Person

Thengai Srinivasan

Acting

Known for: Acting
Born: Oct 21, 1937
Died: Nov 9, 1987
From: Srivaikuntam, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India

Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1988) was an Indian actor and popular comedian, who appeared in Tamil-language films in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was given the title Thengai (coconut) after his role as a coconut-seller in the drama Kal Manam, staged by actor K. Kannan. Although originally a comedian, he also performed in other genres and enacted several lead and antagonistic roles.