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Sugumar Shanmugam Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Family, Images & More

Sugumar Shanmugam is an active Tamil film industry actor, casting director, and actors’ trainer. He is a student of the first batch of NSD Bengaluru. The national award for best Tamil film 2019 was won by the film ‘Baram‘ and Sugumar was part of the film as an actor and casting director. Currently, he is a PhD scholar at Pondicherry University, specialising in acting and characterisation. He is also committed to a few Kannada films as casting director and actors’ trainer.
Sugumar Shanmugam Biography
Name | Sugumar Shanmugam |
Real Name | Sugumar Shanmugam |
Nickname | Sugu |
Profession | Theater Artist and Director |
Date of Birth | Yet to be updated |
Age | Yet to be updated |
Zodiac sign | Yet to be updated |
Family | Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated |
Marital Status | Yet to be updated |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Yet to be updated |
Wife | Yet to be updated |
Children | Yet to be updated |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | PhD in acting |
School | Yet to be updated |
College | Annamalai University & Pondicherry Central University |
Hobbies | Reading Books |
Birth Place | Pondicherry, India |
Hometown | Pondicherrya, India |
Current City | Pondicherry, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Sugumar Shanmugam’s Official Social Profiles
facebook.com/suga14
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Interesting facts about Sugumar Shanmugam
- Sugumar Shanmugam has completed his 1 year of internship in acting course in National School of Drama.
- Along with acting in plays and training actors, he also manages a set of eighteen actors in his ‘Pondicherry Theatre Arts Academy’ and continues his experimental works on characterization.
- Now, with the fellowship of the Indian Foundation for Art, (IFA), he is making a documentary film on the techniques of Therukkoothu performer’s transformation to the character and also how to use its nuances to a make a real actor.
- He has also conducted many theatre and film appreciation workshops for students and people of various age groups.
Sugumar Shanmugam about Acting
“Acting is one of the most important parts of the film industry and there are many great actors in Indian cinema. Also, we need trainers but I am not with the opinion that acting can be taught. It need not be taught. It’s psychological. But beyond all this, to give life to a character and make the best of the character, a few techniques can be taught. Many western acting theories are talking about this and it is necessary to communicate with the actors on how to bring out the best in them. I would like to do this.
Also, for stories with important screenplays, good casting is important. In other countries, awards for casting are given. We don’t have it in our country. I want to bring out the importance of casting in all language films. Beyond Tamil Nadu, to the entire extent, it is important and needs to be implemented in the future. People need to understand how a good cast can impact the movie. I am now continuing my research on this.”
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