Amarasigamani (12 November 1950 – 21 June 2021) was an Indian actor and poet who worked on Tamil films and television serials.

Career

Amarasigamani began his acting career in drama troupes, working with actors such as

S. V. Sahasranamam Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam (29 November 1913 – 19 February 1988), also known as S. V. S., was an Indian actor and director. Primarily a theatre actor, he also worked in over 200 films, mainly in Tamil cinema. Early lif ...

Komal Swaminathan Komal Swaminathan (born 27 January 1935 in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, died 1995) was a congressional activist in his early years, a Tamil theater personality, film director and journalist. Early life Swaminathan joined the school of S. V. S ...

and V. Gopalakrishnan. He later wrote the dialogue for the Tamil film ''Mudhalai (Dost Magarmach)''. Amarasigamani notably worked on films such as ''

Anniyan ''Anniyan'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The plot centres on a disillusioned everyman whose frustration at what he see ...

'' (2005), ''

Sivaji Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin). Career Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...

'' (2007) and ''

Evano Oruvan ''Evano Oruvan'' ( en, Someone) is a 2007 Tamil-language drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's critically acclaimed Marathi film, ''Dombivli Fast'', which i ...

'' (2007). On television, he made appearances in the shows ''Sontham'', ''

Uravugal Uravugal () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 1 June 2009. The show starring by Archana Krishnappa, Bhavana, Shreekumar, Rajkanth and Durga. The series also reunited Bhavana, Shreekumar and ...

'' and ''

Ponnunjal ''Ponnunjal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by K. S. Kutralingam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini. It was released on 15 June 1973. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesa ...

''. The government of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

honored Amarasigamani with the

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

award in the 'Sirantha Gunachitra Nadigar' (Best Character Artist) category. He was also awarded the 'Kavimaamani' award (Best Poet) by Bharathy Kalai Kazhagam in Chennai.

Death

He died aged 70 on 21 June 2021, following a cardiac arrest. He had suffered from

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for several years prior to his death. He was survived by his wife Shyamala Devi, three sons and a daughter.

Partial filmography

Films

;As actor *''

Naan Adimai Illai ''Naan Adimai Illai'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dwarakish. The film stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi. This was the last Tamil film for Sridevi in 1980s who then concentrated on her Bollywood career, thoug ...

'' (1986) *''

Pagaivan ''Pagaivan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan, starring Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj and Anjala Zaveri. The film revolves around a kidnapping undertaken by Ajith's character and the actions that the ...

'' (1997) *''

Raman Abdullah ''Raman Abdullah'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Sivakumar, Karan and Vignesh. It is a remake of the 1994 Malayalam film ''Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji''. The film was released on 22 August 19 ...

'' (1997) *'' Bharathi'' (2000) *'' Baba'' (2002) *''

Ramanaa ''Ramanaa'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, stars Vijayakanth, Ashima Bhalla and Simran in lead roles. The film is about a man named Ramana who decides to abolish corruption co ...

'' (2002) *''

Julie Ganapathi ''Julie Ganapathi'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written, photographed, edited and directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Saritha, Jayaram and Ramya Krishnan. It is based on the 1987 Stephen King novel '' Misery''. ...

'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *''

Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam ''Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film featured Dhanush and Priyamani , while Karunas and Delhi Ganesh played supporting roles. The music for the film was ...

'' (2005) *''

Rendu ''Rendu'' () a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu. The film stars Madhavan Madhavan may refer to: People * James Madhavan (died 1973), Fijian politician * Kavya Madhavan (born 1985), ...

'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2007) *'' Guru Sishyan'' (2010) *''

Eththan ''Eththan'' (), also known as ''Ethan'', is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by L Suresh. The film stars Vimal and Sanusha, whilst Jayaprakash and Sarvajit appear in supporting roles. The music was composed b ...

'' (2011) *'' Sadhurangam'' (2011) *'' Aachariyangal'' (2012) *'' Maanga'' (2015) *''

Killadi ''Killadi'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh, and produced by Salem Chandrasekharan. It stars Bharath and Nila, while Vivek and Roja play pivotal roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva. ...

'' (2015)

Television

*''Premi'' (1998) *''Oru Pennin Kadhai'' (1998-2000) *''Sontham'' (1999) *''Take it Easy vazhkai'' (2001-02) *''sorgam'' (2003-04) *''

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'' (2004) *''Nimmathi'' (2005-2007) *''Ketti Melam'' (2006-2008) *'' Kasthuri'' (2006) *''Surya'' (2006) *''Vairanenjam'' (2007-2009) *''aadajanma '' (2008-2010(

Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...

)) *''Swarna manasu'' (2008-2010(

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)) *''Girija M.A.'' (2007-2008) *''

'' (2009) *''

'' (2013)

References

External links

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