K. R. Ramsingh

K. R. Ramsingh (c. 1915 – 18 October 1985) was an Indian theatre, film and voice actor.

Early life Ramsingh was born into a Rajput family in Nagercoil, Travancore (present day Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu). He was educated at the Hindu Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. At a very young age, he was drawn towards theatre. Since his parents were not supportive of his decision, he had to leave his family and join an amateur drama company. After working for some companies, he joined the "Sri Ramabala Gaana Vinoda Sabha", a theatre group which consisted of future artists including M. S. Viswanathan and R. Muthuraman. During this time, Ramsingh won acclaim for acting in a play called Puyalukkuppin – he performed the role of a dictator. Later, he acted in a devotional play based on the life of the Vaishnava sage Thirumazhisai Aazhwar. It was staged in Madras for over 400 days. After establishing himself as a leading theatre artist, he got offers to act in films. He played the lead role as saint Vishwamitra in the 1948 Tamil film Brahmarishi Vishwamithra. He was paired opposite T. R. Rajakumari, who played the role of Menaka. The dialogues of the film were written by playwright Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar. The film was also released in Hindi with Ramsingh reprising his role. However, the film's failure prompted Ramsingh to go back to theatre. Ramsingh was next seen in M. G. Ramachandran's Nadodi Mannan, where he played Bhanumathi Ramakrishna's father, Mahadevi, and Marutha Nattu Veeran. 1949 Kanniyin Kathali Durjayan 1950 Vijayakumari amputated Wizard 1952 Puyal 1957 Mahadhevi 1958 Nadodi Mannan Veerabahu 1959 Minnal Veeran 1961 Marutha Nattu Veeran 1961 Naaga Nandhini 1965 Thazhampoo Murugan 1965 Aasai Mugam Plastic surgeon 1967 Arasa Kattalai 1969 Anjal Petti 520 1973 Baghdad Perazhagi 1976 Thunive Thunai Bullock cart driver 1980 Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu Awards and honours Ramsingh was awarded the Kalaimamani award for his contributions to arts.