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Thengai Srinivasan

Acting Born Oct 21, 1937 Tamil Nadu, India 24 credits

Biography

Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1988) was an Indian actor and popular comedian, who appeared in Tamil-language films in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was given the title Thengai (coconut) after his role as a coconut-seller in the drama Kal Manam, staged by actor K. Kannan. Although originally a comedian, he also performed in other genres and enacted several lead and antagonistic roles.

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Full filmography

  • Muthana Muthallavo (1976) as Indrajith
  • Karunthel Kannayiram (1972) as Kanakku
  • Kannan Varuvaan (1970) as Kodhandam
  • Karotti Kannan (1975) as Kannan / Major Raghunath
  • Meendum Vazhven (1971) as Black Cat
  • Thaai Piranthaal (1974) as Kalyanam
  • Dhairya Lakshmi (1980)
  • Billa (1980) as JJ
  • Thaai Mookaambikai (1982) as Dharma Kartha
  • Bala Nagamma (1981)
  • Osai (1984)
  • Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) as Santhanam's father
  • Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978) as Vilava
  • Kuzhanthaikkaga (1968) as Constable
  • Gnana Kuzhandhai (1979) as Ambalavaanan
  • Sakalakala Vallavan (1982) as Sundaram
  • Nalla Mudivu (1973)
  • Enga Mama (1970) as Fatafat Sankar
  • Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalaam (1978)
  • Anbe Sangeetha (1979)
  • Jakkamma (1972)
  • Kavari Maan (1979) as Vasu
  • Enga Pattan Sothu (1975)
  • Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi (1977)