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{{short description|Indian Actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = E. R. Sahadevan
| birth_name = Sahadevan
| occupation = Film actor, Stage actor
| years_active = 1937-1972
| notable_works = [[1000 Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani]]<br/>[[Malaikkallan]]<br/>[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]]<br/>[[Mayabazar]]<br/>[[Thillana Mohanambal]]
}}

'''E. R. Sahadevan''' was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] veteran villain actor. He acted as the villain along with [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], and [[S. S. Rajendran]] in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He made his debut film ''Rajasekaran Emantha Sonagiri'', released in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/e-r-sahadevan/|title=E.R.Sahadevan|date=2013-07-23|website=Antru Kanda Mugam|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>

He acted in ''Thiruvilayadal'' film released 1965

== Career ==
In his early days he acted in many stage plays, then started to act in feature films. His first film was ''Rajasekaran''. Starting in the 1940s, he acted in villain roles and supporting roles. His notable movies were [[1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani|1000 Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani]], [[Malaikkallan]], [[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]], [[Mayabazar]], [[Kathavarayan (1958 film)|Kathavarayan]], [[Pudhumai Pithan (1957 film)|Pudumaipithan]], and [[Thillana Mohanambal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/er-sahadevan-92845|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228064226/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/er-sahadevan-92845|url-status=live|archive-date=28 February 2020|title=ER Sahadevan movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/actor/e-r-sahadevan-movies-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228064225/https://spicyonion.com/actor/e-r-sahadevan-movies-list/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 February 2020|title=E.R.Sahadevan|website=Spicyonion.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Note
|-
|1937
|Rajasekaran Emantha Sonagiri
|
|Debut as lead actor
|-
|1941
|[[Dayalan]]
|
|
|-
|1943
|[[Devakanya]]
|Suravarman
|
|-
|1943
|[[Dewan Bahadur (film)|Dewan Bahadur]]
|
|
|-
|1944
|[[Prabhavathi]]
|Sunabhan
|
|-
|1947
|[[1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani|1000 Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani]]
|Purandharan
|
|-
|1948
|[[Lakshmi Vijayam (1948 film)|Lakshmi Vijayam]]
|King of Avandhi
|
|-
|1949
|[[Inbavalli]]
|
|
|-
|1949
|[[Kanniyin Kathali]]
|Kithivarman
|
|-
|1951
|[[Kalavathi]]
|
|
|-
|1953
|[[Naalvar]]
|
|
|-
|1954
|[[Malaikkallan]]
|Kathavarayan
|
|-
|1954
|[[Koondukkili]]
|Sokkalingam
|
|-
|1955
|[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]]
|
|
|-
|1955
|[[Guna Sundari]]
|
|
|-
|1955
|[[Pennarasi]]
|
|
|-
|1955
|[[Kaveri (1955 film)|Kaveri]]
|
|
|-
|1956
|[[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]]
|Lord [[Indra]]
|
|-
|1956
|[[Naane Raja (1956 film)|Naane Raja]]
|
|
|-
|1956
|[[Marumalarchi (1956 film)|Marumalarchi]]
|
|
|-
|1956
|[[Thaikkupin Tharam]]
|Rathnam Pillai
|
|-
|1957
|[[Mayabazar]]
|Dushasana
|
|-
|1957
|[[Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp (1957 film)|Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum]]
|
|
|-
|1957
|[[Pudhumai Pithan (1957 film)|Pudumaipithan]]
|Parakraman
|
|-
|1957
|[[Magathala Nattu Mary]]
|
|
|-
|1957
|[[Makkalai Petra Magarasi]]
|Mayandi
|
|-
|1957
|[[Neelamalai Thirudan]]
|Neelamalai Thirudan's father
|
|-
|1957
|[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]
|
|
|-
|1958
|[[Bhoologa Rambai]]
|
|
|-
|1958
|[[Nadodi Mannan]]
|the commander-in-chief of Ratnapuri
|
|-
|1958
|[[Kathavarayan (1958 film)|Kathavarayan]]
| King Aryan
|
|-
|1958
|[[Chenchu Lakshmi (1958 film)|Chenchu Lakshmi]]
|
|
|-
|1958
|[[Petra Maganai Vitra Annai]]
|General Vikraman
|
|-
|1958
|[[Sengottai Singam]]
|Malayandi
|
|-
|1959
|[[Sumangali (1959 film)|Sumangali]]
|
|
|-
|1959
|[[Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali]]
|Thiruvenkatam
|
|-
|1960
|Chenchi Lakshmi
|
|
|-
|1961
|[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]
|Nambi Raja
|
|-
|1962
|[[Mahaveera Bheeman]]
|Bhima
|
|-
|1964
|[[Navarathri (1964 film)|Navarathri]]
|
|
|-
|1965
|[[Veera Abhimanyu (1965 film)|Veera Abhimanyu]]
|
|
|-
|1966
|[[Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)|Mahakavi Kalidas]]
|King
|
|-
|1966
|[[Saraswati Sabatham]]
|Soldier
|
|-
|1967
|[[Seetha (1967 film)|Seetha]]
|
|
|-
|1968
|[[Thirumal Perumai]]
|[[Raja Raja Chola I|Chola King]]
|
|-
|1968
|[[Thillana Mohanambal]]
|'Minor' Nagalingam
|
|-
|1970
|[[Nadu Iravil]]
|
|
|-
|1971
|[[Aathi Parasakthi]]
|
|
|-
|1972
|[[Agathiyar]]
|
|
|}

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=3212279|name=E. R. Sahadevan}}

[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]

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