
Birthday: June 26, 1904
Death: January 11, 1963
Serukulathur Sama was a Tamil film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in the village Serukalathur in Thanjavur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father re-married. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club.

March 12, 1937

January 01, 1934

December 12, 1940

February 01, 1951

April 01, 1939

April 10, 1943

October 09, 1948

December 11, 1937

September 21, 1957

November 03, 1945

November 09, 1950

August 31, 1962

September 20, 1942

January 01, 1962

January 01, 1945

November 13, 1955

November 25, 1955