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| birth_name = Swaminathan Vaidyanathan | | birth_name = Swaminathan Vaidyanathan | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|6|26|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|6|26|df=yes}}<ref name=Kundoosi/> | ||
| birth_place = Serukalathur, [[Thanjavur district]], [[Madras State]], India | | birth_place = Serukalathur, [[Thanjavur district]], [[Madras State]], India | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = {{Death date|1963|1|11|df=yes}}<ref name=DeathNotice>{{Cite tweet |user=oldtamilcinema |number=1254096346966982661 |date=25 April 2020 |title=Serukulathur Sama dead - 'Forgotten film pioneer, dies in penury' - Pretty common tag line for Kollywood. This one is Serukulathur Sama, film pioneer of the 1930s.|language=English |access-date=12 January 2022 |link=https://twitter.com/oldtamilcinema/status/1254096346966982661 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504020358/https://twitter.com/oldtamilcinema/status/1254096346966982661 |archive-date= 4 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India | ||
| nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
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| occupation = Actor, Singer | | occupation = Actor, Singer | ||
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'''Swaminathan Vaidyanathan''', known by his stage name '''Serukulathur Sama''' | '''Swaminathan Vaidyanathan''' (26 June 1904<ref name=Kundoosi/>—11 January 1963<ref name=DeathNotice/>), known by his stage name '''Serukulathur Sama''', was an Indian stage and film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god [[Krishna]] in [[Tamil language]] [[Hindu mythological film]]s of the 1930s and 1940s. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born in the village Serukalathur in [[ | Born in the village [[Serukalathur]] in [[Thiruvarur district]] to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father remarried. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in [[Thanjavur]]. He learned [[Carnatic music]] along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to [[Chennai|Madras]] in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the [[Indian National Congress]] Party and then for 10 years in the [[Cosmopolitan Club (Chennai)|Cosmopolitan Club]].<ref name=Kundoosi>{{cite journal | title=Nadigamani Serukalathur Sama | journal=Kundoosi |language=Tamil| date=February 1951 | pages=Pages: 9 — 12, 62 — 64}}</ref> | ||
==Film career== | ==Film career== | ||
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Serukulathur Sama | |
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 Serukulathur Sama in 1943 | |
| Born | Swaminathan Vaidyanathan 26 June 1904[1] Serukalathur, Thanjavur district, Madras State, India |
| Died | 11 January 1963[2] Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer |
Swaminathan Vaidyanathan (26 June 1904[1]—11 January 1963[2]), known by his stage name Serukulathur Sama, was an Indian stage and film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in Tamil language Hindu mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in the village Serukalathur in Thiruvarur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father remarried. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club.[1]
Film career[edit | edit source]
He was a handsome person and had the ability to sing in bass voice. While he was working in the Cosmopolitan club he came in contact with a member of the club Ananthanarayanan Narayanan, who established Srinivasa Cinetone, the first sound recording studio of south India in Kilpauk. Narayanan introduced Swaminathan into films. Swaminathan, now known as Serukalathur Sama, had good looks and singing talent. He was cast as Lord Krishna in most of the films.[3]
Film Producer and Director[edit | edit source]
With his success as an actor he embarked on production of films. He leased National Movietone Studio on Poonamallee High Road, Chennai and changed its name as Bharat Cinetone. His first production was Shylock, (Tamilized as Shailak) adapted from Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice. He directed the film along with his lawyer friend and signed as Sama-Ramu.[3]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Draupadi Vastrapaharanam | Krishna | |
| 1935 | Maayaa Bazaar | ||
| 1936 | Bama Parinayam | ||
| 1937 | Chintamani | Krishna | |
| Ambikapathy | Kambar | ||
| 1938 | Vishnu Leela | ||
| 1939 | Thiruneelakantar | ||
| 1940 | Krishnan Thoothu | ||
| Parasuramar | |||
| Sakuntalai | Kanwa Rishi | ||
| Shailak | Shailak | ||
| 1941 | Subadra Arjuna | ||
| Thiruvalluvar | |||
| 1942 | Manonmani | Sundara Munivar | |
| Nandanar | Vedhiyar | ||
| Rajasooyam | |||
| 1943 | Arundhathi | ||
| Sivakavi | |||
| 1944 | Baktha Hanuman | ||
| Bharthruhari | Bharthruhari | ||
| Rajarajeshwari | |||
| 1945 | Bhakta Kalathi | ||
| Burma Rani | Buddhist monk | ||
| Meera | |||
| 1946 | Aaravalli Sooravalli | ||
| 1948 | Jeevajothi | ||
| Raja Mukthi | |||
| 1950 | Beedala Patlu | ||
| Ezhai Padum Padu | |||
| Vijayakumari | |||
| 1951 | Marmayogi | Sage | |
| 1954 | Panam Paduthum Padu | ||
| 1962 | Manithan Maravillai | ||
| Pattinathar | Sivasarmar |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nadigamani Serukalathur Sama". Kundoosi (in Tamil): Pages: 9 — 12, 62–64. February 1951.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 @oldtamilcinema (25 April 2020). "Serukulathur Sama dead - 'Forgotten film pioneer, dies in penury' - Pretty common tag line for Kollywood. This one is Serukulathur Sama, film pioneer of the 1930s" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guy, Randor (5 October 2013). "Rajasuyam (1942)". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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