Tamil Nadu Timeline

Theatre

6 events, 1867 to 2007.

  1. 1867

    1. 7 Sep 1867ThoothukudiCulture

      Birth of Tamil theatre pioneer Sankaradas Swamigal

      Tuticorin was the birthplace of Sankaradas Swamigal, the playwright whose boys' drama companies trained many Tamil stage and screen artists.

  2. 1883

    1. 17 Dec 1883 to 1890Victoria Public HallInfrastructure

      Victoria Public Hall built in Madras

      The foundation stone of Victoria Public Hall, the town hall of Madras, was laid in 1883; it was named after Queen Victoria in 1888.

  3. 1891

    1. Jul 1891ChennaiCulture

      Suguna Vilasa Sabha theatre company founded

      Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar founded the Suguna Vilasa Sabha in Madras to revive and reform Tamil drama.

  4. 1946

    1. 1946PuducherryLiterature

      Bharathidasan wins the Golden Parrot Prize

      For his play Amaithi-Oomai, the Tamil poet Bharathidasan received the Golden Parrot Prize.

  5. 1997

    1. 1997ChennaiCinema

      Sivaji Ganesan receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

      Sivaji Ganesan received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the top film honour in India.

  6. 2007

    1. Jan 2007ChennaiCulture

      First Chennai Sangamam folk arts festival

      Chennai Sangamam, an open-air festival of Tamil folk and traditional arts around Pongal, was held for the first time with state government backing.