Thengai Srinivasan Mudaliar | |
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| Born | Srinivasan Mudaliar 21 October 1937 Tamil Nadu, Srivaikuntam in Tuticorin District, India |
| Died | 9 November 1987 (aged 50) Karnataka, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian |
| Years active | 1965–1987 |
| Spouse | Lakshmi (till his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Yogi (grandson) Shrutika (granddaughter) |
Thengai Srinivasan Mudaliar (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix Thengai (coconut) after his role as a coconut-seller in the play Kal Manam. Although originally a comedian, he also performed in other genres and enacted several lead and antagonistic roles.[1]