Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". A rich, beautiful, and intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father's will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets. If he chooses the right casket, he wins Portia's hand in marriage. If he chooses the incorrect casket, he must leave and never seek another woman in marriage. She is said to be blonde and has curly hair. As Bassanio says to Antonio in (Act I scene I), she is more beautiful than
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