Kothamangalam Seenu whose birth name is V. S. Srinivasan, was born in Vathirairuppu (anglicised as ‘Watrap'), a village in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.[2] His parents were Subramaniya Iyer and Narayani Ammal. Not much is known about his early life at his birth place except that he was well trained in Carnatic music. He went to Kothamangalam, a village in Pudukottai district in search of employment.[2]
His melodious voice and expertise in Carnatic music attracted film producers. Soon, he began to act in films. The first film that he acted was Sarangadhara, released in 1937. He acted in the main character. During the early years of Tamil Cinema, music and songs dominated the films. In some cases there were as many as 50, 60 songs in one film. Therefore, there was much scope for singers to act in films and Seenu had good opportunities. However, there were already two big 'guns' who mesmerized people with their golden voice and acting skill. M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and P. U. Chinnappa were considered 'Super Stars' and held by the people in high esteem. But Kothamangalam Seenu established a place for himself as a singer actor. After Sarangadhara, he acted in Pattinathar and Vipra Narayana. His songs in Shantha Sakkubai, released in 1939, became very popular. He delivered a musical discourse (கதா காலட்சேபம்) that was a hit. He acted in the main role as Thirumangai Alvar in the film with the same name and was released in 1940. His songs in this film were popular. He acted in several films during the 1940s. His last film 'Thulasi Jalandar' was released in 1947.[3] Thereafter, though he lived for more 50 years, he did not act in any films.[2]
But he was performing Carnatic music concerts on Radio.[1]
Filmographyedit
The following list of films is based on information in Tamil Movie Database.[4]
kothamangalam, seenu, february, 1910, august, 2001, tamil, stage, cinema, actor, carnatic, music, singer, bornv, srinivasan, 1910, february, 1910vathirairuppu, virudhunagar, district, tamil, nadudied30, august, 2001, 2001, aged, nationalityindianoccupation, st. Kothamangalam Seenu 17 February 1910 1 30 August 2001 was a Tamil Stage Cinema actor and a Carnatic music singer Kothamangalam SeenuBornV S Srinivasan 1910 02 17 17 February 1910Vathirairuppu Virudhunagar district Tamil NaduDied30 August 2001 2001 08 30 aged 91 NationalityIndianOccupation s Stage Film Actor Carnatic MusicianSpouseAnandavalliChildren5 sons 4 daughtersParent s Subramanya Iyer Narayani Ammal Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Film career 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKothamangalam Seenu whose birth name is V S Srinivasan was born in Vathirairuppu anglicised as Watrap a village in Virudhunagar district Tamil Nadu 2 His parents were Subramaniya Iyer and Narayani Ammal Not much is known about his early life at his birth place except that he was well trained in Carnatic music He went to Kothamangalam a village in Pudukottai district in search of employment 2 Career editHe started his career as a singer and recorded some gramophone records He gave concerts and also trained students in Carnatic music 2 Later he joined with Kothamangalam Subbu and began acting in dramas with him 3 Film career editHis melodious voice and expertise in Carnatic music attracted film producers Soon he began to act in films The first film that he acted was Sarangadhara released in 1937 He acted in the main character During the early years of Tamil Cinema music and songs dominated the films In some cases there were as many as 50 60 songs in one film Therefore there was much scope for singers to act in films and Seenu had good opportunities However there were already two big guns who mesmerized people with their golden voice and acting skill M K Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and P U Chinnappa were considered Super Stars and held by the people in high esteem But Kothamangalam Seenu established a place for himself as a singer actor After Sarangadhara he acted in Pattinathar and Vipra Narayana His songs in Shantha Sakkubai released in 1939 became very popular He delivered a musical discourse கத க லட ச பம that was a hit He acted in the main role as Thirumangai Alvar in the film with the same name and was released in 1940 His songs in this film were popular He acted in several films during the 1940s His last film Thulasi Jalandar was released in 1947 3 Thereafter though he lived for more 50 years he did not act in any films 2 But he was performing Carnatic music concerts on Radio 1 Filmography editThe following list of films is based on information in Tamil Movie Database 4 Year Film 1935 Sarangadhara 1935 Pattinathar 1938 Vipra Narayana 1940 Thirumangai Azhwar 1940 Manimegalai 1941 Surya Puthri 1941 Kacha Devayani 1942 Bhaktha Naradar 1942 Chogamelar 1942 Krishna Pidaran 1944 Dasi Aparanji 1946 Sakata Yogam 1947 Ponnaruvi 1947 Ekambavanan 1947 Mahatma Udhangar 1947 Thulasi Jalandar 3 References edit a b நட சத த ரம ப றந தந ள க ண ட ச 1951 February P 35 a b c d Guy Randor 25 December 2010 Chogamelar 1942 The Hindu Retrieved 30 August 2016 a b c Kothamangalam Seenu Kothamangalam Seenu tamilmoviesdatabase com Archived from the original on 26 November 2016 Retrieved 26 July 2020 External links editMap of Kothamangalam நட ப ப ம ப டல ம இவர ன தன ம த த ர Archived 11 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine த ர மல ம ர த த ச றப ப ஒல பரப ப ச ச வ 1 ஏப ரல 2015 க த தமங கலம ச ன Katcha Devayani 1941 Some of his songs on YouTube https www youtube com watch v 3IKpWbffZio https www youtube com watch v 4gBnoUfgRp8 https www youtube com watch v 4bG70TRGKA4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kothamangalam Seenu amp oldid 1156440091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
