S. V. Subbaiah
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1920 · Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Died
- January 29, 1980 (age 60)
S. V. Subbaiah was an Indian stage and film actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language dramas and films. He featured mostly in character roles that communicated emotional feelings.
Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Spurning academic pursuits, he joined a drama troupe called ‘Senkottai Ananda Sakthivel Paramananda Boys Company’ when he was 11 years old. Later, he was part of drama troupes such as Balashanmukhananda Sabha and Sakthi Nataka Sabha. Subbaiah's performance as Kavi Anandar in S. D. Sundharam's play Kaviyin Kanavu staged by Sakthi Nataka Sabha in 1945 fetched rave reviews. This paved the way for him to enter Tamil films.
Known for
Arangetram
February 2, 1973
Idhayakkani
August 22, 1975
Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye
July 14, 1978
Kalathur Kannamma
March 15, 1960
Irumbu Thirai
September 1, 1960
Adi Parasakthi
October 17, 1971
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
December 7, 1973
Paadha Kaanikkai
July 14, 1962
Mangayar Thilakam
August 26, 1955
Vanjikottai Valiban
April 11, 1958
Rajakumari
April 11, 1947
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
January 14, 1978
Acting41
- 1979Gnana Kuzhandhai as Vakeesan/Thirunavukkarasar
- 1979Sigappukkal Mookkuthi
- 1978Vandikkaran Magan
- 1978Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye as Sangaralingam
- 1978Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan as The King Chozhan
- 1977Thaaliya Salangaiya
- 1976Annakili as Vadivel Ambal
- 1976Sathyam
- 1976Unakkaga Naan as Dharmalingam
- 1975Idhayakkani as Ponnuswamy
- 1973