V. Sambasivan (4 July 1929 – 23 April 1996) was a famous "Kadhaprasangam" artist of Kerala, India. He was born on 4 July 1929 in Chavara Thekkumbhagom in Kollam district. After schooling in his native village he joined Sree Narayana College, Kollam for higher studies where he was associated with the Communist Party of India and its student wing AISF. His gift for singing and acting earned him the name of an artist very early in his life. He started his career as a teacher but quit the job to become a full-time artiste. With his inimitable style in story-telling, he soon became one of the most popular artists of Kerala with immense mass appeal. He presented more than 50 stories on stage including Shakespeare's Othello and Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Being a member of the Communist

V. Sambasivan (4 July 1929 – 23 April 1996) was a famous "Kadhaprasangam" artist of Kerala, India. He was born on 4 July 1929 in Chavara Thekkumbhagom in Kollam district. After schooling in his native village he joined Sree Narayana College, Kollam for higher studies where he was associated with the Communist Party of India and its student wing AISF. His gift for singing and acting earned him the name of an artist very early in his life. He started his career as a teacher but quit the job to become a full-time artiste. With his inimitable style in story-telling, he soon became one of the most popular artists of Kerala with immense mass appeal. He presented more than 50 stories on stage including Shakespeare's Othello and Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Being a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) he was arrested and imprisoned in 1975, during the Indian Emergency declared by the then regime headed by Indira Gandhi. He died on 23 April 1996, aged 67. He has acted in a feature film 'Pallamkuzhi' and in a documentary on poet Kumaran Asan. V. Sambasivan was married to Subhadra. His son Vasanthakumar Sambasivan, a Professor of Chemistry at Sree Narayana College, Kollam follows his father's way. Discography 1.
* Aayisha 2.
* Anna Karenina 3.
* Aneesiya 4.
* Artham 5.
* Chandanakattil 6.
* Devalokam 7.
* Deshasnehi 8.
* Divyatheertham 9.
* Don Santhamayi Ozhukunnu 10.
* Irupatham Noottandu 11.
* Jalasechanam 12.
* Karamazov Sahodaranamar 13.
* Kumaranasan 14.
* Kuttavum Sikshayum 15.
* Kochu Seetha 16.
* Laabham Laabham 17.
* Nellinte Geetham 18.
* Othello 19.
* Prathi 20.
* Premasilpi 21.
* Pathivrathayude Kamukan 22.
* Pulliman 23.
* Romeo Juliet 24.
* Rani 25.
* Samkranthi 26.
* Sanaatta 27.
* Sidhartha 28.
* Sre Narayana Gurudevan 29.
* Tharavadinte Manam 30.
* Uyirthezhunellpu 31.
* Vilakku Vangam 32.
* Vyasanum Marxum 33.
* Yanthram 34.
* Z 35.
* 1857