
Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1920
Birthplace
Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Died
January 29, 1980 (aged 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.
1979
as Vakeesan/Thirunavukkarasar
1979
1978
1978
as Sangaralingam
1978
as The King Chozhan
1977
1976
as Vadivel Ambal
1976
1976
as Dharmalingam
1975
as Ponnuswamy
1973
1973
as Ramu Shastrigal
1972
1972
1971
as Abirami Pattar
1971
1969
Producer
1966
1965
as Subramaniyam
1965
as Ranganathan
1964
1962
1961
1961
1961
as James