T. K. Shanmugam

T. K. Shanmugam
T. K. Shanmugam in early 1950s
Background information
Birth nameShanmugam
Also known asAvvai Shanmugam
Born26 April 1912
Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore state (present-day Kerala)
OriginNagercoil, (present-day Kanyakumari District)
Died15 February 1973 (aged 60)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationsActor
Years active1918–1973

Thiruvananthapuram Kannuswamy Shanmugam (1912–1973; also known as "Avvai" T. K. Shanmugam) was a Tamil theatre and film artist. He acquired the prefix "Avvai" after portraying saint-poet Avvaiyar in a play.

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