Kathadi Ramamurthy

Kathadi S. Ramamurthy
Kathadi S. Ramamurthy
Born	2 February 1938 (age 86); Kumbakonam
Occupation(s)	Director, film actor, drama artist
Family	S.Sundaresa Iyer (Father)

Sundaresan Ramamurthy (born February 2, 1938) better known as Kathadi Ramamurthy,^[1] is an Indian stage, television and film actor, director, script writer and dubbing artiste. He is primarily known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil movies and television serials.

Early life

Born in Kumbakonam to S.Sundaresa Iyer, Ramamurthy studied at Madras and graduated from the Vivekananda College in 1958. Right from his college days, Ramamurthy had a love for drama. His plays were popular and he won many awards. He through his troupe gave first opportunity to many future legends including Cho Ramaswamy , Visu , Delhi Ganesh and Crazy Mohan among others. After playing a cartoonist named Kathadi in the Cho Ramaswamy play If I Get It, he became permanently known as Kathadi Ramamurthy.^[2]

Television

Bommalattam
Madipakkam Madhavan
Chinna Papa Periya Papa (guest role)
Thuppariyum Sambu as Thuppariyum Sambu
Aaha
Ilavarasi
Thirupavvai
Anu pallavi
vellai thamarai
pillai nila
Adugiran kannan
chellamadi nee enaku
Bommi and the friends (chutti TV)
Bandham
Ahalya

Partial Filmography

Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu (1983)
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham (1976)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Role	Result
2014	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Bommalattam	Badri	Nominated

References

^ Prabhu, S. (27 March 2014). "Soaring kite". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ "The Hindu : Flying high in the world of drama". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

"Life under the archlights". The Hindu. 12 October 2010.
Rangarajan, Malathi (20 May 2011). "The team returns".

External links

[1] Prabhu, S. (27 March 2014). "Soaring kite". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[2] "The Hindu : Flying high in the world of drama". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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