Vellai Subbaiah

Subbaiah was born in Punjai Puliampatti village, Coimbatore in 1937 but ran away from home at a young age to pursue his interest in acting. Sometime after running away from home he met a drama troupe owner in Anthiyur who offered him a job acting in the troupe. ^[2]

Later, Subbaiah travelled to Madras to pursue a career in cinema. His role was an uncredited appearance in the hugely successful drama Pasamalar. His first major role was as a student in the 1970 film Maanavan.