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Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.[3]

Pandiarajan
Pandiarajan in 2015
Born	(1959-10-02) 2 October 1959 (age 63) theni, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	actor, director, screenwriter
Years active	1981–present
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Spouse	Vasuki ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	Pallavarajan (b.1987) Prithvi Rajan (b.1989) Premrajan (b.1993)[1]
Parent	Sulochana [2]

Personal life

Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class family. He has two sisters, Maheshwari & Geetha.

He has been married to Vasuki, daughter of Director, Producer, and Poet Avinasi Mani in 1986. They have three sons, Prithvi Rajan, Pallava Rajan and Prem Rajan.[4]

Early career

Pandiarajan wanted to act in films. But due to his height and appearance he decided to join as an assistant director. He joined Thamizisai College where he had learnt violin and got his diploma as "Isai Selvam" in 1977. After that he had joined writer Thooyavan as an office assistant. Here he met director K. Bhagyaraj and later joined him as an assistant director. He had become his associate director in Darling, Darling, Darling and worked till the discussion of Mundhanai Mudichu. Pandiarajan told the story of the film Kanni Rasi to Sivaji Ganesan's brother Shanmugam, he listened to the story and accepted it, though financiers refused to buy, the film was successful at the box-office.[5]

His first directorial venture was Kanni Rasi in 1985 starring Prabhu and Revathi. He directed and made his debut as a hero in Aan Paavam. Till now, he had directed nine films, including Kaivantha Kalai, Doubles where he directed Prabhu Deva in the lead role and acted in some 90 Tamil films and one Malayalam hit Kathavasheshan, where he acted with Dileep. Recently, he is acting in a TV serial called Mama Maaple in Sun TV.[6] His English short film called Help has been nominated at the ArtDeco Film Festival 2011, at São Paulo, in Brazil. ‘Help' is Pandiarajan's first short film in English.[7]

Filmography

Actor

1980s

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1981	Andha 7 Naatkal	Flower seller in the temple
1982	Thooral Ninnu Pochu	Mridangam artist in "Yen Soga Kadhaiye"
1982	Darling, Darling, Darling	New Watchman
1985	Kanni Rasi		as a Film Director
1985	Aan Paavam	Chinna Pandi	Debut as Actor
1986	Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu
1987	Muthukkal Moondru
1987	Manaivi Ready	Radha	Hero and Director
1987	Vaazhga Valarga
1987	Yettiki Potti
1987	Meendum Mahaan	Pandian
1987	Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan
1987	Aayusu Nooru
1988	Oorai Therinjikitten	Pandian / Rajan
1988	Jadikketha Moodi
1988	Katha Nayagan		remake of Nadodikattu
1988	Paatti Sollai Thattathe	Selvam
1988	Nethiyadi	Venu	Debut as Music Director
1989	Rasathi Kalyanam
1989	Kakka Kadi
1989	Vaai Kozhuppu
1989	Thalaippu Seithigal
1989	Ellame En Thangachi
1989	Dilli Babu	Dilli Babu
1989	Sariyana Jodi
1989	Pudhu Mappillai		Also Writer
1989	Chinna Chinna Aasaigal

1990s

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Pachai Kodi
1990	Pudhu Vaarisu
1992	Purushan Enakku Arasan	Seenu
1992	Oor Panchayathu
1993	Aadhityan	Chinnapandi
1993	Poranthalum Ambalaiya Porakka Koodathu
1994	Subramaniya Swamy	Velayudham	remake of Mazhavilkavadi
1994	Killadi Mappillai	Rajaram
1994	Pandianin Rajyathil	Pandian
1995	Neela Kuyil	Muthusamy
1995	Valli Vara Pora	Chinnapandi	remake of Meleparambil Aanveedu
1995	Padikkara Vayasula
1995	Thaikulame Thaikulame	Pandi
1996	Summa Irunga Machan	Subramani
1996	Mappillai Manasu Poopola	Manikkam
1996	Kaalam Maari Pochu	Muthupandi
1996	Purushan Pondatti	Pandiyan
1996	Gopala Gopala	Gopalakrishnan, Usha's grandfather
1997	Nalla Manusukkaran	Chinnapandi
1997	Adrasakkai Adrasakkai
1998	Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara	Janakiraman
1998	Kumbakonam Gopalu	Gopal
1999	Manaivikku Mariyadhai	Pandiyan
1999	Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum	Subramani
1999	Suyamvaram	Pallavan

