Serugalathur Sama
Serukulathur Sama was a Tamil film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in the village Serukalathur in Thanjavur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father re-married. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club.
Acting
Movie
Ezhai Padum Paadu
as Saadhu Uthamar
1950
Movie
Draupadi Vastrapaharanam
as Krishna
1934
Movie
Marmayogi
1951
Movie
Thiruneelakantar
as Siva Yogi
1939
Movie
Raja Mukthi
1948
Movie
Ambikapathy
as Kambar
1937
Movie
Rani Lalithangi
1957
Movie
Meera
as Rupa Goswami
1945
Movie
Avana Ivan!?
as Sadanandham
1962
Movie
Nandanar
as Nandan
1942
Movie
Pattinathar
as Sivasarmar
1962
Movie
Burma Rani
as Buddhist Monk
1945
Movie
Koteeswaran
as Jakamba
1955
Movie
Sakuntalai
as Kanwa
1940
Movie
Sivakavi
as Cheenakar
1943
Movie
Chintamani
as Lord Krishna
1937
Movie
Doctor Savithri
as Sambandam Pillai
1955