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Cho Ramaswamy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 16 November 1999 – 15 November 2005 | |
| President |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Founder & Author of Thuglak | |
| In office 14 January 1970 – 7 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Swaminathan Gurumurthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy 5 October 1934[1] Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 7 December 2016 (aged 82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse |
Soundaramba Ramaswamy
(m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ramya Krishnan (niece) |
| Occupation |
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| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2017) |
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Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934 [1] – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a popular comedian in the 1960s and 1970s, and had acted with all the top stars in that period.[2]
- ^ a b Geetha, V. (7 December 2016). "Cho Ramaswamy (1934-2016): Writer and editor who was a relentless critic of power and its misdeeds". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Cho Ramaswamy". veethi.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.