Cho Ramaswamy

Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934  – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a popular comedian in the 1960s and 70s, and had acted with all the top stars in that period.

Cho Ramaswamy
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
16 November 1999 (1999-11-16) – 15 November 2005 (2005-11-15)
President
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
ConstituencyNominated
Founder & Author of Thuglak
In office
14 January 1970 (1970-01-14) – 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySwaminathan Gurumurthy
Personal details
Born
Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy

(1934-10-05)5 October 1934
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died7 December 2016(2016-12-07) (aged 82)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse
Soundaramba Ramaswamy
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(m. 1966)​
Children2
RelativesRamya Krishnan (niece)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Political satirist
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
  • Editor
  • Director
  • Screen writer
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2017)
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