S. S. Chandran (25 September 1941 – 9 October 2010) was an Indian comedy actor, producer, and politician from

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. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a Member of the Parliament representing

in the

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, the upper house of the

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Personal life

His son Rohit has acted in one film '' Oru Murai Sollividu'' (2004).

Film career

He has acted in over 700 films, having started performing at the age of 15. He first acted in dramas which were staged in and around Tamil Nadu and later in Sri Lanka. Among his more popular films are:

Sahadevan Mahadevan ''Sahadevan Mahadevan'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Mohan and S. V. Shekhar, with S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Pallavi, and Madhuri in supporting roles.The music was composed by Shankar ...

Thangamani Rangamani Thangamani Rangamani is a Tamil film, directed by Ramanarayanan. Murali and S. Ve. Shekher are, with S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Pallavi and Devisri in supporting roles. It is an unofficial remake of the 1984 Malayalam movie Poochakkoru Moo ...

, Paati Sollai Thattathey, and Kathanayagan. Chandran has also produced four films.

Partial filmography

;Actor ;Producer & Director ;Dubbing artist

Death

He had a heart attack and died on October 9, 2010. He had undergone a heart bypass surgery in 2009.

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* Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians 2010 deaths Tamil comedians 1941 births Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema {{AIADMK-politician-stub