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United Amateur Artistes, the oldest among Tamil Theatre
groups active today, was founded in 1952 by that doyan
of Tamil theatre the late Sri. Y. G. Parthasarathy
along with his writer-director-actor friend Pattu
and has been continuously staging plays ever since.
Many famous personalities have come through the portals
of this great institution over the years and the list
includes formidable personalities of stage and screen
including the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Hon. Ms.
Dr. J. Jayalalitha, apart from her mother Sandhya,
Aunt Vidya, Nagesh, V. Gopalakrishnan, Srikanth, Lakshmi,
her mother Rukmani, Cho, Ragini, Sukumari, Vaishnavi,
Radha Ravi, Yuvasree, etc., and has to its credit
more than 5500
performers so far. It is the most widely travelled
group internationally to stage its plays, having travelled
to Malaysia/Singapore as early as 1978.
Since then it has gone to USA and Canada in 1989,
Australia & Singapore in 1990,
Srilanka in 1992,
USA, Denmark & Paris in 1993,
Srilanka, Bangkok, USA, London & Paris in 1994
and once again USA in 1998
with their highly successfrul play - SVUAA ( Seidhigal
Vasippathu UAA). UAA made a tour of USA in September
2000.
Malaysia and Hongkong in January 2001
and Europe in 2002.
UAA toured USA again in 2003 and
toured USA, Denmark, Norway and Malaysia
in 2005.
Toured in September 2006
to Dubai and USA. It has produced 55
full length plays in its illustrious carreer so far,
some of which have also been made into successful
movies. Today Y .Gee Mahendra, with a record of 45
years of stage acting and more than 250
films and innumerable TV Serials to his credit, is
leading this talented troupe, holding aloft the banner
of UAA while his mother Mrs. Y.G.P continues to hold
active interest in the activities of the Institution.
We propose to continue to take abroad several of very
popular plays-all comedies with purposeful themes.
UAA has recently celebrated it's Golden Jubilee in
the year 2002 and is still going on strong in its
54th
year.
| No
|
Play
|
Year
|
Author
|
Performances
|
| 1
|
Vardhakshanai
|
1952
|
ATK
|
1
|
| 2
|
Manoratham
|
1952
|
T.K.
Govindan |
3
|
| 3
|
Kalai
Kolai Case |
1952
|
R.Parthasarathy
|
12
|
| 4
|
It
Happened at Mid-night |
1953
|
Pattu
|
48
|
| 5
|
Oh!What
a Girl |
1954
|
A
T K & Pattu |
53
|
| 6
|
Dial
Mr. Sanjeevi |
1955
|
Pattu
|
65
|
| 7
|
This
is Heaven |
1955
|
Pattu
|
27
|
| 8
|
Eman
Emanthal |
1955
|
Pattu
|
62
|
| 9
|
Never
Say Die |
1956
|
Pattu
|
38
|
| 10
|
Pavam
Balaraman |
1957
|
Pattu
|
37
|
| 11
|
Dhidir
Dharmarajan |
1957
|
Pattu
|
33
|
| 12
|
Fabulous
Fools |
1957
|
Pattu
|
3
|
| 13
|
Hut Chup Chup |
1953
|
Pattu
|
3
|
| 14
|
Petralthan Pillaiah?
Ygeem's entry on stage |
1961
|
Pattu
|
27 |
| 15
|
Hidden
Truth |
1962
|
Pattu
|
14
|
| 16
|
Sakunthala
|
1962
|
Pattu
|
3
|
| 17
|
Under
Secretary |
1964
|
Poornam
|
48
|
| 18
|
Imperfect
murder |
1965
|
PVY
Raman |
200
|
| 19
|
Kanamale
Kadal |
1965
|
P
V Y Raman |
17
|
| 20
|
Urangiya
Ullam |
1965
|
PVY
Raman |
3
|
| 21
|
Malathi
The Menace |
1966
|
PVY
Raman |
10
|
| 22
|
Sathyameva
Jayathe |
1967
|
PVY
Raman |
23
|
| 23
|
Fortnight
in Kailash |
1967
|
Anni
Sethu |
3
|
| 24
|
Kannan
Vandhan |
1968
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
65
|
| 25
|
Nalanthana |
1969
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
58
|
| 26
|
Flight No. 172 |
1970
|
Mouli
|
150
|
| 27
|
Hare
Rama Hare Krishna |
1971
|
Mouli
|
115
|
| 28
|
Padma
Vyugam |
1972
|
Mouli
|
120
|
| 29
|
Kurukshetharam
|
1974
|
Mouli
|
100
|
| 30
|
Ragasiyam
Parama Ragasiyam* |
1975
|
Venkat
|
500
and more |
| 31
|
Thedinen
Vandadhu |
1976
|
Y
G M & Venkat |
100
|
| 32
|
Kadami
Ganniyam Katuppadu |
1977
|
Visu
|
125
|
| 33
|
Pariksaiku
Neramachu |
1978
|
Y
G M & G K |
120
|
| 34
|
Yar
tharuvar Intha Ariyasanam |
1979
|
Y
G M |
90
|
| 35
|
Arthamulla
Mounangal |
1980
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
100
|
| 36
|
Roobaiku
Moonu Kolai |
1982
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
120
|
| 37
|
Puli
Adu Pullukattu |
1982
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
110
|
| 38
|
Lanchapakesan
|
1985
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
100
|
| 39
|
Pavam
Bharadwaj |
1986
|
YGM
|
80
|
| 40
|
Patti
and the naughty boys |
1987
|
YGM
& Venkat |
100
and more |
| 41
|
Romba
Padichiten Sir |
1988
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
100
|
| 42
|
Idhu
Nyayama Sir* |
1989
|
Venkat
|
200 and more |
| 43
|
Anda
ezhu Atkal* |
1990
|
Aparajithan
|
200
and more |
| 44
|
Vel
Vel Vetrivel |
1991
|
Gopu
- Babu |
90 |
| 45
|
Mr.
Brain |
1992
|
Vietnam
Veedu Sundaram |
75 |
| 46
|
LakshmiKalyana
Vaibogame |
1993
|
Vennira
Adai Murthy |
80 |
| 47
|
Vasul
Chakravarthy |
1993
|
YGM
|
120 |
| 48
|
Seithigal
Vasippthu UAA |
1994
|
Venkat
|
200 |
| 49
|
Shakthi
|
1996
|
Krafts
Padhu |
60
|
| 50
|
Lights
On* |
1998
|
YGM
and Venkat |
110
|
| 51
|
Vethilai
Petti Veerappan * |
1999
|
Karaikudi
Narayanan |
100
|
| 52 |
Kavala
Kavala* |
2001 |
Kovai
Anuradha |
60 |
| 53 |
Judgement
Day* |
2003 |
Murali |
112 |
| 54 |
Ubhadesam
Seivadhu UAA* |
2004 |
Venkat |
50 |
| 55 |
Kathalikka
Neramundu* |
2004 |
Chitralaya Sriram |
165 |
| 56 |
THANTHRA
MUKHI* |
2006 |
Chitralaya Sriram |
75 |
| 57 |
Madhava keshava* |
2007 |
Gopu - Babu |
60 |
| 58 |
Mounam Sangadam* |
Skit |
Venkat |
More than 300 times |
| 59 |
Swadeshi Aiyar * |
2008 |
Chitralaya Sriram |
25 |
* still going strong.
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