R. S. G. Chelladurai

R. S. G. Chelladurai (2 November 1936 – 29 April 2021), also known as Ayya Chelladurai, was an Indian actor, known for playing supporting roles in Tamil films as a father and as a grandfather. His breakthrough performance came in the film, Theri (2016).^[1][2]

R. S. G. Chelladurai
Born	R. Samuel Gnanadoss Chelladurai 2 November 1936
Died	29 April 2021 (aged 84) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003-2021

For the Indian Tamil comedian who co-starred with Vadivelu in films, see Chelladurai.

Career

Chelladurai began his acting career in church acting troupes, before moving on to work in theatre. As a day job, he worked at the government headquarters.^[3] While his theatre colleagues received opportunities to work with director Shankar in his earlier films, Chelladurai had narrowly lost out on chances. He later made his film debut with Janaki Vishwanathan's Kanavu Meippada Vendum (2004), before going on to working again with the director in Sivaji (2007) and Nanban (2012).^[3]

Chelladurai often appeared in films as a father or grandfather, and worked on over 100 films.^[4] He later notably appeared in films including Maari (2015) where he featured in a comedic role alongside Dhanush and Robo Shankar. Chelladurai won acclaim for his role in Theri (2016).^[5]

Filmography

• Ooruku Nooruper (2003)
• Kanavu Meippada Vendum (2004)
• Anniyan (2005)
• Veyil (2006)
• Sivaji (2007)
• Nanban (2012)
• Karuppampatti (2013)
• Raja Rani (2013)
• Kaththi (2014)
• Maari (2015)
• Theri (2016)
• Kanavu Variyam (2017)
• Spyder (2017)
• Aramm (2017)
• Tik Tik Tik (2018)
• Goli Soda 2 (2018)
• Airaa (2019)
• Natpe Thunai (2019)
• Karuppankaatu Valasu (2020)
• Bhoomi (2021)

Death

He died following a heart attack on 29 April 2021, at his residence in Chennai’s Periyar Nagar.^[6] He was 84 years old.^[7]