Pandiarajan
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Pandiarajan is an actor
who had played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.
and later joined him as an assistant director. He had become his associate director in Darling Darling Darling and worked till the discussion of Munthanai Mudichu. He got scoldings from bhagyaraj on shooting, a producer saw this and gave him a chance and Pandiarajan told the story of the film kanniraasi to Sivaji ganesan's brother shanmugam he listened to the story and accepted it though financiers refused to buy this film but it was successful at the box-office.
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 prabhudeva in the lead role and acted in some 90 Tamil films and one Malayalam hit Kathavaseshan, where he acted with Dilip
. Recently, he is acting in a TV serial called Mama Maaple in Sun TV. 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.
Actor
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who had played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.
Personal life
Pandiarajan was born to Rathnam and Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai. He has two sisters namely, Geetha and Mallika. He is married to Vasuki, daughter of Director, Producer, and Poet Avinasi Mani and has three sons, Prithvirajan, Pallavarajan and Premrajan.Entry into Film Industry
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. BhagyarajBhagyaraj
K. Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film director, actor, writer and producer. He has directed and produced several Tamil films, along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. He is well known for his mastery in screenplay. He has won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu, a film he wrote, directed and...
and later joined him as an assistant director. He had become his associate director in Darling Darling Darling and worked till the discussion of Munthanai Mudichu. He got scoldings from bhagyaraj on shooting, a producer saw this and gave him a chance and Pandiarajan told the story of the film kanniraasi to Sivaji ganesan's brother shanmugam he listened to the story and accepted it though financiers refused to buy this film but it was successful at the box-office.
Filmography
His first directorial venture was Kanni Rasi in 1985 starring PrabhuPrabhu Ganesan
Prabhu Ganesan is a Tamil film actor and producer. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Personal life:A native of Tamil Nadu, Prabhu was born to Sivaji and Kamala Ganesan. He has an elder brother Ramkumar Ganesan who is a film producer, and two sisters, Shanthi and Thenmozhi. He did his...
and Revathi
Revathi
Revathi is an award-winning Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment...
. He directed and made his debut as a hero in Aan Paavam
Aan Paavam
Aan Paavam is a 1985 Tamil comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was the second movie directed by Pandiarajan. This blockbuster movie of 1985 turned as the best comedy movie in the career of actor-director Pandiarajan.-Plot:...
. Till now, he had directed nine films, including Kaivantha Kalai, Doubles where he directed prabhudeva in the lead role and acted in some 90 Tamil films and one Malayalam hit Kathavaseshan, where he acted with Dilip
Dilip
Dilip may refer to:* Dilip: King in Hindu mythology* Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali actor* Dilip Kumar, Indian actor* Dilip Chhabria, Indian automobile designer* Dilip Chitre, Indian writer and critic* Dilip D'Souza, Indian writer and journalist...
. Recently, he is acting in a TV serial called Mama Maaple in Sun TV. 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.
1980's
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 1985 | Aan Paavam Aan Paavam Aan Paavam is a 1985 Tamil comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was the second movie directed by Pandiarajan. This blockbuster movie of 1985 turned as the best comedy movie in the career of actor-director Pandiarajan.-Plot:... |
Debut as Hero | |
| 1986 | Thaaikku Oru Thaalattu | ||
| 1987 | Manaivi Ready | ||
| 1987 | Aayisu Nooru | ||
| 1987 | Meendum Mahaan | ||
| 1988 | Etikku Potti | ||
| 1988 | Muthukkal Moondru | ||
| 1988 | Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan | ||
| 1988 | Kadhanayagan | Tamil | remake of Nadodikattu |
| 1988 | Oorai Therinjukithen | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Nethiyadi | Tamil | only film which he composed music |
| 1989 | Dilli Babu | tamil | |
| 1989 | Chinna chinna aasaigal | tamil | |
| 1989 | Vai Kozhuppu | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Patti Sollai Thattathe | Tamil |
1990's
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pachai Kodi | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Purushan Enakku Arasan | tamil | |
| 1990 | Pudhu vaarisu | tamil | |
| 1992 | oor panchaayathu | tamil | |
| 1992 | aadithyan | tamil | |
| 1993 | poranthaalum aambalayaa porakkakoodaathu | ||
| 1994 | Subramaniyaswamy | remake of Madival Kodi | |
| 1994 | Killadi Maappillai | ||
| 1994 | Neelakuyil | ||
| 1994 | Pandianin Rajyathil | ||
| 1995 | Kaalam Maari Pochu | ||
| 1995 | Thaaikulamae Thaaikulamae | ||
| 1997 | Manaivikku Mariyadhai | ||
| 1997 | Gopala Gopala | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Kavalaipadaathe Sagothara | ||
| 1998 | Kumbakonam Gopalu | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Suyamvaram Suyamvaram Suyamvaram is a 1999 Tamil comedy-drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry... |
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2000's
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 2000 | Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum | ||
| 2001 | Kabadi Kabadi | ||
| 2001 | En Purushan Ethir Veettu Ponnu | ||
| 2001 | Azhagana Naatkal Azhagana Naatkal Azhagana Naatkal is a 2001 comedy Tamil film directed by Sundar C. The film featured Karthik and Rambha in the lead roles and became the third collaboration of the pair with Sundar after the successes of Ullathai Allitha and Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga . The film also featured Mumtaj, Goundamani and... |
