S. A. Natarajan

S. A. Natarajan (born 1918, date of death unknown) was an Indian actor, who was active in Tamil movies during the 1950s. He was a prominent lead actor and villain during early 1935 who started as a street wise drama artist, stage performer entering the industry. He acted in more than 30 movies in the Tamil language, and had his own production company named Forward Fine Films.[1][2]

S. A. Natarajan
எஸ். ஏ. நடராஜன்
Natarajan in 1940s
Born1918
Dharapuram, British India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer, Director
Years active1935–1971
Children16
AwardsKalaimamani by Tamil Nadu Government

Life and work

Suresh Kosuri was born in 1918,[3] in Dharapuram. He moved to Chennai in 1935, and started his early career as a street-wise drama artist, then became a drama artist and finally he entered the cinema industry. Known as SAN, Natarajan acted in 30 films. He also formed his own production company, named Forward Fine Films, which released two films by named Kokilavani (1956) and Nalla Thangai (1955).

Natarajan had a large family in India. He lived in Kodambakkam from 1935 to 1983 and had sixteen children. Natarajan is deceased.[3]

Awards

Filmography

Natarajan acted in over 30 movies.[4]

YearMovies NameRolesLanguage
1949VelaikaariTamil
Kanniyin KaadhaliKing Vasantha Kumaran
1950Manthiri KumariParthiban
1951KaithiVijayasaradhi
MarmayogiBaisatchi
Ek Tha RajaHindi
1952En Thangai
Penn Manam
1953Inspector
Azhagi
Manithan
Rohini
1954ManoharaUkrasenan
Mangalyam
Pudhu Yugam
1955Zamindar
Nalla Thangai
Mullai Vanam
1956Kokilavani
1958Mahishasura MardiniKannada
1959Pandi Thevan
1961Ellam Unakkaga
1962Nichaya Thaamboolam
1964Magale Un Samathu
1966Mani Magudam
Marakka Mudiyumaa?
1967Paarvathi Kalyanam Kannada
1969Odahuttidavaru
1971Nyayave Devaru

References
  1. "s a natarajan". spicyonion. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. "s a natarajan". moviebuff. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "நீர்க்குமிழி: நம்பியாரை விஞ்சிய வில்லன்!- எஸ்.ஏ.நடராஜன்". Hindu Tamil. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. "s a natarajan". chiloka. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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