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Sankaradas Swamigal: A Creator, Actor, Director and Mentor
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Sankaradas Swamigal was a stalwart who dedicated his whole life to the cause of stage play. Tamil theatre can be classified as before Swamigal's time and after Swamigal's time
His proficiency in Tamil grammar, ability to write poetry quickly and innate acting talent pulled crowds. (Wikipedia)
S.G. Kittappa, T.K. Shanmugam, M.R. Radha, K.B. Sundarambal — What is common in these greats? We all know they are super actors. But they also belong to the same acting school. The acting school, known as Boys Company in 1910, was where they were taught not just acting, but managing the shows and even bookkeeping.
The school was head mastered by Sri Sankaradas Swamigal. The real & only ‘Muthamizh Vithagar’, a stalwart who dedicated his whole life to the cause of stage play. Until 1978, the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education (TNBSE) had one full lesson on Sankaradas Swamigal.
Sankaradas was born in 1867, to “Ramayana Pulavar" Damodaran Pillai and Kanthimathi Ammal, in the port city of Tuticorin. He studied Tamil under the tutelage of his father and later studied under the famous Tamil scholar of the time, Palani Dandapani Swamigal. Udumalai Sarabam Muthuswami Kavirayar, another legendar
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Sankaradas Swamigal
Sankaradas Swamigal | |
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| Born | Sankaran 7 September 1867 Kattunaickenpatti, |
| Died | 13 November 1922 (aged 55) Pondichéry, French India |
| Occupation(s) | actor, playwright, song writer, drama company owner |
| Years active | 1891 - 1921 |
Sankaradas Swamigal (7 September 1867 – 13 November 1922) was a Tamil writer, actor, playwright, songwriter and drama producer whose boys company is known for launching the careers of Tamil artists such as S. G. Kittappa, K. B. Sundarambal, M. R. Radha, S. V. Venkataraman and K. Sarangapani. Sankaradas Swamigal is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil theatre along with Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar.
Early life
[edit]Swamigal was born in Tuticorin in 1867 to Damodaran Pillai and Kanthimathi Ammal. He studied Tamil under the tutelage of his father and later, Palani Dandapani Swamigal before joining a salt factory as an accountant.
Career
[edit]Swamigal was more interested in composing Tamil venbas and songs and in 1891, he quit his job at the age of twenty four. With the support of two drama producers, Ramudu Iyer and Kalyanarama Iyer, Swamigal began acting in plays. Aft