Sankaradas Swamigal

Sankaradas Swamigal (22 March 1867 – 13 November 1922) was a Tamil writer, actor, playwright, songwriter and drama producer whose boys company is known for launching the careers of Tamil artists such as 

1. S. G. Kittappa, 
2. K. B. Sundarambal, 
3. M. R. Radha, 
4. S. V. Venkataraman and 
5. K. Sarangapani. 

Sankaradas Swamigal is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil theatre

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