S. V. Subbaiah

Acting

S. V. Subbaiah

Born — Died

1920-01-01 — 1980-01-29

Place of birth

Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

42 titles

S. V. Subbaiah was an Indian stage and film actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language dramas and films. He featured mostly in character roles that communicated emotional feelings. Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Spurning academic pursuits, he joined a drama troupe called ‘Senkottai Ananda Sakthivel Paramananda Boys Company’ when he was 11 years old. Later, he was part of drama troupes such as Balashanmukhananda Sabha and Sakthi Nataka Sabha. Subbaiah's performance as Kavi Anandar in S. D. Sundharam's play Kaviyin Kanavu staged by Sakthi Nataka Sabha in 1945 fetched rave reviews. This paved the way for him to enter Tamil films.

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 17 titles

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Valli and Muthu are in love but their marriage is interrupted when Muthu's father demands dowry for the humiliation he faced at the hands of Valli's family.

Ponnunjal

1973

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Aseervatham

1972

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Thaaliya Salangaiya

1977

Annakili poster
9.0

Thayagu is a teacher who comes to serve in a village. He struggles to attain his desires as he has an unmarried sister and mother to support.

Annakili

1976

Gnana Kuzhandhai poster
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Gnana Sambanthan, a young child, has a divine intervention while visiting Lord Shiva's temple with his parents. Later, he starts composing hymns.

Gnana Kuzhandhai

1979

Vandikkaran Magan poster
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Vandikkaran Magan

1978

Arangetram poster
5.0

Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.

Arangetram

1973

Sathyam poster
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Sathyam is a 1976 Tamil film directed by S. A. Kannan starring Sivaji Ganesan, Jayachitra and Manjula Vijayakumar and Kamal Hassan. The film has Kamal Haasan playing the younger brother of Sivaji Ganesan.

Sathyam

1976

Unakkaga Naan poster
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Best friends Raja and Ramu decide to oppose the union leader of Raja's mill when he creates problems. However, they face several obstacles in their attempt to stop him.

Unakkaga Naan

1976

Idhayakkani poster
6.7

Mohan, a kind-hearted man, not only preaches and believes in equality but also practices it. He marries a poor girl but lands in trouble as she is accused of murdering a scientist.

Idhayakkani

1975

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A brave woman sets out to save an entire village from the atrocities of a cruel man and even dares to kill him in order to free the villagers.

Jakkamma

1972

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan poster
9.0

Set during the time of the Chola invasion, the film tells the story of a courageous Pandiyan king. The king filled the hearts of his people with courage, patriotism and faith to help fight the Cholas.

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

1978

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren poster
9.0

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits.

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

1973

Annai Velankanni poster
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Mary, a nurse in a hospital, narrates the tale of how Mother Mary helped Kamakshi and her son Sundaram in Velankanni village and turned an atheist landlord to a believer by appearing before him.

Annai Velankanni

1971

Adi Parasakthi poster
7.0

A man saved from death by God and told how God help others.

Adi Parasakthi

1971

Sigappukkal Mookkuthi poster
8.0

Sigappukkal Mookkuthi is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist.

Sigappukkal Mookkuthi

1979

Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye poster
7.0

After an accident, Shanti develops extra sensory perception. Since she can foresee future events, people believe she has divine powers. This bothers her and causes problems for her marriage prospects.

Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye

1978

1960s · 13 titles

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Thaayum Magalum

1965

Kalai Kovil poster
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Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kalai Kovil

1964

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Shakuntala's family believes that she brings bad luck as her mother died as soon as she was born. She faces lot of criticism until she meets Mohan, a young man, who is against superstitions.

Panithirai

1961

Kaakum Karangal poster
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After her husband’s death, a woman struggles to raise her only son. Later, he becomes a famous surgeon and gets married to a wealthy girl but misunderstandings drive them apart.

Kaakum Karangal

1965

Kalathur Kannamma poster
7.0

A landlord's son and a farmer's daughter fall in love and marry secretly in a temple. Since their love is not accepted by the families, they are forced to separate while their child grows up in an orphanage.

Kalathur Kannamma

1960

Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar poster
10.0

Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Nemai Ghosh. The film stars K. Vijayan and S. V. Subbaiah in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil along with Kalathur Kannamma.

Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar

1960

Kaaval Dheivam poster
10.0

At Aanaikundram Jail, Superintendent K. Raghavan is no ordinary warden—he's a man of principle who sees each of the 500 inmates not as criminals, but as stories worth understanding. With his wife Alamu, he lives beside the prison walls, offering the compassion of parents to those society has cast aside. Among the inmates is Chamundi, a man whose tragic past still casts a long shadow. In the nearby village of Allikkulam, a young man named Manickam falls in love with Kokila, sparking jealousy in a rival suitor. A heated confrontation leads to Manickam’s imprisonment, bringing him under Raghavan’s watchful eye. As prison life unfolds—with its tensions, secrets, and unexpected humanity—Raghavan’s belief in redemption is put to the test when an unusual act of trust challenges everything he stands for.

Kaaval Dheivam

1969

Irumbu Thirai poster
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Two brothers find themselves against each other when the younger one decides to form a union to oppose the unfair means used by the mill owner, whom the elder brother supports.

Irumbu Thirai

1960

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8.3

Paalum Pazhamum is a 1961 Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and featuring Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki and others. Sivaji is a doctor searching for a cancer cure. Saroja Devi is Sivaji's nurse assistant. Sivaji offers to marry her after her father's death. Saroja Devi assists him in his research. After putting in enormous efforts, Sivaji emerges successful in formulating a new drug but Saroja Devi is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Sivaji neglects his duties as a doctor and starts focusing more on Saroja Devi's health. Saroja Devi flees on a train as she does not wish to divert him from his research.

Paalum Pazhamum

1961

Ramu poster
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Raja returns from war only to learn that tragedy struck his family while he was away. He decides to help his son by leaving his village and seeking treatment for him.

Ramu

1966

Paadha Kaanikkai poster
6.0

Paadha Kaanikkai (English: Offering to the feet) is a 1962 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. R. Radha and Kamal Haasan in lead roles. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 28 September 1962.

Paadha Kaanikkai

1962

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9.0

The deeds of a dishonest man lead three children from a family to be raised by different foster parents. The children grow up in Muslim, Christian and Hindu households respectively.

Paava Mannippu

1961

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7.0

Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly of the British over maritime trade out of India.

Kappalottiya Thamizhan

1961

1950s · 10 titles

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Naalu Veli Nilam

1959

Rambayin Kadhal poster
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Rambayin kadhal (1956) is a Tamil Language Fantasy Fiction movie starring Thangavelu, Banumathi

Rambayin Kadhal

1956

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It is predicted that Kaladhar can only live up to 25 years of age. When he marries Gowri, they rue their short-lived happiness. However, Gauri has immense faith that God will help her.

Soubhagyavathi

1957

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Vaidyalingam Moopanar and his younger brother Sundaralingam live together along with their family. It is one big happy joint family. Vaidyalingam does not have any children while Sundaralingam has two sons. His older son's left hand is paralysed since childhood, while his younger son is studying in college in the city. Vaidyalingam's wife is bitter and keeps cursing Sundaralingam and his family, while Vaidyalingam is very affectionate towards them and is unhappy with his wife for her bad behaviour.

Bhaaga Pirivinai

1959

Naane Raja poster
7.0

Maangani, a tribal princess, is furious when Dhananjay, a prince, insults her feelings for him. Filled with revulsion, she accuses him of misbehaving with her and gets him imprisoned.

Naane Raja

1956

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7.0

A little princess, Ranjani is tattooed with the royal insignia as part of tradition, and the same night, the child is kidnapped by one of the members of the tattoo gang who brings her up as a gypsy girl renaming her Rani. Unaware of her royal lineage, she grows up hawking things on the street and getting into brawls with no punches pulled. She falls in love with a soldier and the story progresses with twists. After several hardships, she realises the truth, and all is well that ends well.

Rani

1952

Mangayar Thilakam poster
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The story starts with the special birthday celebration of a girl. Vasudevan (Sivaji Ganesan) narrates the story which goes back 14 years behind. Karunakaran (S. V. Subbaiah) and Vasudevan (Master Baji) are brothers whose parents had died. They are very much loving and close to each other but Vasudevan longs for mother's love.

Mangayar Thilakam

1955

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Valliyin Selvan

1955

Vanjikottai Valiban poster
6.0

Vanjikkottai Valiban is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film written by Gemini Studios story department consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala in lead with Padmini, P.S. Veerappa, T. K. Shanmugam, Pasupuleti Kannamba, Vijayakumari, K. A. Thangavelu and M. S. Sundari Bai as the ensemble cast of the film.

Vanjikottai Valiban

1958

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9.0

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Manalane is the Blessing of Mangai

1957

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