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{{Infobox person
| name = Shanmugasundari
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1937|09|23}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|05|01|1937|09|23}}
| caption =
| birth_place =
| othername =
| awards =
| yearsactive = 1962-2003
| occupation = actress
| children = TK Kala, Neela, Mala, Selvi
}}
'''Shanmugasundari''' (23 September 1937 – 1 May 2012)<ref name="dailythanthi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=727503&disdate=5/2/2012 |title=Daily Thanthi Article Pages |publisher=Dailythanthi.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Shankar |url=http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/news/2012/05/senior-actress-shanmuga-sundari-passes-away-aid0136.html |title=மூத்த நடிகை சண்முக சுந்தரி மரணம்!- senior actress shanmuga sundari passes away - Oneindia Tamil |publisher=Tamil.oneindia.in |date= |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref> was a [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] [[actress]]. she acted in more than 750 films. Her daughter [[T. K. Kala]] is also an actress and [[playback singer]]. She also appeared in comedy roles along with [[Vadivelu]] in many films.

==Career==
Shanmugasundari started her stage performances at the age of 5. She survived nearly 45 years in the film industry and did more than 750 films. She was also a dubbing artist.<ref name="dailythanthi1"/> She also acted in comedy roles, especially as a mother of [[Vadivelu]] in many films. Shanmugasundari acted along with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in ''[[Idhayakkani]]'', ''[[Neerum Neruppum]]'', ''[[Kannan en Kadhalan]]'' and ''[[En Annan]]''. In ''[[Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)|Lakshmi Kalyanam]]'' and ''[[Vadivukku Valaikaappu]]'' along with [[Sivaji Ganeshan]] and [[Malathi]], along with [[Gemini Ganeshan]].<ref>http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Cinema&artid=591307&SectionID=141&MainSectionID=141&SEO=&Title=தினமணி {{deadlink|date=July 2020}}</ref> Shanmugasundari received the [[Kalaimamani Award]] from [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Government]] for her best acting in dramas roles [[:ta:கலைமாமணி விருது#1982 - 1983|1982 - 1983]].

==Personal life==
Shanmugasundari has 5 daughters named T. K. Kala, Neela, Mala, Meena and Selvi. Among them, T. K. Kala is a playback singer and also an actress.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==Death==
Due to illness, Shanmugasundari was admitted to the hospital and died on 1 May 2012 Morning 4.30 AM .<ref name="dailythanthi1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=தினமலர் – 20 மணிநேரம் முன் |url=http://tamil.yahoo.com/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA-%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%95-105700761.html |title=பழம்பெரும் நடிகை சண்முகசுந்தரி மரணம்! - Yahoo! |publisher=Tamil.yahoo.com |date=2011-04-20 |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.chennaionline.com/chennai/Yesteryear-actress-Shanmugasundari-passes-away/5c61a37a-aa51-431b-baea-6e2f66f587c1.col |title=Yesteryear actress Shanmugasundari passes away - Chennaionline News |publisher=News.chennaionline.com |accessdate=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605052552/http://news.chennaionline.com/chennai/Yesteryear-actress-Shanmugasundari-passes-away/5c61a37a-aa51-431b-baea-6e2f66f587c1.col |archivedate=2012-06-05 }}</ref> She was 74.

==Filmography==
''This is a partial filmography. You can expand it.''
{| class="wikitable"
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!Films
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|1962
|[[Vadivukku Valai Kappu]]
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|1968
|[[Kannan En Kadhalan|Kannan En Kaadhalan]]
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|1968
|[[Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)|Lakshmi Kalyanam]]
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|1968
|[[Thillana Mohanambal]]
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|1969
|[[Adimai Penn]]
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|1970
|[[Dharisanam]]
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|1970
|[[En Annan]]
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|1971
|[[Neerum Neruppum]]
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|1971
|[[Babu (1971 film)|Babu]]
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|1972
|[[Kurathi Magan]]
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|1973
|[[Manipayal]]
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|1975
|[[Idhayakkani]]
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|1976
|[[Oorukku Uzhaippavan]]
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|1977
|[[Navarathinam]]
|Pimpstress
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|1978
|[[Sakka Podu Podu Raja]]
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|1988
|[[Nethiyadi]]
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|1991
|[[Naan Pudicha Mappillai]]
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|1992
|[[Abhirami (film)|Abhirami]]
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|1992
|[[David Uncle]]
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|1992
|[[Onna Irukka Kathukanum|Onna Irukka Kathukkanum]]
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|1993
|[[Nallathe Nadakkum]]
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|1993
|[[Purusha Lakshanam]]
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|1994
|[[Mahanadi (film)|Mahanadi]]
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|1994
|[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]
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|1994
|[[Chinna Madam]]
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|1994
|[[Manasu Rendum Pudhusu]]
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|1994
|[[Seeman (film)|Seeman]]
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|1994
|[[Vaa Magale Vaa]]
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|1994
|[[Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana]]
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|1995
|[[Naan Petha Magane]]
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|1995
|[[Avatharam (1995 film)|Avatharam]]
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|1995
|[[Thamizhachi]]
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|1996
|[[Parambarai]]
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|1996
|[[Varraar Sandiyar]]
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|1996
|[[Vaazhga Jananayagam]]
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|1996
|[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochu]]
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|1996
|[[Selva (film)|Selva]]
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|1997
|[[Vaazhga Jananayagam]]
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|1997
|[[Pongalo Pongal]]
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|1997
|[[Vasuki (film)|Vasuki]]
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|1997
|[[Pudhu Kudithanam]]
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|2001
|[[Middle Class Madhavan]]
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|2001
|[[Ninaikkatha Naalillai]]
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|2001
|[[Aandan Adimai]]
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|2001
|[[Sigamani Ramamani]]
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|2003
|[[Julie Ganapathi]]
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|2003
|[[Winner (2003 film)|Winner]]
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==Television==
* 2002-2005 ''[[Metti Oli]]'' as Kamatchi (House Owner Paati)
* 2003-2004 ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]'' as Sundar's mother
* 2004-2006 ''[[Ahalya (TV series)|Ahalya]]''

==References==
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[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:Tamil actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:Indian women comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]

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