Actor
S. V. Subbaiah
January 1, 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.
Often works with
Sivaji Ganesan
7 titles together
Paalum Pazhamum, Kappalottiya Thamizhan, Paava Mannippu
Gemini Ganesan
7 titles together
Kappalottiya Thamizhan, Paava Mannippu, Kalathur Kannamma
Thengai Srinivasan
4 titles together
Idhayakkani, Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye, Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
T. S. Balaiah
4 titles together
Paalum Pazhamum, Paava Mannippu, Kalathur Kannamma
Savitri
4 titles together
Kappalottiya Thamizhan, Paava Mannippu, Kalathur Kannamma
S. A. Asokan
4 titles together
Kappalottiya Thamizhan, Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye, Kalathur Kannamma
Full filmography · 30
Gnana Kuzhandhai
as Vakeesan/Thirunavukkarasar
1979
Sigappukkal Mookkuthi
cast
1979
Vandikkaran Magan
cast
1978
Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye
as Sangaralingam
1978
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
as The King Chozhan
1978
Annakili
as Vadivel Ambal
1976
Sathyam
cast
1976
Unakkaga Naan
as Dharmalingam
1976
Idhayakkani
as Ponnuswamy
1975
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
cast
1973
Adi Parasakthi
as Abirami Pattar
1971
Annai Velankanni
cast
1971