T. Rajendar

Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar
Born (1955-05-09) May 9, 1955
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Occupation Director, actor, songwriter, screenwriter, Musician, producer, cinematographer, playback singer, politician, film distributor.[2]
Years active 1980-present
Political party All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s) Usha Rajendar
(m.1982-present)
Children Silambarasan
Kuralarasan
Ilakiya

Thesingu Rajendar (credited as 'T. Rajhenderr') (born May 9,1955) is a Tamil film actor, director, composer, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer, singer, playback singer, and constitutional law expert. He is also a politician in Tamil Nadu, India.

Family

T. Rajendar is married to former actress Usha. They have two sons, Silambarasan and Kuralarasan, and one daughter, Ilakiya. His wife has served as the producer for some of his films, such as Kadhal Azhivathillai.

Film career

Rajendar started off in the Kollywood industry making successful films which included him as an actor, playback singer, dancer and scriptwriter. He gained popularity through his one-of-a-kind style of acting. He normally serves as, but not limited to director, actor, songwriter, art director,production manager, playback singer. During the 1980s all his movies were blockbusters running for years and the songs were also well appreciated. He is known for introducing new faces in his movies, and many of the actresses who debuted in his movies have been successful in South Cinema, including Amala, Nalini, Jyothi, Jeevitha, and Mumtaj.

After some years, Rajendar's films started to decline in popularity because his films became too predictable, tending to follow the same storyline and oratory style of repetitious dialogues with little if any meaning.[3] For example his films always contain a sentimental scene involving the hero's younger sister in distress, coupled with the same rhyming rhetoric and gestures.[3]

Rajendar recently started his own web TV channel called 'Kural TV' (Voice TV).[4][5] Originally he wanted to start a 24-hour TV channel but could not due to problems arising while securing a license. The channel, apart from broadcasting his movies and speeches, tends to echo sentiments towards the plight of Tamils (especially women) in Sri Lanka.

Rajendar had started talking with "common" people through Skype and discussing latest politics in the recent years. Rajendar also distributes films under his home banner 'Simbu cine arts'. His latest film distribution, as of mid-2011 is his son Silambarasan's film Vaanam which will be distributed in the Chennai and Madurai region.[6]

He started his party All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in April 2004. The party was formed as a result of T. Rajendar's expulsion from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[7]

Since early 2008, Rajendar has been slowly working on the production of a film titled Oru Thalai Kadhal, a tale based on a village singer, in which he stars in the lead role.[8][9] In 2011, he released a first look poster for the film and revealed that three heroines from Mumbai would star longside him.[10][11] He provided an update in 2014, that the film was still under production and that it was sixty-five percent complete.[12] He has also revealed that he is working on a script to launch his second son, Kuralarasan, as a lead actor.[13]

Filmography

Director and actor
Year Film Credited as Role Notes
Director WriterActor Music & Lyrics Producer
1980 1 Oru Thalai Ragam Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Cameo appearance
1980 2 Vasantha Azhaipugal Green tick Green tick Green tick Cameo appearance
1981 3 Rail Payanangalil Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Cameo appearance
1981 4 Kilinjalgal Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X
1982 5 Nenjil Oru Raagam Green tick Green tick Green tick Cameo appearance
1982 6 Sattam Sirikkiradhu Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X
1982 7 Raagam Thedum Pallavi Green tick Green tick Green tick Cameo appearance
1983 8 Thangaikkor Geetham Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Soolakaruppan
1983 9 Uyirullavarai Usha Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1984 10 Uravai Kaatha Kili Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X
1984 11 Premigala Saval Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Kannada film. Remake of Uyirullavarai Usha
1986 12 Pookalai Pareekatheergal Green tick
1986 13 Mythili Ennai Kaathali Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Manickam
1987 14 Cooliekkaran Green tick
1987 15 Ivargal Varungala Thoongal Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X
1987 16 Muthukkal Moondru Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X
1987 17 Poopoova Poothirukku Green tick
1987 18 Oru Thayin Sabhatham Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1987 19 Pookal Vidum Thoodhu Green tick Green tick
1987 20 Aayusu Nooru Green tick
1988 21 En Thangai Kalyani Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1989 22 Samsara Sangeetham Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1991 23 Shanti Enathu Shanti Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1992 24 Enga Veetu Velan Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1993 25 Pettredutha Pillai Green tick Green tick Green tick
1993 26 Sabash Babu Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Veluchamy
1994 27 Oru Vasantha Geetham Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X
1995 28 Thai Thangai Paasam Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
1996 29 En Aasai Thangachi Green tick
1999 30 Monisha En Monalisa Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Kaadhaldasan
2001 31 Sonnal Thaan Kathala Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick T. R.
2002 32 Kadhal Azhivathillai Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Vakil Dada
2002 33 Sri Bannari Amman Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X
2007 34 Veerasamy Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Veerasamy
2013 35 Arya Surya Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Guest appearance in song "Thagaru Thagaru"
2016 36 Vizhithiru Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Guest appearance in song "Papparappa"
As playback singer
Year Song Film Composer Notes
2016 "Raangu" Theri G. V. Prakash Kumar
2016 "Maaman Waiting" Idhu Namma Aalu Kuralarasan
2015 "Papparappa" Vizhithiru Sathyan
2014 "Chai Chai" Raj Bahadur Jeevankrupa Kannada[14]
2014 "Tharumaru" Vaalu S. Thaman
2013 "Thagaru Thagaru" Arya Surya Srikanth Deva
2011 "Kalasala kalasala" Osthi S. Thaman
2011 "Chennai Gaana" Puli Vesham Srikanth Deva
2007 "Gun Ganapathi" Oram Po G. V. Prakash Kumar
2007 "Marakka Mudiyala"
"Sollalaiye Kadhal"
"Varaanpaaru"
"Vechuriken"
Veerasamy Vijaya T. Rajendar
2006 "Ammadi Athadi" Vallavan Yuvan Shankar Raja
2002 "Vetrinadai",
"Roopamani",
Nambinorai
Sri Bannari Amman T. Rajender
2001 "Kaadhalikka Theriyuma"
"Vela Vela"
Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala Vijaya T. Rajendar
1999 "Nambaathe" Monisha En Monalisa T. Rajender
1986 "Ada Ponnana"
"En Aasai Mythiliye"
Mythili Ennai Kaathali Vijaya T. Rajendar
1984 "Adangoppan Mavane" Uravai Kaatha Kili Vijaya T. Rajendar
1983 "Thatti Paarthen" Thangaikor Geetham Vijaya T. Rajendar
Distributor

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