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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = A. L. Srinivasan<br />
| image = AL Srinivasan.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date|23 November 1923}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sirukoodalpatti Sivaganga District Now, (Old Ramanathapuram District)]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|07|30|1923|11|23|df=y}}<br />
| occupation = Film producer<br />
| children = 4<br />
| spouse = Azhagammai Aachi <br>(m.1948-1977)<br>[[S. Varalakshmi]]<br>(m.1952-1977)<br> <br />
| years_active = <br />
| relatives = [[Kannadasan]] (brother)<br />
}}<br />
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'''A. L. Srinivasan''', also known as '''A.L.S'''., (23 November 1923 – 30 July 1977) was a [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] producer who is known for having introduced many directors in Tamil cinema.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Srinivasan was the sixth child in a family that had nine children. His younger brother [[Kannadasan]] was a poet and lyricist in Tamil cinema.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Starting his career as a financier, Srinivasan slowly graduated to become a distributor and producer. He also owned film studios in [[Madras]] and [[Coimbatore]]. As a producer, he is credited for having introduced directors such as [[A. Bhimsingh]], [[Puttanna Kanagal]], [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]], [[Aroor Dhas, Script writer]] and [[P. Madhavan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|title=Mani Osai 1963|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mani-osai-1963/article3874020.ece|accessdate=20 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 September 2012|author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
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ALS was the president of the [[South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce]] for 13 years. He can be credited with introducing many people to the film industry through his films (35 in total) in five Indian languages – [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]].<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
ALS had two children, Kannappan and Visalakshi with his first wife Azhagammai Aachi (died on 21 May 1981).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/July11_16_31/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_AL_Srinivasan_page1.html|title=Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema,Producer A. L. Srinivasan|last=Matrimony|first=Kalyanamalai - KM|website=www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref><br />
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Kannappan's wife Jayanthi is managing ALS Productions. ALS’ granddaughters Lavanya, Yamini, Ishwarya, and grandson Saththappa are helping Jayanthi in her responsibilities and also in sustaining their grandfather's name and fame.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
ALS had diabetes and he died on 30 July 1977 following a heart attack.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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=== As producer ===<br />
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* ''Thirudaathae''<br />
* ''Panam''<br />
* ''Ambikapathy''<br />
* ''Lakshmi Kalyanam''<br />
* ''Kandan Karunai''<br />
* ''Cinema Paiththiyam''<br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
* 1962 – Jury, International Documentary and Short Film section, [[12th Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Juries 1962|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1962/04_jury_1962/04_Jury_1962.html|publisher=Berlin International Film Festival|accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref><br />
* [[10th National Film Awards|1962]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]], ''[[Sarada (1962 film)|Sarada]]'' (producer)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=20 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-29|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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