Swaminathan

{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian (born 1959)}}{{For|the name|Swaminathan (name)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Swaminathan

| image = Swami lollu sabha.jpg

| caption = Swaminathan in 2010

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|01|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India

| birth_name = Saamy

| occupation = Actor

| years active = 1985–present

}}

Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series Lollu Sabha before becoming a full-fledged actor in Tamil films.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/swaminathan.html|title = All you want to know about #Swaminathan}}{{cite web | url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/156084-actor-swaminathan-talks-about-his-personal-and-professional-career | title=வீட்டுக்கு கூப்பிட்ட விஜய், ஜூனியர் நாசர், ஹீரோ வாய்ப்பு! - 'லொள்ளு சபா' சாமிநாதன் ஷேரிங்ஸ் }}