AVS (actor)

AVS
AVS
	Late actor AVS at NTR Trust
Born	Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam; 2 January 1957; Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	8 November 2013 (aged 56); Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, (now in Telangana) India
Occupations	Actor; comedian; producer; director;
Years active	1992–2013

Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema.^[1] A.V.S. was known particularly for his comic dialogue delivery, and expressions. He starred in over five hundred feature films and has garnered four state Nandi Awards, including Best Comedian, and Best character actor.^[2]

Early life and career

AVS was born on 2 January 1957 in Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.^[3] He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film Mister Pellam in 1993. With this film, he became a comedy star in the Telugu film industry. For his role he received many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. He won many private and Government awards for both in films and in TV shows. He produced two films: Uncle and Ori Nee Prema Bangaaram Kanu...!^[4] and directed four films, namely Super Heroes, Ori Ni Prema Bangaaram Kaanu..!, Roommates, and Kothimooka.^[5] He was General Secretary of the Movie Artistes Association for 3 terms.^[6]

Death

AVS sustained kidney and liver trauma for some days. He had a liver transplant in 2008. He died on 8 November 2013 at his son's residence in Manikonda, Hyderabad after multiple organ failure.^[2]^[7]

Selected filmography

As actor

List of films and roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	President Gari Pellam
1993	Mr. Pellam	Gopal
	Mayalodu	Supermarket owner
	Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhomudu
	One by Two
	Abbayigaru
	Ish Gup Chup
1994	Lucky Chance
	Madam
	Pacha Thoranam
	Nannagaru
	Yamaleela
	Subhalagnam	Madhu's house owner
	Pelli Koduku
	Bangaru Kutumbam
	Kishkindha Kanda
	Police Alludu^[8]	Kamesam
	Allari Premikudu	Chandram 's assistant
	Aame
	Super Police	Constable
	Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam
1995	Rikshavodu	G. K. RMP's Assistant
	Ghatotkachudu
	Alluda Majaka	Konda Babu/Gundela Mandela
	Telugu Veera Levara	Supply Subbarao
	Aadaalla Majaka
	Ooriki Monagadu
	Mayabazaar
	Sankalpam
	Ketu Duplicatu
	Sisindri	House Owner
	Rambantu
	Vajram
	Vaddu Bava Thappu
	Subhamasthu	Priest
1996	Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi	S.I.
	Dharma Chakram	Gumastha Gurulingam
	Oho Naa Pellanta
	Mummy Mee Aayanochadu
	Prema Prayanam
	Puttinti Gowravam
	Topi Raja Sweety Roja
	Sahanam
	Hello Guru
	Family
	Ladies Doctor
	Ramudochadu
	Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam
	Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu	Doctor
	Vinodam
1997	Kaliyugam Lo Gandargolam		Also director
	Veedevadandi Babu
	Priyaragalu
	Pelli Sandadi	Kalyani and Swapna's uncle
	Chilakkottudu
	Oka Chinna Maata
	Chinnabbayi
	Priya O Priya
	Super Heroes
	Annamayya
	Master	David
	Adavilo Anna
1998	Paradesi	Bagara Raju
	Rajahamsa
	Ulta Palta
	Subhakankshalu	Nadabrahmam
	Maavidaakulu	Aaha TV owner
	Kante Koothurne Kanu
	Life Lo Wife
	Aavida Maa Aavide	Hotel owner
	Sri Ramulayya
	Suprabhatam		Gopala Krishna's boss
	Kalavari Chellelu Kanaka Mahalakshmi
	Subhalekhalu
1999	Samarasimha Reddy
	Yamajathakudu	Vichitra Gupta
	Raja
	Bharata Ratna
	Sooryavansham		Hindi film
	Alludugaaru Vachcharu
	Rajakumarudu	Rajyalakshmi's brother
	Iddaru Mitrulu
	Krishna Babu
	Ravoyi Chandamama	V. K. Sonty
	Vichitram	Parandhamayya
2000	Sammakka Sarakka
	Postman
	Pelli Sambandham
	Manasu Paddanu Kaani
	Kante Koothurne Kanu
	Maa Pellili Randi
	Thilaadanam
	Kalisundam Raa	Venkatadri
	Yuvaraju
	Chitram
	Jayam Manadera	Sonthi Paramahamsa
	Bachi
	Suri
	Devullu
	Uncle	Jagadish Chandraprasad / Veeraswamy (Uncle)	Also producer
2001	Pandanti Samsaram
	Appa Rao Ki Oka Nela Thappindi
	Narahari
	Chandu
	Akasa Veedhilo
	Adhipathi
	Cheppalani Vundhi
	Veedekkadi Mogudandi
	Muthyam	Dr. G. Sivarama Krishna	^[9]
	Athanu
	Subbu
2002	Chandravamsam
	Indra
	Vachina Vaadu Suryudu	College principal	^[10]
	Pilisthe Palukutha	Shanti's father
	Kadhal Azhivathillai		Tamil film
	Premalo Pavani Kalyan
2003	Gangotri
	The Rite, a Passion
	Vijayam	H. Umapathi
	Sivamani
	Villain
	Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu		Also director and producer
2004	Donga Dongadi
	Venky	Bokka
	Varsham
	Shiva Shankar
	Aaptudu
2005	786 Khaidi Premakatha		^[11]
	Orey Pandu
	Sankranthi	Supermarket owner
	Radha Gopalam
	Allari Pidugu
	Veeri Veeri Gummadi Pandu
	Mahanandi
	Jai Chiranjeeva	Priest
2006	Sri Ramadasu
	Bangaram
	Roommates		Director
2007	Gundamma Gaari Manavadu	Priest
	Madhumasam
	Yamagola Malli Modalayindi
	Nava Vasantham		Special appearance in a song
	Godava
2008	King
2008	Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu
2009	Neramu Siksha
	Bendu Apparao RMP
	Baanam
2010	Young India	A. V. S. Maniyam
	Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam
	Kothimooka	Beggar	Also director
2011	Jai Bolo Telangana		^[12]
	Mayagadu
	Sri Rama Rajyam
2012	Denikaina Ready	Sastry
2013	Balupu
2013	Pavitra
2014	Hum Tum
2014	Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Charitra

