T. Rajendar

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Template:Short description Template:Pp-pc Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Vijay Thesingu Rajendar, also known as T. R., is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, musician, cinematographer, film distributor and politician who works primarily in the Tamil film industry.[1] He lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Rajendar is known for being able to speak in rhyming sentences spontaneously and incessant rapping.[2][3]

Family

T. Rajendar is married to former actress Usha Rajendar.[4] They have two sons, Silambarasan and Kuralarasan, and one daughter, Ilakiya.[5] His wife has served as the producer for some of his films, such as Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), starring Silambarasan.[6]

Film career

Rajendar started off in the Tamil film 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 and playback singer. During the 1980s, all his movies were blockbusters, running for years and the songs were also well appreciated.[1] 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.[7] 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.[7]

Rajendar recently started his own web TV channel called 'Kural TV' (Voice TV).[8] 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. He previously owned a magazine called Usha.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11][12] In 2011, he released a first look poster for the film and revealed that three heroines from Mumbai would star alongside him.[13][14] He provided an update in 2014, that the film was still under production and that it was sixty-five percent complete.[15] He has also revealed that he was working on a script to launch his second son, Kuralarasan, as a lead actor.[16]

Political career

Rajendar founded the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam party in 1991 after he had been expelled from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.[17] In 1996, after Vaiko's departure from the DMK and the formation of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Rajendar's TMK merged with the DMK. Rajendar left the DMK again in 2004, to form the All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[18][19][20] Before expulsion, he was the propaganda secretary of DMK and was elected from Park Town constituency in the 1996 Assembly polls.[21] He further supported the AIADMK in the 2006 Assembly elections. After those 2006 elections, the DMK came back to power and he was made vice-chairman of the Small Savings Scheme. He subsequently quit the post.[1][22]

Filmography

As film director, producer, writer, actor, cinematographer, and music director

Year Title Credited as Role Notes Ref.
Director Producer Writer Actor Cinematographer Composer /
Lyricist
1980 Oru Thalai Ragam Template:Ya Template:Ya Songs Hindi-singing student Cameo appearance; uncredited as director [23]
Vasantha Azhaippugal Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Cameo appearance
1981 Rail Payanangalil Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Train passenger Cameo appearance in song "Vasantham Paadi Vara" [24]
1982 Nenjil Oru Raagam Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Geetha's brother
Raagam Thedum Pallavi Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Actor,
Foreign director (voice)		 Cameo appearance
1983 Uyirullavarai Usha Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Chain Jayapal
Thangaikkor Geetham Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Soolakaruppan Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
1984 Uravai Kaatha Kili Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
1985 Unakkaga Oru Roja Screenplay Template:Ya —
1986 Mythili Ennai Kaathali Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Manickam
1987 Oru Thayin Sabhatham Template:Ya Template:Ya Screenplay Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Rajkumar
Pookkal Vidum Thudhu Screenplay Template:Ya —
1988 En Thangai Kalyani Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Velu
1989 Samsara Sangeetham Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
1991 Shanti Enathu Shanti Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
1992 Enga Veetu Velan Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya —
1993 Sabash Babu Screenplay Template:Ya Template:Ya Veluchamy [25]
Pettredutha Pillai Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya —
1994 Oru Vasantha Geetham Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
1995 Thai Thangai Paasam Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya
1999 Monisha En Monalisa Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Kaadhaldasan
2001 Sonnal Thaan Kathala Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya T. R.
2002 Kadhal Virus Template:Ya Himself Guest appearance
Kadhal Azhivathillai Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Vakkeel Dada
2006 Vallavan Template:Ya Himself Guest appearance in song "Yammadi Aathadi"
2007 Veerasamy Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya Veerasamy
2013 Arya Surya Template:Ya Himself Guest appearance in song "Thagadu Thagadu" [26]
2016 Idhu Namma Aalu Template:Ya —
2017 Kavan Template:Ya Mayilvaganan
Vizhithiru Template:Ya Himself Guest appearance in song "Papparappa"

As composer and lyricist

This list is of films that T. Rajender only worked as a music director and lyricist.

