AVS (actor)
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam, better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema. A.V.S. was known particularly for his comic dialogue delivery, and expressions. He starred in over five hundred feature films and has garnered four state Nandi Awards, including Best Comedian, and Best character actor.
Early life and career
AVS was born on 2 January 1957 in Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film Mister Pellam in 1993. With this film, he became a comedy star in the Telugu film industry. For his role he received many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. He won many private and Government awards for both in films and in TV shows. He produced two films: Uncle and Ori Nee Prema Bangaaram Kanu...! and directed four films, namely Super Heroes, Ori Ni Prema Bangaaram Kaanu..!, Roommates, and Kothimooka. He was General Secretary of the Movie Artistes Association for 3 terms.Death
AVS sustained kidney and liver trauma for some days. He had a liver transplant in 2008. He died on 8 November 2013 at his son's residence in Manikonda, Hyderabad after multiple organ failure.Selected filmography
As actor
Other crew positions
As voice actor
- 2000 Thenali - for Delhi Ganesh
Television
- ''Popula Pette''
Awards
- Special Jury Award - Mr. Pellam - 1993
- Best Male Comedian - Subha Lagnam - 1994
- Special Jury Award - Uncle
- Best Character Actor - Kothimooka