Som Nath Sadhu (1935–1982) was an Indian theatre personality known for his contributions to

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theatre as an actor, playwright and director. He was born in 1935 in

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into a Kashmiri Pandit family to the notable playwright, Prem Nath Pardase, and started his career by joining

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in 1955. There he had the opportunity to work with another Kashmiri playwright,

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, with whom he co-wrote several plays for the radio. ''Janaki'', ''Lwakutboy'' (Younger Brother), ''Zi rang'' (Two Colours), ''Shama dan'' (Candlestick), ''Avihin'' (Vortex) and ''Shararat'' (Mischief) are among his notable works. He also acted in two Kashmiri films, ''

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'' and ''Mainz Raat''. The

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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1974. He died in 1982 at the age of 47.

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 1935 births 1982 deaths Kashmiri people Kashmiri Pandits Dramatists and playwrights from Jammu and Kashmir Indian male film actors Indian theatre directors Indian male radio actors Indian male dramatists and playwrights Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir {{India-bio-stub