/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 January 2017|title=s a natarajan|accessdate=2015-01-16|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviebuff.com/sa-natarajan|title=s a natarajan|accessdate=2016-01-16|publisher=moviebuff}}</ref>

==Life and work==
Suresh Kosuri was born in 1918,<ref name="HinduTamil">{{cite news |title=நீர்க்குமிழி: நம்பியாரை விஞ்சிய வில்லன்!- எஸ்.ஏ.நடராஜன் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/114968-.html |access-date=4 February 2023 |publisher=Hindu Tamil |date=5 January 2018}}</ref> in [[Dharapuram]]. He moved to [[Chennai]] in 1935, and started his early career as a street-wise drama artist, then became a drama artist and finally he entered the cinema industry. Known as SAN, Natarajan acted in 30 films. He also formed his own production company, named Forward Fine Films, which released two films by named ''Kokilavani'' (1956) and ''Nalla Thangai'' (1955).{{citation needed|date= February 2023}}

Natarajan had a large family in [[India]]. He lived in [[Kodambakkam]] from 1935 to 1983 and had sixteen children.{{citation needed|date= February 2023}} Natarajan is deceased.<ref name="HinduTamil"/>

==Awards==
* [[Kalaimamani Award]] by [[Tamil Nadu Government]].{{citation needed|date= February 2023}}

==Filmography==
Natarajan acted in over 30 movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/celebrity/s-a-natarajan|title=s a natarajan|accessdate=2016-01-16|publisher=chiloka}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Movies Name !! Roles !! Language
|-
| rowspan=2|1949 || ''[[Velaikaari]]'' || || rowspan=19|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Kanniyin Kaadhali]]'' || King Vasantha Kumaran ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Manthiri Kumari]]'' || Parthiban ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1951 || ''[[Kaithi (1951 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Vijayasaradhi ||
|-
| ''[[Marmayogi]]'' || Baisatchi ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Tha Raja (1951 film)|Ek Tha Raja]]'' || || [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1952 || ''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Penn Manam]] ''|| ||
|-
| rowspan=4|1953 || [[Inspector (1953 film)|Inspector]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagi (1953 film)|Azhagi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Manithan (1953 film)|Manithan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rohini (film)|Rohini]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || Ukrasenan ||
|-
| ''[[Mangalyam (1954 film)|Mangalyam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]''|| ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1955 || ''[[Zamindar (1955 film)|Zamindar]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nalla Thangai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mullaivanam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Kokilavani]]'' || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Pandithevan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Ellam Unakkaga]]'' || ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Nichaya Thaamboolam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1964 || ''Magale Un Samathu'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1966 || ''[[Mani Magudam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Marakka Mudiyumaa?]]'' || ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1195723}}

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[[Category:1918 births]]
[[Category:1979 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:People from Tiruppur district]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]

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