S. N. Vasanth

S. N. Vasanth
Born	1 January 1957
Died	14 May 2009(2009-05-14) (aged 52)
Other names	Mella Pesungal Vasanth
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983-2009

S. N. Vasanth was an Indian actor who acts mostly in Tamil films and soap operas. The actor was introduced into the Tamil film world by director Bharathi Vasu in the hit film Mella Pesungal. The title of the film became a prefix to his name and he was affectionately called as "Mella Pesungal Vasanth" in the Industry. Vasanth was the president of the 'Chinnathirai Nadigar Sangam' for a considerable period of time. S. N. Vasanth died from a heart attack on may 2009 ^{[1] [2]} He was a relative of actor Radha Ravi. ^[3]

Career

Studied at Adyar Film Institute. He made his debut as an actor in the year 1983 with the movie Mella Pesungal. He has acted in several films including Pulan Visaranai, Moondravadhu Kann, Pudhalvan. He has acted in DD Podhigai Doordarshan television and some private television serials. On 2 November 2003, he started the Chinnathirai Nadigar Sangam ^[4] Association for the development of TV serial actors.

Filmography

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Mella Pesungal
	Thandikkappatta Nyayangal
1984	Sanga Natham
	Ithu Ilavenirkalam
1985	Nermai
1986	Palaivana Rojakkal
1987	Neethikku Thandanai
	Krishnan Vandhaan
	Theertha Karaiyinile
	Kudumbam Oru Kovil
	Aval Mella Sirithal
1988	Varasudochadu		Telugu film; Remake of Theertha Karaiyinile
	Kalicharan
	Paadatha Thenikkal
1989	Dravidan
	Rajadhi Raja
	Poruthathu Pothum
1990	Pulan Visaranai
	Avalkkoru Janmam Koodi		Malayalam; Dubbed in Tamil as Athiradi Abilasha
1991	Sami Potta Mudichu
1992	Thalaivasal
	Chinna Marumagal
	Naalaya Seidhi
	Samundi
1993	Ezhai Jaathi
	Moondravadhu Kann
	Gokulam
	Amaravathi
1994	Veeramani
1995	Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum
1997	Pudhalvan
	Surya Vamsam	Chandran
2000	Kadhal Rojavae
2009	Yavarum Nalam

Television

Year	Title	Channel
1997	Mangai	Sun TV
1998	Akshaya
1999	Kudumbam
2000	Pushpanjali
	Nimmathi Ungal Choice V - Manasatchi
	Anbu Manam
	Amma
2003	Avalum Penthane
2007	Naanayam
2008	Avalukendru Oru Manam	Zee Tamil
	Muthal Manaivi - (Short Film)

References

1. "S.N.Vasanth". Tamil.filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
2. "Popular television actor Vasanth passes away". Web India 123. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
3. Suganth, M. (4 March 2019). "Celebrating 30 years of Raajadhi Raja". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
4. "About stars in Chinnathirai Nadigar Sangam Chennai". www.chinnathirainadigarsangam.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023.

External links

• S. N. Vasanth at IMDb