Veera Santhanam was an Indian painter, activist, and actor.
Veera Santhanam | |
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| Died | 13 July 2017 |
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Career
editHe graduated from Kumbakonam Arts College and his paintings are inspired by murals and everyday life in Chennai.[1] As an activist, he supported Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism during the civil war in the country.[2] He also acted in several films including the Tamil film Kaththi (2014).[3] He played the lead role in Gnanaserukku (2020) won several international awards in world film festival, directed by the independent filmmaker Dharani Rajendran.[4] He won Best Actor award at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela.[4]
Notable artworks
editFilmography
edit- All films are in Tamil.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Sandhya Raagam | Vasu | |
| 2010 | Aval Peyar Thamizharasi | Siva Rao | |
| Magizhchi | Kannupillai | ||
| 2011 | Velayudham | ||
| 2012 | Pizza | Exorcist | |
| 2013 | Pizza II: Villa | Zamindar | |
| Jannal Oram | |||
| 2014 | Kaththi | Old Villager | |
| 2015 | Anegan | Guruji | |
| Urumeen | |||
| 2020 | Gnanaserukku | Veeranediyon | Yet to be released |
Death
editHe died on 13 July 2017 at age 71.[2][3] He died four days after dubbing for his role in Gnanaserukku, which is yet to be release.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Art and a cup of coffee". New Indian Express. 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Painter Veera Santhanam dead". The Hindu. 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Artist-activist Veera Santhanam passes away". Deccan Chronicle. 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Suganth, M. (18 April 2019). "Late artist Veera Santhanam is the lead in this film". The Times of India.