Other crew positions

Year	Film	Director	Story	Screenplay	Producer	Notes
1997	Super Heroes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2000	Uncle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also lyricist
2003	Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	Roommates	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2010	Kothimooka	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As voice actor

2000 Thenali - for Delhi Ganesh (Telugu version)

Television

Popula Pette (1997)

Awards

Nandi Awards^[13]

Special Jury Award - Mr. Pellam - 1993
Best Male Comedian - Subha Lagnam - 1994
Special Jury Award - Uncle (2000)
Best Character Actor - Kothimooka (2011)

References

^ Kumar, KV Anand (8 September 1998). "Telugu Cinema's Clean Commedian". Deccan Chronicle. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b "Popular Telugu actor Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam no more - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (9 November 2013). "Veteran Telugu Actor AVS Dies of Liver Ailment; Celebrities React on Twitter". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "AVS - Producer". indyarocks.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ "AVS - Directed Movies". telugumovietalkies.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ "Home". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
^ "Film comedian Amanchi Venkata Subramanyam dies at 56 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "Police Alludu (1994)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Of youth and love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Combining art with a cause". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Idlebrain.com.
^ Jeevi (4 February 2005). "Movie review - 786 (Khaidi Premakatha)". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Jai Bolo Telangana film review - Telugu cinema Review - Jagapati Babu". www.idlebrain.com.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

A.V.S. Subramanyam at IMDb
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[1] Kumar, KV Anand (8 September 1998). "Telugu Cinema's Clean Commedian". Deccan Chronicle. p. 24.

