
Serukulathur Sama was a Tamil film actor who was primarily known for playing the role of the Hindu god Krishna in mythological films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in the village Serukalathur in Thanjavur district to Mirasudar (Manager of own farm) Vaidyanadhaiyer, his birth name was Swaminathan. When he was 5 years old his mother died and the father re-married. So Swaminathan went to live with his uncle in Thanjavur. He learned Carnatic music along with academic studies. After passing the S. S. L. C. examination, he married and begot 3 children. He went to Madras in search of employment. There he worked as a clerk for 2 months in the office of the Indian National Congress Party and then for 10 years in the Cosmopolitan Club.
as Sadanandham
as Rupa Goswami
1945

1951

as Sadanandham
1962

as Cheenakar
1943

as Lord Krishna
1937
as Saadhu Uthamar
1950

as Kambar
1937

as Buddhist Monk
1945

as Siva Yogi
1939

1948
as Sambandam Pillai
1955
as Jakamba
1955
1955

as Sadanandham
1962
as Sivasarmar
1962
1957
as Sambandam Pillai
1955
as Jakamba
1955

1951
as Saadhu Uthamar
1950

1948
as Rupa Goswami
1945

as Buddhist Monk
1945

as Cheenakar
1943

as Nandan
1942

as Kanwa
1940

as Siva Yogi
1939

as Kambar
1937

as Lord Krishna
1937
as Krishna
1934