2000s

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2000	Doubles	Ganesh
2000	Kannula Kaasa Kattappa	Kannan
2001	Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman	Pandi
2001	En Iniya Ponnilave	Shiva
2001	Kabadi Kabadi	Pandian
2001	Azhagana Naatkal	Michael	Guest appearance
2002	Andipatti Arasampatti	Andipatti
2003	Ramachandra	Thirunavukkarasu
2003	Vaseegara	Photographer	Guest appearance
2003	Anbu Thollai	Singamuthu
2003	Military		Guest appearance
2003	Galatta Ganapathy	Ganapathy
2003	Vadakku Vaasal
2003	Adhaanda Idhaanda
2004	Engal Anna	Cheenu
2004	Jairam
2004	Aarumugaswamy
2004	Pethi Solla Thattathea
2004	Jollyman
2004	Settai	Chinnasamy
2004	Giri
2004	En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu	Pandian
2004	Kathavasheshan	Kathavarayan	Malayalam film
2004	Sollattuma
2005	London	Kathir
2005	Maayavi	A film director
2005	Thiru Thiru
2006	Iyappa Saamy	Pandian
2006	Perarasu	Kandhasamy
2006	Kaivantha Kalai	Ganesan
2007	Kalakkura Chandru	Singampuli
2008	Anjathe	Logu
2008	Ponmagal Vandhaal
2008	Pudhupaandi
2008	Nayagan
2009	Thoranai	Walter Vetrivel

2010s

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Thairiyam		Guest appearance
2010	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Madan
2011	Kasethaan Kadavulada	Duraisingam
2011	Velayudham	Head Constable
2012	Vinmeengal	Panchu
2012	Gaantham	Rajesh
2012	Mirattal	Babloo's Father
2012	Mannaru		Special appearance
2012	Thiruthani	Mohanraj
2013	Kurumbukara Pasanga
2013	Kolaakalam
2014	Rettai Kadhir
2014	Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah
2014	Vaayai Moodi Pesavum	Health Minister Sundaralingam
2014	Pani Vizhum Nilavu
2014	Aaivukkoodam
2015	Miss Pannidatheenga Appuram Varuthapaduveenga
2015	Kadhal Agathee
2016	Mapla Singam	District Collector
2016	Salaiyoram
2016	Ilamai Oonjal
2016	Ner Mugam
2017	Mupparimanam	Himself	Cameo appearance
2017	Kavan	Pillai, Senior News Editor of Zen One TV
2017	Aarambamae Attakasam
2017	Tube Light
2017	Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay	Anand's father
2017	Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru
2018	Street Lights
2018	Panjumittai
2019	Natpe Thunai	Sridhar's dad
2019	Jaikka Povadhu Yaaru
2019	Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale	Thirumandha

2020s

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2020	Taana	Shakthi's father
	Naan Sirithal	Psychiatrist Veerabadhran
	Ponmagal Vandhal	Karpooram
	Kanni Raasi	Thiruvengadam
	Kombu	Karthick's Uncle
2021	Annaatthe	Angayarkanni's husband
2022	Riya - The Haunted House
	Super Senior Heroes		Direct tv release in Sun tv

As Director

Year	Film	Notes
1985	Kanni Rasi	Debut film as director
1985	Aan Paavam	Debut film as actor
1987	Manaivi Ready
1988	Nethiyadi	also music composer
1994	Subramaniya Swamy
1996	Gopala Gopala
2000	Doubles
2001	Kabadi Kabadi
2006	Kaivantha Kalai	His son Prithvirajan's debut film as hero
2018	HELP (short film)	English film; Released in BehindwoodsTV

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2010–2011	Mama Maaple	Rajapandi	Sun TV
2015–2016	En Thangai		Raj TV
2015	Koffee With DD	Guest	Vijay TV
2019–2020	Lolluppa	Host	Sun TV
2020–2021	Baakiyalakshmi	Sundaram	Star Vijay
2022	Maari	Rajan	Zee Tamil

Artists and Technicians introduced by Pandiarajan

• Srikanth Deva - Music Director
• Nithya - cameraman
• Mayilsamy - actor
• Kollangudi Karuppayee - Folk singer and actress
• Seetha- Actress
• Thotta Banu - Art Director
• Debashree Roy in Tamil - Actress[8]

References

External links

• Pandiarajan at IMDb

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