Alangadu Ramamurthi Srinivasan (born 8 April 1933), popularly known as A. R. S., is an Indian stage, television and film actor.
With a career spanning over 50 years,[2] Srinivasan is a recipient of Kalaimamani and Central Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar awards.
Born in Madras city to A. S. Ramamurthi and A. R. Saraswathi, Srinivasan studied and qualified as a lawyer.
[4] In 1962, Tamil theatrist Y. G. Parthasarathy noticed Srinivasan at a cultural show and asked him to join his theatre group, United Amateur Artists (UAA).
Since then, Srinivasan has acted in a handful of movies, mostly in supporting roles as a police officer or Jesuit priest.