CastActingPopularity 4%
T. K. Shanmugam
Also credited as T. K. Shanmugham, T.K. Shanmugham, T K Shanmugham
Born Apr 26, 1912Died at 60Thiruvananthapuram, Madras Presidency, British IndiaActing
T. K. Shanmugam (1912 – 1973; also known as "Avvai" T. K. Shanmugam) was a Tamil theatre and film artist. He acquired the prefix "Avvai" after portraying saint-poet Avvaiyar in a play.[1] Kamal Haasan refers to him as his Guru and says this is where he learned acting. When Kamal Hassan starred as a woman, Avvai Shanmugi, in the Tamil adaptation of Hollywood blockbuster Mrs. Doubtfire, it was the actor's tribute to his teacher and thespian.
