Veteran actor V. K. Ramasamy speaks about Dr.M.G.R
Coming on the familiar stage-to-screen in the early 1940s, Ramasamy shot into prominence when, at the age of 21, he donned the role of a 60-year-old father of grown-up sons in `Naam Iruvar' (1947), first film of the AVM Films. `VKR' as the actor became known, did not look back since then.
However, he always got to play only an elderly person throughout his career, which spanned over five decades in which he acted in over 500 films.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Ramasamy acted with almost all leading actors including T.R. Mahalingam, M.G Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Jai Shankar, Ravichandran, Muthuraman, Kamal Hassan and Rajnikant. He was known for his dialogue delivery, especially as a villain or comedian. He was at ease playing any role and paired with the veteran comedienne, Manorama, to play some memorable roles in Tamil films. Peers always respected his old world values of discipline on the sets.
In the later part of his career, Ramasamy produced over 15 films.
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