M.S. Subbalakshmi was born on September 16, 1916 in Madurai, Madras Presidency, British India as Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi. She was an actress and producer, known for Seva Sadan (1938), Meera (1947) and Meera (1945). She was married to T. Sadasivam. She died on December 11, 2004 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.