T. T. Sankaradas Swamigal's credentials as an indefatigable teacher of theatrical skills reached Jaffna, Ceylon, where he went in 1900 to train artists. Stories about the importance given to discipline by him still circulate among performers. Members of his company had to avoid smoking, chewing betel leaves, and drinking liquor. He never praised individuals. Sankaradas Swamigal formed the Samarasa Sanmarga Sabha in 1910 and Tattuva Minalochani Vidya Balasabha in 1918. It used to give training young boys to act. The T. K. S. Brothers began their career here. Swamigal supposedly said that children extended far more cooperation than adults. His troupe influenced the phenomenal growth of boys' companies in Tamil Nadu. The repertoire of "Special drama" as it is now called, owes its existence to him. His several musical plays namely Pavalakkodi, Nallatangal, Kovalan, Valli tirumanam and Gnana Soundariare are still popular especially in southern Tamil Nadu. T. T. Sankaradas Swamigal died in 1922. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |