Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam[1] (29 November 1913 – 19 February 1988), also known as S. V. S.,[2] was an Indian actor and director.

[4] Several years after he joined T. K. S. Nataka Sabha, Sahasranamam started his own theatre group titled "Seva Stage".

He also adapted the novels of writers such as B. S. Ramiah, T. Janakiraman and Ku Pa Rajagopalan, and made them into feature films.

[4] Although Sahasranamam was also successful in cinema, having acted in over 200 films since debuting in that field with Menaka (1935),[5] he always considered theatre his main interest.

He had chosen the artists for the play Nandha Vilakku, authored by novelist/dramatist Krishnamani, and asked them to come for a rehearsal on 21 February.