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I had my inhibitions, but as I started attending rehearsals with Cho, YGP gave me major roles and my life in theatre began,” he smiles. YGP said that I should never leave the troupe. Playing a father role, he shared the stage with J Jayalalithaa, Vidya and other renowned stage artists of the time. “I was shocked! And throughout the journey, I was rehearsing my dialogues and I should say, I was nervous!” But, as the curtain went up, life changed for ARS. In between all the excitement of the trip, Sundar broke the news to Srinivasan that one of the main artistes hadn’t turned up and that Srinivasan had to replace him. But, later he had a surprise or rather a shock for me!” he exclaims. Since I am from Thanjavur, he was surprised that I had never been to Thiruvaiyaru. The team was planning to go on a trip to Thanjavur and Thiruvaiyaru and invited me to join them. “We had general conversations in the beginning and gradually became close. I said I wasn’t interested in acting.īut, everyone knew the quality of United Amateur Artists and encouraged me to consider it.” ARS then visited YGP and they clicked instantly. After the act, he said that my acting was good and asked if I wanted to take it up professionally.
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“One such year, Sundar, YG Parthasarathy’s brother dropped in while I was performing. This changed my life in many ways.” A former employee of Philips, the Kalaimamani recipient recalls that the Independence Day programme at office used to be filled with entertainment, music and other performances and he was also asked to perform a skit. But, I met with an accident and had to rest for almost three months. “I was interested in cricket and was even about to be a part of the Ranji trophy. ARS’ entry into theatre was an accident - literally. In fact I didn’t even know I could act!” he recalls.
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The man who has done over 110 films, 63 TV shows and over 3,000 stage plays, in a career spanning over 50 years, chats with City Express about his journey into theatre, his interest in cricket, his memorable moments under the arch light, being a pioneer in television and more. The walls in the ‘discussion room’ of Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar recipient AR Srinivasan aka ARS at Sarangapani Street, T Nagar, is lined with awards, citations and vintage photographs of the octogenarian - a reminiscent of his work in theatre and cinema.