
Shekhar later became the president and the chairman of the troupe (by then renamed Mylapore Nataka Arangam). Shekhar was a member and later a team leader of the popular drama troupe Mylapore Boys, who performed over 50 plays and over 100 drama skits from 1978 to 1988. Vannakolangal created a sensation as it was re-telecast eight times in Doordarshan. After performing movie roles in around 96 Tamil films, Shekher moved into television, appearing in Vanna Kolangal and Nam Kudumbam. Balachander who provided him a role in the film Ninaithale Inikkum and later gave him a full-fledged role in his movie Varumayin Niram Sivappu. He entered Kollywood as a still photographer for the film Mogham. Shekher's stage career began in 1974 when he acted in his first stage play.

The couple have a daughter named Anuradha and a son named Ashwin who debuted in the Tamil movie Vegam. Ramanathan) - Renowned Tamil film Music director during 50's. Shekher is married to Uma(Grand daughter of G. He completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering and post diploma in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. Shekher was born in Iyer family to Sattanathapuram Venkataraman on 26 December 1950. In February 2009 he started Brahmins Association under the banner FEBAS which has not received any support from the already existing association THAMBRAAS. He later joined the Indian National Congress. He was expelled from AIADMK on 30 July 2009.

In 2006, he made an entry into politics by contesting and winning the Legislative Assembly Elections as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Mylapore. Shekhar' is a Tamil playwright and film actor.
