death_date death_place years_active birth_place children other_names relatives name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
09 november 1988 bangalore , karnataka , india 1965 -- 1988 tamil nadu , india geetha , rajeswari , shivshankar thengai seenivasan yogi -lrb- grandson -rrb- shruthika -lrb- granddaughter -rrb- thengai srinivasan 21 october 1937 lakshmi thengai srinivasan.jpg thengai srinivasan
 srinivasan actor , comedian
thengai srinivasan

thengai srinivasan -lrb- 21 october 1937 -- 9 november 1988 -rrb- was an indian actor and popular comedian , who appeared in tamil-language films in the 1970s and early 1980s .
he was given the title `` thengai '' -lrb- coconut -rrb- after his role as a coconut-seller in the drama `` kal manam '' , staged by actor k. kannan .
although originally a comedian , he also performed in other genres and enacted several lead and antagonistic roles .
