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P. S. Veerappa | |
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| Born | Pollachi S. Veerappa (1911-09-10)10 September 1911 |
| Died | 11 September 1998(1998-09-11) (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor,Producer |
| Years active | 1939-1998 |
| Spouse | Veera Lakshmi |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Kalaimamani, Rajiv Gandhi Award |
P. S. Veerappa (10 September 1911 – 11 September 1998) was an Indian, Tamil actor and a producer ofTamil cinema.[1][2]
Born in 1911, Veerappa belonged toKangeyam, then part ofCoimbatore District inMadras Presidency. But he grew up in his grandfather’s house inPollachi right from an early age. He was interested in studies but there were no income sources due to large members in family. He tried many small trading business which never gave him good returns. Before moving toMadras he used to act in plays which was conducted in temple festival in nearby temple townSivanmalai where he sawK. B. Sundarambal and her brother. They insisted him to join cinema and told him to come toMadras. So he moved to Madras with the aim of joining cinema; he expressed his desire to her and Sundarambal sent him toEllis R. Dungan with a recommendation letter.[3]
Duncan was directing the filmManimekalai at that time in which Sundarambal had an important role. And, Veerappa was introduced to cinema through that film in 1939. His next films wereUdayanan Vasavadatta, in whichG. N. Balasubramaniam andVasundhara Devi were the lead pair and Jupiter Pictures’Sri Murugan withC. Honnappa Bhagavathar as the hero.M. G. Ramachandran was also in the cast and Veerappa and became friends with him after this film. Their duo acted in many films together as hero and villain. Veerappa’s popular laughter "ha ..ha ..haa .." was first tried in the filmChakravarthi Thirumagal in which MGR was the hero. As it had tremendous response, it was continued by Veerappa in all his subsequent films and it became his trademark. In the filmVanjikottai Valiban, there is a dance sequence in whichVyjayanthimala andPadmini are both dancing, challenging each other in the songKannum Kannum Kalanthu. In this scene, Veerappa shouts, "Sabhaash … sariyana potti …", welcoming the challenge. And, in another filmMahadhevi, Veerappa, the villain, would chase the heroineK. Savithri with so much lust. In the scene in which he realizes that he could never get Savithri, he would say, "Manadhaal Mahadevi, illaiyel maranadevi …". This dialogue gets consistent claps from the audience even today.[citation needed] .[3]
He was associated with six Chief Ministers (C. N. Annadurai,M. Karunanidhi,M. G. Ramachandran,N. T. Rama Rao,V. N. Janaki &J. Jayalalithaa) as an actor and producer.
Sivaji Ganesan was a great admirer and fan of Veerappa’s acting and his ‘famous’ laughter. Sivaji had openly expressed this admiration on many occasions. Veerappa had acted as the villain with four generation heroes, starting from MGR and Sivaji to heroes likeKamal Haasan,Rajinikanth andVijayakanth. A molded villain in movies, Veerappa was a great human being in real life. He became a producer also and produced many films. Veerappa, died in September 1998. He had a daughter and a son. His son P. S. V. Hariharan is a film producer.
| Yeat | Film | Directors | Notes |
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| 1958 | Pillai Kaniyamudhu | M. A. Thirumugam | |
| 1960 | Veerakkanal | G. K .Ramu | |
| 1962 | Aalayamani | K. Shankar | |
| 1963 | Anandha Jodhi | V. N. Reddy | |
| 1964 | Andavan Kattalai | K. Shankar | |
| 1966 | Yaar Nee | Sathyam | |
| 1968 | Aadmi | A Bhimsingh | Hindi |
| 1969 | Ponnu Maapillai | S. Ramanathan | |
| 1971 | Iru Thuruvam | S. Ramanathan | |
| 1979 | Thisai Maariya Paravaigal | S. Jagadeesan | |
| 1980 | Megathukkum Dhagam Undu | S. Jagadeesan | |
| 1982 | Pattanathu Rajakkal | S. A. Chandrasekhar | |
| 1984 | Vetri | S. A. Chandrasekhar | |
| Kadamai | Rama Narayanan | ||
| Sabaash | Rama Narayanan | ||
| Vesham | Rama Narayanan | ||
| 1985 | Mannukketha Ponnu | Ramarajan | |
| 1986 | Odangal | Ameerjan | |
| 1986 | Marakka Matten | Ramarajan | |
| 1987 | Thulasi | Ameerjan | |
| 1991 | Vanakkam Vaathiyaare | Ameerjan |