A. L. Srinivasan
A. L. Srinivasan, also known as A.L.S., (23 November 1923 – 30 July 1977) was a Tamil film producer who is known for having introduced many directors in Tamil cinema. Early life. Srinivasan was the sixth child in a family that had nine children. Kannappa Chettiar, Gandhimathi, Muthammal, Gnanaambal,swarnammaal, Kannadasan andsivakami are the siblings of Srinivasan Career. Starting his career as a financier, Srinivasan slowly graduated to become a distributor and producer. He also owned film studios in Madras and Coimbatore. As a producer, he is credited for having introduced directors such as A. Bhimsingh, Puttanna Kanagal , K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Aroor Dhas, Script writer and P. Madhavan. ALS was the president of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for 13 years. He can be credited with introducing many people to the film industry through his films (35 in total) in five Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada. Personal life. ALS had two children, Kannappan and Visalakshi with his first wife Azhagammai Aachi (died on 21 May 1981). Death. ALS had diabetes and he died on 30 July 1977 following a heart attack.