Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Founders and history

Andalamma was born in the year 1894. She came from a well-to-do family and attended St. Thomas Convent, Mylapore and the Presidency High School, Egmore. At a very young age, Andalamma became a widow and thought she must now accept a life of seclusion - for widows in those days could not re-marry or mingle in society. However, the Hon'ble Justice M. Venkatasubba Rao, a judge, married her. In 1928, with their own money, Rs.10,000, they founded the Madras Seva Sadan - an institute to protect, teach and help children and people who been abandoned and mistreated by society.

To commemorate the name of the Founder, Lady Andal school was established in 1987. Today the school is inside the campus of the Madras Seva Sadan and is established as the unit of the same. The school is run as a self-financed private institution managed by the Trust Committee of the Madras Seva Sadan.

Administration

The school was run by the late Mrs. C. Prema Kumar, who was its correspondent principal. The principal is Tamara Coelho, who took the place of the principal from Shalini Pillay by the end of the academic year 2012–2013.

Campus

A concert hall, the Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Hall, was built by 2006. The students are unofficially referred to as Andalites. Many important events like The Hindu International Music Festival, Show Stoppers Inc., U.S. Consulate General - Chicago Children's Choir, Littleshows award, The Wonder Years -An Arabian Nights.

Auditorium

The school has a theatre with a 2600 sqft stage, a 200-seat open-air stage, a 4786 sqft multipurpose hall for exhibitions, workshops, seminars, etc., a reference library for performing arts, an art gallery and a coffee shop.

Notable alumni

• Shruti Haasan, film actress
• A. R. Ameen, playback singer
• Megha Akash, film actress
• Akshara Haasan, film actress
• Jeevan Thondaman, politician
• Regina Cassandra, film actress
• Kalyani Priyadarshan, film actress
• Dipika Pallikal, squash player
• Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli, squash player
• Uthara Unnikrishnan, playback singer
• Shanmuga Pandian, actor
• Hemachandran (actor)
• Shruti Ramachandran, actress

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