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| Born | Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam 2 January 1957 Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 8 November 2013 (aged 56) |
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1] A.V.S. is known particularly for his comic dialogue delivery, and expressions. A.V.S. starred in over five hundred feature films and has garnered four state Nandi Awards, including Best Comedian, and Best character actor.[2]
Early life and career
AVS was born on 2 January 1957 at Tenali town, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.[3] He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film Mister Pellam in the year 1993. With this film, he became a comedy star in the Telugu film industry. For his role he received many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. He won many private and Government awards for both in films and in TV shows. He produced two films: 'Uncle' and 'Ori Ni Prema Bangaaram Kanu...!'[4] and directed 4 films, namely Super Heroes, Ori Ni Prema Bangaaram Kaanu..!, Room Mates, and Kothimooka.[5] He was General Secretary of the Movie Artistes Association for 3 terms.[6]
Death
AVS sustained kidney and liver trauma for some days. He had a liver transplant in 2008. He died on 8 November 2013 at his son's residence in Manikonda, Hyderabad after multiple organ failure.[2][7]
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Character Actor - Kothimooka - 2011
- Nandi Special Jury Award - Uncle - 2000
- Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian - Subha Lagnam - 1994
- Nandi Special Jury Award - Mr. Pellam - 1993
Filmography
Voice Actor
- 2000 Thenali - for Delhi Ganesh (Telugu Version)
References
- ↑ Kumar, KV Anand (8 September 1998). "Telugu Cinema's Clean Commedian". Deccan Chronicle. p. 24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Popular Telugu actor Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam no more - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (9 November 2013). "Veteran Telugu Actor AVS Dies of Liver Ailment; Celebrities React on Twitter". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "AVS - Producer". indyarocks.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "AVS - Directed Movies". telugumovietalkies.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Film comedian Amanchi Venkata Subramanyam dies at 56 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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