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Nawab Rajamanickam Pillai (1906 - 1974) was one of the pioneers of Tamil Nadu theatre. Theatre actor, playwright. He started the theatre company 'Sri Devi Bala Vinotha Sabha' and staged plays. He trained many actors. His play 'Bhaktha Ramadas' was made into a film. He was very patriotic. He composed songs and dialogues in his plays for the liberation of the country. He was fond of Gandhiji and donated the amount he had saved for the liberation of the country. He was good at producing Purana plays and handling Tantra scenes. He was not only the first to stage the Ayyappan play, but also a devotee of Ayyappan. He was hailed as the emperor of theatre by introducing many innovations in the field of Tamil theatre.