Cho Ramaswamy
| Cho Ramaswamy Srinivasa Iyer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 October 1934 Mylapore, Madras, India |
| Died |
7 December 2016 (aged 82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer, editor |
| Notable credit(s) | Thuglak |
| Spouse(s) | Shrimati Soundara Ramaswamy(m1966) |
| Family | R. Srinivasa Iyer (Father) Rajammal (Mother) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2017) |
Srinivasa Iyer, also known as"Cho" Ramaswamy (5 October 1934 – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright and dialogue writer, film director and lawyer in Tamil Nadu.
Cho made his debut in 1963 with Paar Magale Paar as comedian. From 1963 to 2005 he acted in 180 Tamil films and directed 5 films.He also wrote and directed 20 plays. He also wrote and acted in 27 Television serials. He wrote 10 books. Apart from actor, he was both the screenplay and story writer of films like Thenmazhai, Ninaivil Nindraval, Bommalattam, Aayiram Poi, Panam Paththum Seyyum, all of which proved to be box-office hits.
Cho played the role of a bike mechanic in a play "Petralthan Pillaiya" written by Pattu of the United Amateur Artistes (UAA), which became a huge success. When the play was later adapted into a film by director A. Bhimsingh, Sivaji Ganesan persuaded Cho to play the same role in the film too, leading to Cho's entry into the film world.
Many scenes in Hindi films have been directly borrowed and plagiarized from what Cho performed in his films. The sequence in Adimai Penn where Cho exchanges the various glasses of juices kept while narrating a story to R.S.Manohar, by which the villains poisonous glass gets mixed up, was later on borrowed in Andaz Apna Apna in 1994 where Aamir Khan foils plan of the villains. Similarly the scene in Thenmazhai where Cho acts as a doctor to look after a fraud patient played by Nagesh and brings carpenter's tools to operate on patient, was again copied in Andaz Apna Apna in 1994.
Mr. Cho and Jayalalithaa have worked together in 19 films and also had been part of the same drama troupe. In fact, Mr. Cho had been consulted at the creation of Jayalalithaa's political career by the then actress and by MGR himself.During the rehearsal of a play 'The Whole Truth', Cho, donning the role of the villain, was supposed to strangle the character played by Jayalalitha but as he closed in, she could not help laughing instead of being afraid. She later disclosed "His expressions made me laugh,".After years Cho said "She might have treated my stinging comments too as comical."
His career best performances are regarded as Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, Thenmazhai, Ninaivil Nindraval, Bommalaatam, Delhi Mappilai, Adimai Penn, Dharsinam, Neelagiri Express, Annaiyum Pithavum, Aayiram Poi, Deiva Sankalpam, Malligai Poo, Manam Oru Kurangu, Antharangam, Nirai Kudam, Therottam, Kashi Yaatirai, Thangapadhakkam, En Annan, Engal Thangam, Oli Vilaku, Kanavan, Kumarikkottam, Maattukara Velan, Engal Thangam, Pugundha Veedu, Ulagam Ivvalavudhaana, Velum Mayilum Thunai and Neerum Neruppum. He was both the screenplay and story writer of films like Thenmazhai, Ninaivil Nindraval, Bommalattam, Aayiram Poi, Panam Paththum Seyyum, all of which proved to be box-office hits.
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