Venniradai Moorthy

Venniradai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936)[2] is an Indian actor and comedian. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles.[3] He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. degree in addition to a PhD in astrology.[4] He is married to actress Manimala who played Suhasini's mother in Sindhu Bhairavi and the heroine in Vallavanukku Vallavan (1965). He is also a well known script-writer. Kamal Haasan's first full-fledged film as hero Maalai Sooda Vaa, had Murthy as a script writer.[5]

Venniradai Moorthy
Born
Natesamoorthy Shastri

(1936-07-25) 25 July 1936
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm actor, comedian
Years active1965–2018
Spouse(s)Manimala (m.1966)[1]
ChildrenMano (b.1972)
Parent(s)
  • K. R. Nataraja Sastri (father)

He is especially remembered for his Sunday TV Show 'Meendum Meendum Sirippu', which aired on Sun TV for 11 years.[6] The show had a comical take on common household themes involving slapstick and wordplay, usually ending with a social message. Moorthy wrote much of the material himself, in addition to starring on the show.

Early life

Moorthy is the youngest of seven children of K. R. Nataraja Sastri, a criminal lawyer.[5] He sought to follow in his father's footsteps and studied law, but ultimately never became a lawyer. After completing his BL, he obtained employment as a sales representative of Remington Rand. Moorthy left the job because it involved excess touring, and struggled to find a new job.[4]

Career

After leaving Remington Rand, Moorthy met his friend Chakravarthy, an associate of filmmaker C. V. Sridhar, and told him about his desire to act. Chakravarthy, who had previously seen Moorthy act on stage, told Sridhar about him,[4] and Moorthy made his film debut in Vennira Aadai (1965).[7]

Filmography

TV Serials
  • Meendum Meendum Sirippu (Sun TV)

References
  1. "நடிகை மணிமாலாவை மணந்தார், மூர்த்தி: 5 ஆண்டு காதல், திருமணத்தில் முடிந்தது". Maalai Malar. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017.
  2. "Memories of Madras — Days of baby taxis and food tickets". The Hindu. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. "வெண்ணிற ஆடை மூர்த்தி சின்னத்திரையில் சாதனை" [Venniradai Moorthy succeeded in Television also]. Maalai Malar. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. Shiva Kumar, S. (1982). "Chaplin of Tamil cinema". Mid Day. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "Vignettes from a veteran". The Hindu. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. Indiaglitz. "Venniradai Moorthy: I'm Familiar With Double Meaning Dialogues | May Day Special". YouTube. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "'I can recall every frame of mgr films'". The New Indian Express. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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