T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He was posthumously awarded Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 2006.
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Early life and death
T. S. Durairaj was born on 31 December 1910. He was born in Pattukkottai, now in Madras Presidency, British India (now Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) and died on 2 June 1986 at the age of 75.
Career
T. S. Durairaj started his career in films started with 'Boys' drama company which had several talented youngsters who created history in Tamil cinema, including Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, P.U. Chinnappa, K. R. Ramasami, S.S. Rajendran, N.S.Krishnan, T.K. Shanmugham and T.K. Bhagavathi.Durairaj acted on stage and became closely associated with NSK, who was making his way ahead. In ‘Rambayin Kaadhal’ (1939), NSK and T. A. Mathuram took over the comedy parts along with Durairaj, who made a mark with his debut film. As N. S. Krishnan accusation in the Lakshmikanthan murder case, gave T. S. Durairaj more opportunity in the industry and his career graph grew big.
