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T. K. Shanmugam

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Born: April 26, 1912 in Thiruvananthapuram, Madras Presidency, British India

Biography

T. K. Shanmugam (1912 – 1973; also known as "Avvai" T. K. Shanmugam) was a Tamil theatre and film artist. He acquired the prefix "Avvai" after portraying saint-poet Avvaiyar in a play.[1] Kamal Haasan refers to him as his Guru and says this is where he learned acting. When Kamal Hassan starred as a woman, Avvai Shanmugi, in the Tamil adaptation of Hollywood blockbuster Mrs. Doubtfire, it was the ...

Filmography6 TITLES
Inspector
Inspector1953
Or Iravu
7.0
Or Iravu1951
Vanjikottai Valiban
6.0
Vanjikottai Valiban1958
Ratha Paasam
Ratha Paasam1954
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
7.0
Kappalottiya Thamizhan1961
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