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. Rajendran S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, commonly known by his stage name S. S. Rajendran (SSR) (; January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician. Rajendran made his acting debut with the 1952 film "Parasakthi", directed by the directing duo Krishnan-Panju, with the character Gnanasekharan. He followed with "Mudhalali", "President Panchatcharam", "Pillai Kani Amudhu", "Thalai Koduthan Thambi", "Thedi Vandha Selvam", C. N. Annadurai's "Edhayum Thangum Idhayam", M. Karunanidhi's "Avan Pithana", "Poompuhar" and Modern Theatres "Kumudham". SSR acted with M. G. Ramachandran in "Raja Desingu" as Mohamed Khan and in "Kaanji Thalaivan" as Paranjothi.