[1][2] Born in 1911, Veerappa belonged to Kangeyam, then part of Coimbatore District in Madras Presidency.

So he moved to Madras with the aim of joining cinema; he expressed his desire to her and Sundarambal sent him to Ellis R. Dungan with a recommendation letter.

His next films were Udayanan Vasavadatta, in which G. N. Balasubramaniam and Vasundhara Devi were the lead pair and Jupiter Pictures’ Sri Murugan with C. Honnappa Bhagavathar as the hero.

[citation needed] He was associated with six Chief Ministers (C. N. Annadurai, M. Karunanidhi, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, V. N. Janaki & J. Jayalalitha) as an actor and producer.

[3] Sivaji Ganesan was a great admirer and fan of Veerappa’s acting and his ‘famous’ laughter.