{{Short description|Indian actress and playback singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = T. A. Mathuram | image = Paithiakaran 1947 film.jpg | caption = N.S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram from the 1947 Tamil film ''Paithiakaran'' | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|10|14}} | birth_place = Srirangam, Trichinopoly District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tiruchirappalli district,<br/>Tamil Nadu, India) | death_date = {{death date and age |1974|05|23|1918|10|14 |df=yes}} | death_place = Madras (now Chennai),<br/>Tamil Nadu, India | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = | spouse = N. S. Krishnan | children = | website = }} '''T. A. Mathuram''' (14 October 1918 – 23 May 1974) was an Indian actress and playback singer.<ref name=pp>{{cite journal |journal=Pesum Padam |title=T. A. Mathuram |date=June 1949 |page=64}}</ref>
== Biography and career == Mathuram was born in Srirangam on 14 October 1918 in a family of artists. Her first Tamil film was Rathnaavali released in 1935. Her next film was Vasantha Sena produced in Poone and released in 1936. She paired with N. S. Krishnan in this film.<ref name=pp /> She married him later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-and-fall-ns-krishnan-tamil-cinema-s-legendry-comedian-who-died-tragedy-53723 |title=Rise and Fall of N. S. Krishnan .. |website=thenewsminute.com |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>
She and Krishnan became a popular comedy duo in South Indian cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=27 November 2014 |title=When NSK met Mathuram |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/lighter-vein-column-nsk-part-3/article6639763.ece |access-date=15 May 2020 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Indian playback singer Ramya NSK is a granddaughter of Mathuram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Tamil fame Ramya NSK ties the knot with actor Sathya; see their wedding pic |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-fame-ramya-nsk-ties-the-knot-with-actor-sathya-see-their-wedding-pic/articleshow/71153655.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Tamil contestant Ramya NSK ties the knot with actor Sathya. See pics from their wedding ceremony |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/bigg-boss-tamil-contestant-ramya-nsk-ties-knot-actor-sathya-wedding-ceremony-pictures-550134 |last=Karki |first=Tripti |date=17 September 2019 |website=India TV News |language=en |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
Mathuram died in a road accident in 1974<ref>{{Cite web |title=உயிரே போனாலும் ஒரு நடிகருக்கு திருமணம் செய்துவைக்கமாட்டேன் என்று சொன்ன அம்மா.! அந்த நடிகை யார்.?KPTV - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8JC7j-4wv0 |access-date=18 July 2020 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Incomplete list|date=April 2017}} *Ratnavali (1935) *Vasantha Sena (1936)<!--When you link this film, it is getting linked to the 1985 version of the film, and not the 1936 version.--> *Baktha Thulasidas (1937) *Ambikapathy (1937) *Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal (1939) *Maya Machhindra (1939) *Pandurangan (1939) *Prahalada (1939) *Naveena Vikramadityan (1940) *Aryamala (1941) *Ashok Kumar (1941) *Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam (1941) *Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1941) *Kannagi (1942) *Manonmani (1942) *Sivakavi (1943) *Mangamma Sabatham (1943) *Haridas (1944) *Poompaavai (1944) *Bharthruhari (1944) *Paithiyakkaran (1947) *Chandralekha (1948) *Amarakavi (1948) *Nallathambi (1949) *Ratnakumar (1949) *Mangayarkarasi (1949) *Inbavalli (1949), *Parijatham (1950) *Laila Majnu (1950) *Manamagal (1951) *Vanasundari (1951) *Panam (1952) *Mudhal Thethi (1955) *Madurai Veeran (1956) *Ambikapathy (1957) *Yaar Paiyan? (1957)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhuram, T. A.}} Category:1918 births Category:1974 deaths Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Actresses from Tiruchirappalli Category:Tamil comedians Category:20th-century Indian actresses Category:20th-century Indian comedians