[IE-2] "Popular Telugu actor Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam no more - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[3] Seshagiri, Sangeetha (9 November 2013). "Veteran Telugu Actor AVS Dies of Liver Ailment; Celebrities React on Twitter". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[4] "AVS - Producer". indyarocks.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[5] "AVS - Directed Movies". telugumovietalkies.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[6] "Home". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[7] "Film comedian Amanchi Venkata Subramanyam dies at 56 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[8] "Police Alludu (1994)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[9] Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Of youth and love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[10] "Combining art with a cause". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Idlebrain.com.

[11] Jeevi (4 February 2005). "Movie review - 786 (Khaidi Premakatha)". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[12] "Jai Bolo Telangana film review - Telugu cinema Review - Jagapati Babu". www.idlebrain.com.

[13] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2020.(in Telugu)

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Nandi Award for Best Character Actor
Nandi Awards
1994–2000	Krishnam Raju (1994) K. Viswanath (1995) Prakash Raj (1996) Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao (1997) Kota Srinivasa Rao (1998) Mallikarjuna Rao (1999) Prakash Raj (2000)
2001–2010	Tanikella Bharani (2001) Nandamuri Harikrishna (2002) Prakash Raj (2003) Kota Srinivasa Rao (2004) Chandra Mohan (2005) Kota Srinivasa Rao (2006) Ahuti Prasad (2007) Mukku Raju (2008) L. B. Sriram (2009) AVS (2010)
2011–present	Sammeta Gandhi (2011) Ashish Vidyarthi (2012) Naresh (2013) Rajendra Prasad (2014) Allu Arjun (2015) Naresh (2016)
Category

Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian
1985–1990	Suthi Velu (1985) Rallapalli (1986) Chandra Mohan (1987) Rallapalli (1988) Suthi Velu (1989) Suthi Velu (1990)
1991–2000	Babu Mohan (1991) Sudhakar (1992) Brahmanandam (1993) (1994) Brahmanandam (1995) Brahmanandam (1996) M. S. Narayana (1997) Sudhakar (1998) M. S. Narayana (1999)
2001–2010	L. B. Sriram (2000) M. S. Narayana (2000) Sunil (2001) Suman Setty (2002) M. S. Narayana (2003) Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (2004) Sunil (2005) Venu Madhav (2006) Uttej (2007) Brahmanandam (2008) Vennela Kishore (2009) Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (2010)
2011–present	M. S. Narayana (2011) Raghu Babu (2012) Thagubothu Ramesh (2013) Brahmanandam (2014) Vennela Kishore (2015) Saptagiri (2016)

Nandi Special Jury Award
1983–1990	Vijayachander (1983) Karthik (1987) Kallu Chidambaram (1988) Chiranjeevi (1988) Venkatesh (1988) Jagapathi Babu (1990)
1991–2000	Naresh (1992) Suman (1997) Ravi Teja (1999) Venu Thottempudi (1999) (2000) Srihari (2000) Nagarjuna (2000) Manjula Ghattamaneni (2001) Mahesh Babu (2001)
2001–2010	Surya (2001) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2002) Ravi Teja (2002) Mahesh Babu (2002) Pavan Malhotra (2003) Saritha (2004) Mahesh Babu (2004) Allu Arjun (2004) Sneha (2005) Priyadarshini Ram (2005) Vadde Naveen (2005) Gangaraju Gunnam (2006) Genelia D'Souza (2006) Ram Charan (2007) Bhumika Chawla (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Anushka Shetty (2008) Genelia D'Souza (2009) Ram Charan (2009) Srikanth (2009) Manchu Manoj (2010) Sunil (2010) Samantha Ruth Prabhu (2010)
2011–present	Nagarjuna (2011) Charmy Kaur (2011) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012) Lakshmi (2012) Gautham Vasudev Menon (2012) Anjali (2013) Nithya Menen (2015) Nani (2016)