Actor
S. V. Subbaiah
Born 1920 · Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Acting
Paava Mannippu
James · 1961
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
The King Chozhan · 1978
Annakili
Vadivel Ambal · 1976
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
Subramania Bharathiyar · 1961
Kalathur Kannamma
Murugan · 1960
Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye
Sangaralingam · 1978
Adi Parasakthi
Abirami Pattar · 1971
Mangayar Thilakam
Karunakaran · 1955
Vanjikottai Valiban
Murugan · 1958
Arangetram
Ramu Shastrigal · 1973
Kaakum Karangal
Ranganathan · 1965
Gnana Kuzhandhai
Vakeesan/Thirunavukkarasar · 1979
Unakkaga Naan
Dharmalingam · 1976
Rambayin Kadhal
the king · 1956