Year Title Notes Ref.
1981 Kilinjalgal
1982 Sattam Sirikkiradhu
1985 Engal Kural
1986 Pookkalai Parikkatheergal [27]
1987 Muthukkal Moondru
Cooliekkaran
Poo Poova Poothirukku
Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
Aayusu Nooru [28]
1989 Enga Veettu Deivam
1996 En Aasai Thangachi [29]
1996 Pombala Siricha Pochu
2002 Sri Bannari Amman

As playback singer

Year Song Film Composer Notes
1983 "Thatti Paarthen" Thangaikkor Geetham T. Rajendar
1984 "Adangoppan Mavane" Uravai Kaatha Kili T. Rajendar
1986 "En Aasai Mythiliye"
"Ada Ponnana"		 Mythili Ennai Kaathali T. Rajendar
1994 "Pogaathe Pogaathe" Oru Vasantha Geetham T. Rajender
1999 "Nambaathe" Monisha En Monalisa T. Rajender
2001 "Kaadhalikka Theriyuma" Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala T. Rajendar
2002 "Vetrinadai",
"Roopamani",
Nambinorai		 Sri Bannari Amman T. Rajender
2006 "Ammadi Athadi" Vallavan Yuvan Shankar Raja
2007 "Marakka Mudiyala"
"Sollalaiye Kadhal"
"Varaanpaaru"
"Vechuriken"		 Veerasamy T. Rajendar
2007 "Gun Ganapathi" Oram Po G. V. Prakash Kumar
2008 "Aathadi" Sandai Dhina
2009 "Aandipatti Arasampatti" Rajadhi Raja Karunas
2011 "Dooda" Doo Abhishek-Lawrence
2011 "Chennai Gaana" Puli Vesham Srikanth Deva
2011 "Kalasala Kalasala" Osthe S. Thaman
2012 "Yamma Yamma" Thiruthani Perarasu
2013 "En Aalu" Summa Nachunu Irukku Achu Rajamani
2013 "Thagadu Thagadu" Arya Surya Srikanth Deva
2014 "Tharumaru" Vaalu S. Thaman
2014 "Chai Chai" Raj Bahadur Jeevith Krupa Kannada film[30]
2015 "Papparappa" Vizhithiru Sathyan Mahalingam
2015 "Summa Polama" Chikkiku Chikkikkichu Vijay Benjamin
2016 "Maaman Waiting" Idhu Namma Aalu Kuralarasan
2016 "Raangu" Theri G. V. Prakash Kumar
2016 "Damakutalaan" Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga C. Sathya
2017 "Happy New Year" Kavan Hiphop Tamizha
2018 "Monkistha Kinkistha" Koothan Balz_G
2022 "Thatlam Thatlam" Astakarmma L .V. Muthu Ganesh
2023 "Adhirudha" Mark Antony G. V. Prakash Kumar
"Goli Soda" Paatti Sollai Thattathe Vijay Shankar
2024 "Jiloma" The Boys Arun Gautham
2025 "Kaalaiyile Koovudhu" Vettu Dharma Teja
"Chikang Gokang" Leg Piece Bjorn Surrao
"Dandanaka Life-u" Aaromale Siddhu Kumar
"Chikitu Vibe" Coolie Anirudh Ravichander [31]

As lyricist

This list is of films that T. Rajender only worked as a lyricist (and singer) and not as a composer.

Year Song Film Composer Notes
2021 "Omkara" Maaligai Mahesh Mahadev [32]
2022 "Thatlam Thatlam" Astakarmma L .V. Muthu Ganesh

As distributor

Television

  • Super Kudumbam - Sun TV
  • Arattai Arangam - Sun TV
  • Nyayam Endrum Solven - Vijay TV[33]

References

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