Pandiarajan

Pandiarajan

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Pandiarajan Profile

  • Name:
  • Pandiarajan
  • Other Name:
  • Pandiarajan Rathnam
  • Born:
  • October 2, 1959
  • Father:
  • Rathnam
  • Mother:
  • Sulochana
  • Spouse:
  • Vasuki

Pandiarajan Biography

Pandiarajan is a popular comedian of Tamil movies. He is also known for supporting roles. He has also directed a few Tamil movies like Kanni Rasi (debut movie), Doubles, Gopalagopala and Kaivantha Kalai. He acted as the music director of Nethiyadi in 1988. He has been instrumental in directing many artists into Tamil film field. Bengali actress Debashree Roy, Music director Srikanth Deva, camera man Nitya, Folk singer and actress Kollangudi Karuppayee, legendary Art director Thotta Banu and film actors like Seetha and Mayilsamy.

 

Pandiarajan Rathnam was born on 2 October 1959 at Saidapet, Chennai as the son of Rathnam and Sulochana. He has two sisters. He is married to Vasuki, daughter of film maker and poet Avinasi Mani. His son Prithvi Rajan has entered film field with Pandiarajan’s directorial venture, Kaivantha Kalai released in 2006. Though it was the dream of Pandiarajan to act in movies, his height and figure were not at all promoting. Hence he worked as an assistant director in Tamil cinema for some time. He learnt violin from Thamizisai College and took diploma as "IsaiSelvam" in 1977. Then he worked as assistant of Thooyavan for a brief period.

 

During this time, he met actor-director K. Bhagyaraj and joined him as an assistant director. He worked under him for the movies, Darling Darling Darling, Munthanai Mudichu etc. Kanni Rasi was his debut film as a director and the movie was financed by Sivaji Ganesan's brother Shanmugam. The movie with lead actors Prabhu and Revathi was a box office hit too. He later debut big screen as hero through his directorial venture, Aanpavam. Up to date he has directed 9 films and appeared in about 100 films as an actor. He has also acted in one Malayalam movie.  His debut English short film called Help has been nominated at the Art Deco Film Festival in 2011.

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Updated: January 28, 2014

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