At that point in time, none had heard about any storage space more than 640K. None knows beyond the confines of Mr Cho's immediate family and circle of friends is that Cho's son Sriram is a genius with computers who is shortly scheduled to secure his commercial pilot's licence.He also has two Doctor of Letters' honours conferred upon him by 2 varsities based in the US of A.In the early 80's, Sriram had turned down the option of getting educated at one of India's premier technical education Meccas - the Indian Institute of Technology Chennai after finishing higher secondary school.At that point in time, Sriram had used two BBC computers purchased at a joke of a price, appended two audio cassette players and converted the latter into storage spaces of 100 megabytes each. It was only when false cases were foisted on Jayalalitha between 1996 to 1999, that Cho believed Jayalalitha had become corrupt and hence has opposed Jayalalitha in the period 1996 to 1999. Cho and Jayalalitha always had very nice friendship between 1965 till 2015. He is a leading lawyer and consumer activist in the state of Tamil Nadu. However, his relationship with Karunanidhi soured after the latter authorized the release of funds to pay for the ransom of Kannada actor Rajkumar, who had been kidnapped by the sandalwood smuggler Veerappan Ramaswamy has since been a critic of Karunanidhi's. Moopanar with aid from the popular film actor Rajinikanth and opposed Jayalalitha from 1996-1999 when allegations of corruption fell on Jayalalitha. Karunanidhi, in the 1996 state assembly election by helping him forge an alliance with the TMC, a break away faction of Congress led by G. He was widely believed to have been the chief architect of the victory of M. He is well known for his knowledge of Indian and World Politics. Who can be an actor, a journalist, a satirist, a comedian, a playwright, an editor, a filmwriter, a director, a politician and a pundit, all at once? Only Cho can.Cho Ramaswamy was born on 5 October 1934 in Chennai. Sporting a bald shiny head, sleek eyebrows and forehead that had the perfect three lines of veebhoothi (ash), Cho definitely was a man of many hats.
Throughout his 50-year career, Cho's unbiased views and his audacity to question the system was what made him popular amidst literary circles.Īs he died at the age of 82, there remains a sense of fulfillment and awe about his extensive contribution. In view of his extensive career and multifaceted knowledge in many fields, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India, KR Narayanan and served as an MP from November 1999 to November 2005. While 'amma' was under treatment for months in Apollo Hospitals, little did many know that Cho was silently ailing, in the same hospital. In the later years, Cho diligently worked with both MGR and Jayalalithaa, advising them on their political careers. But what he starkly also indulged in was questioning what the religion and culture meant in common sense and the current times.Ĭho and Jayalalithaa have worked together in 19 films and have also been part of theater together. As the story pursues in the background, Cho acted as the voice of the upper elite in Tamil Nadu explaining aspects, importance and the practical use of the Hindu religion, cultural practices, rituals etc.
#Cho ramaswamy son series#
This series personified the quintessential Tamil Brahmin.
In the recent past, Cho had directed the adaptation of his book 'Enge Brahmanan' (Where is the Brahmin?) into a television series. From 1963 to 2005, he has acted in 190 Tamil films. When the publication resumed after Emergency, the first issue was boldly published with just a black front cover as a mark of protest.Ĭho entered the film industry and made his debut in 1963 with Paar Magale Paar as a comedian. In fact, during the Emergency era, Tughlaq was the only magazine whose advertisements were censored. The intelligentsia would often agree with his thought-process that was usually well ahead of his times. The success of this play led Cho to launch the famous Tamil magazine, Tughlaq in 1970.Ĭho played a major role in introducing satire about socio-political issues, to the Tamil audience, through his magazine. Many believe it portrayed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's 'autocratic' rule. But theater remained his true passion.Ĭho was well known for his play Mohammed bin Tughlaq, a seminal work that was first staged in 1968. Born in a Brahmin family of lawyers, he began assisting his father and grandfather at their law firm which soon turned into a busy practice near the Madras High Court. Originally known as Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, he was fondly addressed and remembered as Cho.
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