Serugalathur Sama

Biography

Serukulathur Sama was a Tamil film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Born in the village Serukalathur in Thanjavur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father re-married. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club.

Known For

Sakuntalai
Sakuntalai
Marmayogi
Marmayogi
Raja Mukthi
Raja Mukthi
Sivakavi
Sivakavi
Thiruneelakantar
Thiruneelakantar
Ambikapathy
Ambikapathy
Chintamani
Chintamani

Filmography

1962 Is that him?
as Sadanandham
1957 Rani Lalithangi
as
1951 Marmayogi
as
1950 Ezhai Padum Paadu
as
1948 Raja Mukthi
as
1945 Meera
as Rupa Goswami
1943 Sivakavi
as Cheenakar
1940 Sakuntalai
as Kanwa
1939 Thiruneelakantar
as Siva Yogi
1937 Ambikapathy
as Kambar
1937 Chintamani
as Lord Krishna
1934 Draupadi Vastrapaharanam
as Krishna