Mathanavelu Pillai (1906-1971) was an Indian playwright, actor and producer in Malaysia and Singapore. Pillai is recognized as a pioneer of the Tamil theatre arts by the Indian Heritage Board due to his contributions to the Tamil theater in Singapore and Malaya in the 1930s-1950s. He acted, wrote plays, and staged over 60 productions for Tamil audiences. Pillai helped preserve Tamil culture and language during the colonial era, the Japanese Occupation and the post Japanese period.
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| - Mathanavelu Pillai (1906-1971) was an Indian playwright, actor and producer in Malaysia and Singapore. Pillai is recognized as a pioneer of the Tamil theatre arts by the Indian Heritage Board due to his contributions to the Tamil theater in Singapore and Malaya in the 1930s-1950s. He acted, wrote plays, and staged over 60 productions for Tamil audiences. Pillai helped preserve Tamil culture and language during the colonial era, the Japanese Occupation and the post Japanese period. (en)
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| - Thiruchirapalli Mathanavelu Pillai (en)
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| - Thiruchirapalli Mathanavelu Pillai (en)
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| - Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu (en)
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| - Portrait of Mathanavelu Pillai with his harmonium, Devi Productions (en)
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| - TP Subramaniam & Devi Maniam (en)
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| - Jeyaletchumi Thiruchirapalli Ponnusamy Pillai (en)
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| - Mathanavelu Pillai (1906-1971) was an Indian playwright, actor and producer in Malaysia and Singapore. Pillai is recognized as a pioneer of the Tamil theatre arts by the Indian Heritage Board due to his contributions to the Tamil theater in Singapore and Malaya in the 1930s-1950s. He acted, wrote plays, and staged over 60 productions for Tamil audiences. Pillai helped preserve Tamil culture and language during the colonial era, the Japanese Occupation and the post Japanese period. (en)
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