Portia (The Merchant of Venice) play, she disguises herself as a man, then assumes the role of a lawyer's apprentice (named Balthazar) whereby she saves the life of Bassanio's friend, Antonio, in court. In the court scenes, Portia finds a technicality in the bond, thereby outwitting Shylock and saving Antonio's life when everyone else including Antonio fails. It is Portia who delivers one of the most famous speeches in "The Merchant of Venice": Despite Portia's lack of formal legal training, she wins her case by referring to the details of the exact language of the law. Her success involves prevailing on technicalities rather than the
S. S. Mani Bhagavathar wife is a niece of Kothamangalam Subbu (his father's younger brother's daughter). Thus, Kothamangalam Subbu and Kothamangalam Seenu became relatives through S. S. Mani. S. S. Mani Bhagavathar S. S. Mani Bhagavathar is an Indian Carnatic music singer, cine actor and a playback singer in Tamil language films. Born at Thirupanangudi in Mayavaram his full name is S. Subramanian. He was the principal disciple of Papanasam Sivan. Whenever Guru Papanasam Sivan composes a new song, he will first teach it to S. S. Mani to sing. Mani's duty is to practice it well and then demonstrate it to famous singers