A. Karunanidhi


A. Karunanidhi was an Indian actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language films as a comedian. He was active in the field from 1948 till 1978. Though he was a comedian, the roles he played in some of the films were so imperative to the story. A case in point is his role in the award-winning film Veerapandiya Kattabomman. He featured as "Sundaralingam", a servant in Kattabomman's court. The role was developed into a spy and he played it brilliantly. In some of the films, he will not talk much, but his body language itself will make the audience laugh, as in Missiamma. He has also appeared in women's attire in some films. The turning and twisting of his body was well appreciated even by women. In Adhey Kangal, he did the role of a Malayalee cook and spoke Malayalee Tamil, making the audience laugh to their hilt. Apart from acting, at times he gave ideas for comedy scenes in films.
T. P. Muthulakshmi was his co-star in many films.
While he was acting in films, he ran a non-vegetarian hotel called Maamiya Hotel at Thiyagaraya Nagar in Chennai.
He died in 1981, affected by diabetes.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorCo-StarProduced by:
1948Adhithan KanavuT. R. SundaramModern Theatres
1950Digambara SamiyarManickamT. R. SundaramModern Theatres
1950PonmudiEllis R. DuncanModern Theatres
1950Manthiri KumariBhoopalamEllis R. Duncan
T. R. Sundaram		-
1951DevakiGovindhanR. S. ManiModern Theatres
1951SarvadhikariVairagyamT. R. SundaramModern Theatres
1952KalyaniT. G. Raghavacharya
Mohammed Mastan		Modern Theatres
1952ValaiyapathiT. R. SundaramModern Theatres
1954En MagalK. V. R. AcharyaAsoka Films
1954MangalyamK. SomuMAV Pictures
1954PadminiAshok Production
1955Asai Anna Arumai ThambiKaruppuG. R. RaoM. S. S. BhagyamSrimadhi Pictures
1955GulebagavaliT. R. RamannaRR Pictures
1955Guna SundariEldest son-in-lawKamalakara Kameswara RaoT. P. MuthulakshmiVijaya Studios
1955Kalyanam SeydhukkoR. ChandarSri Unity Pictures
1955KathanayakiK. RamnothModern Theatres
1955MaheswariT. R. RaghunathT. P. MuthulakshmiModern Theatres
1955MissiammaPandiyaL. V. PrasadK. A. Thangavelu his bossVijaya Productions
1955MullaivanamV. KrishnanAravind Pictures, Coimbatore
1955Nalla ThangaiS. A. NatarajForward Art Films
1955PennarasiK. SomuMAV Pictures
1955Town BusMannaru K. SomuT. P. MuthulakshmiMAV Pictures
1956Kannin ManigalR. JanakiramMaheswari Pictures
1956Naan Petra SelvamArivumathiK. SomuParagon Pictures
1956PaasavalaiA. S. NagarajanT. P. MuthulakshmiModern Theatres
1957AmbikapathiVengayamP. NeelakantanALS Productions
1957AaravalliNaamanKrishna RaoT. P. MuthulakshmiModern Theatres
1957Manamagan ThevaiP. S. Ramakrishna RaoBharani Pictures
1958Boologa RambaiMahodharanD. YoganandAsoka Pictures
1958Kadan Vaangi KalyaanamDrama artisteL. V. PrasadT. P. MuthulakshmiVijaya Productions
1958Petra Maganai Vitra AnnaiDuttan V. RamanathanModern Theatres
1958SarangadharaV. S. RaghavanT. P. MuthulakshmiMinerva Pictures
1958Thedi Vandha SelvamP. NeelakantanT. P. MuthulakshmiArasu Pictures
1959Alli Petra PillaiK. SomuM. M. Productions
1959Engal KuladeviChanakiyanA. Subba RaoModern Theatres
1959Kan ThiranthathuChadaiyanK. V. SrinivasanNarayanan & Company
1959Pennkulathin PonvilakkuB. VittalacharyaAsoka Pictures
1959Veerapandiya KattabommanSundaralingamB. R. PanthuluT. P. MuthulakshmiPadmini Pictures
1960Aadavantha DeivamKambodhiP. NeelakantanMajestic Studios
1960Adutha Veettu PennVedantam RaghavaiahT. P. MuthulakshmiAnjali Pictures
1960DeivapiraviNairKrishnan-PanjuKamaal Bros
1960Ellorum Innaattu MannarT. Prakash RaoJupiter Pictures
1960Pudhiya PadhaiTapi ChanakyaSri Saradha Pictures
1961Kappalottiya ThamizhanUnnarsamyB. R. PanthuluPadmini Pictures
1961Palum PazhamumA. BhimsinghSaravana Films
1961Panam PanthiyileKrishna RaoMAV Pictures
1961ThirudatheMakku MaamaaP. NeelakantanB. Sarojadevi as his nieceALS Productions
1962Indira En SelvamCompounder KailasamC. PadmanabanVijaya Vauhini Studios
1962Padithal Mattum Podhumaservant of Rao BahadurA. BhimsinghManoramaRanganathan Pictures
1962Thendral VeesumB. S. RangaVikram Productions
1963Kalyaniyin KanavanPolice ConstableS. M. Sriramulu NaiduT. P. MuthulakshmiPakshiraja Studios
1963Konjum KumariMannaru G. ViswanathanModern Theatres
1963Paar Magaley PaarManickamA. BhimsinghKasturi Films
1963Thulasi MaadamK. B. SrinivasanMAV Pictures
1964ChitrangiR. S. ManiModern Theatres
1964Muradan MuthuB. R. PanthuluPadmini Pictures
1966Madras to PondicherryNaidu Thirumalai MahalingamSri Venkateswara Cinetone
1966Mahakavi KalidasR. R. ChandranKalpana Kala Mandhir
1966Mani MagudamUlagappan, Vanchi's brotherS. S. RajendranManorama as his sisterS.S.R. Pictures
1966Sadhu MirandalPassenger Thirumalai — MahalingamSun Beam
1967AalayamThirumalai-MahalingamSunbeam
1968Lakshmi KalyanamG. Or. NathanKrishnalaya
1968Thillana MohanambalOttu playerA. P. NagarajanSri Vijayalakshmi Pictures
1968Thirumal PerumaiNattamaiA. P. NagarajanT. P. MuthulakshmiThiruvenkateswara Movies
1970PaadhukaappuA. BhimsinghSun Beam Productions
1971Aathi ParasakthiK. S. GopalakrishnanChitra Productions
1978ThyagamK. VijayanSujatha Cine Arts
1980Anbukku Naan AdimaiHead ConstableR. ThyagarajanDevar Films