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V. K. Ramasamy (actor)
Indian actor, comedian and film producer
In this Indian name, the name Virudhunagar Kanthan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ramasamy.
Virudhunagar Kanthan Ramasamy (1 January 1926 – 24 December 2002) better known as VKR was an Indian actor, comedian and film producer who was known for his versatility in various character roles, he played in Tamil films from 1947 to 2001.
Biography
[edit]V. K. Ramasamy was born in Amaravilaa, Madras State, now Tamil Nadu on 1 January 1926 to Thangam Chettiar and Angammal.[1] The veteran character actor and comedian, was interested in acting since childhood joined Bala Gana Sabha of Ponnusamy Pillai. Ramasamy shot into prominence when, at the age of 21, he donned the role of a 60-year-old father of grown-up sons in Naam Iruvar (1947), first film of the AVM Films. "VKR" as the actor became known, did not look back since then. However, he always got to play only an elderly person throughout his career, which spanned over five decades in which he acted in over 500 films. In the 1960s and 1970s, Ramasamy acted with almost all leading actors including T. R. Mahalingam, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Jai Shankar, Ravichandran, Muthuraman
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Veteran Tamil single comedian VK Ramasamy testing dead
PTI | ByPress Trust show evidence of India, Chennai
Dec 24, 2002 02:39 PM Ethereal
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Reflections on K. R. Ramasamy (1914-1971)
The Singing Star of the ‘40s and ‘50s
by Sachi Sri Kantha, August 19, 2021
K.R. Ramasamy (circa 1950s)
The name Ramasamy had a good omen among Tamil cinema actors. According to my count, at least five actors carried this name. In chronological order of birth, they are ‘Pulimootai’ (Tamarind-sack) T.R. Ramasamy Aiyar (1912 – ?), ‘Friend’ Ramasamy (1914-1971), K. R. Ramasamy (1914-1971), V.K. Ramasamy (1926-2002) and ‘Cho’ Ramasamy (1934-2016). Among these five, four excelled in comedy roles. The exception was Kumbakonam Ramabatran Ramasamy (hereafter KRR), who was a singing hero, with an incomparable scintillating voice.
Unlike other four comedians sharing his name, KRR was a founder member of the DMK party. His 40th death anniversary passed by on Aug. 5. In this appreciation to KRR’s career as a singing star, I have assembled details about him, from three reliable sources – namely autobiographical memoirs of MGR, lyricist Vaali and a 1973 academic paper by Robert L. Hardgrave. It deserves mention that the guru of KRR’s political mentor Annadurai (Anna, 1909-1969), was also a Ramasamy – the atheist E.V. Ramasamy Naicker (1879-1973).
Unfortunately, a well-deserved entry is missing for KRR in the Encyclopaedia of In