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| 2001 | Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman | ||
| 2002 | Aandipatti Arasampatti | ||
| 2003 | Vaseegara Vaseegara Vaseegara is a Tamil film which released on 15 January 2003 and was directed by K. Selvabharathi. This film has Vijay in the main lead. Sneha played his love interest for the first time. This film is a remake of the hit Telugu film Nuvvu Naaku Nachav starring Venkatesh and Arti... |
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| 2003 | Anbuthollai | ||
| 2003 | Military | guest role in ending, remake of malayalam film Hitler | |
| 2003 | Settai | ||
| 2003 | Vadakku Vaasal | ||
| 2004 | Galatta Ganapathy | ||
| 2004 | Engal Anna Engal Anna Engal Anna is an Indian Tamil film released in 2004. It is the Tamil version of the Malayalam film Chronic Bachelor.-Plot:The film opens with a flashback showing the family feud between families of Sathyaprathapan and Bhavani . Sathyaprathapan and Bhavani are in love. The murder of Bhavani's... |
Tamil | |
| 2004 | Giri Giri (film) Giri is a 2004 Indian Tamil action comedy film written and directed by Sundar C, starring Arjun in the lead role, with Reema Sen, Ramya, Vadivelu, Devayani and Prakash Raj among others enacting supporting roles... |
Tamil | |
| 2004 | Aarumugaswamy | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Kathavasheshan Kathavasheshan Kathavasheshan is a 2004 Malayalam film written and directed by T. V. Chandran, starring Dileep and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles. Veteran Bengali actress Gita Dey made a special appearance.-Plot:... |
Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| 2005 | London London (2005 Tamil film) The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by Vidyasagar.*Atho Atho - Shalini, Udit Narayan*Adimithu Adi - Bit Song*En Uyire - Madhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana Sargam*Kee Mu Kee Pee - Karthik, Praveen Mani, Tippu... |
Tamil | |
| 2005 | Mayavi Mayavi Mayavi is a Malayalam language comics strip appearing in the Indian children's weekly Balarama owned by Malayala Manorama group. The comics is written by Mohan and illustrated at first by Pradip Sathe. Artist Mohandas took over the job of drawing the series after Balarama became a biweekly... |
tamil | |
| 2005 | Thiru Thiru | tamil | |
| 2006 | Perarasu Perarasu (film) Perarasu is a Kollywood Tamil film starring Captain Vijaykanth, Debina Bonnerjee, Nassar, Sarath Babu, and Prakash Raj with music composed by Praveen Mani. The film is directed by Udhayan. This movie is a typical unadulterated masala movie with a good-cop-versus-bad-guys story... |
Tamil | |
| 2006 | Kai Vantha Kalai | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Kalakkura Chandru Kalakkura Chandru Kalakkura Chandru is a low-budget Tamil film released in 2007. It failed to make an impact at the box office.... |
Tamil | |
| 2008 | Anjathe Anjathe Anjathe is a Tamil drama film directed by Mysskin; starring Prasanna and Narain. The film opened to rave reviews. The song, 'Kattazha kannale kuthatha née enna' has topped the review charts and captured the hearts of many youngsters.-Plot:... |
Tamil | |
| 2008 | Ponmagal Vandhaal | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Pudhupaandi | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Nayagan Nayagan (film) Nayagan is a 2008 Tamil language film released in India. It was directed by Saravana SakthiThe film starred J. K. Rithish, Ramana, Keerthi Chawla and Sangeetha in the lead roles. It as subsequently dubbed into Telugu as Ankusam. The film feature guest appearances in item numbers by Anita... |
Tamil | |
| 2009 | Thoranai | Tamil |
2010's
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dhairiyam | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Kola Kolaya Mundhirika Kola Kolaya Mundhirika Kola Kolaya Mundhirika is a 2010 Tamil comedy film written by Crazy Mohan and directed by Madhumitha. The film stars Karthik Kumar and Shikha in lead roles along with numerous popular Tamil comedy artists including Jayaram, M. S. Bhaskar, Pandiarajan, Anandaraj, Vasu Vikram and Vaiyapuri essaying... |
Tamil | |
| 2011 | Kasethaan Kadavulada | tamil | |
| 2011 | Velayudham Velayudham Velayudham is a 2011 Tamil action-masala film directed by M. Raja. It stars Vijay, Hansika Motwani, Genelia D'Souza and Saranya Mohan in lead roles. Produced by V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films, the story revolves around an ordinary milkman, trying to eradicate corruption... |
Tamil | |
| 2011 | Thiruthani Thiruthani (film) Thiruthani is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Perarasu, starring Bharath in dual roles and Sunaina as the female lead, whilst Rajkiran, Pandiarajan and Ashish Vidyarthi also play pivotal roles. The film is expected to release in 2011.-Cast:* Bharath* Sunaina* Rajkiran*... |
Tamil | Filming |
| 2011 | Gaantham | Tamil | filming |
As Director
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Kanni Rasi | Tamil | Debut film as director |
| 1985 | Aan Paavam Aan Paavam Aan Paavam is a 1985 Tamil comedy film directed by Pandiarajan. It was the second movie directed by Pandiarajan. This blockbuster movie of 1985 turned as the best comedy movie in the career of actor-director Pandiarajan.-Plot:... |
Tamil | Debut film as actor |
| 1987 | Manaivi Ready | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Nethiyadi | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Gopala Gopala | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Doubles | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Kabadi Kabadi | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Kai Vantha Kalai | Tamil | his son prithvirajan's debut film as hero |
Artists and Technicians introduced by Pandiarajan
- Srikanth DevaSrikanth DevaSrikanth Deva is a music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of Tamil music director Deva.-Biography:...
- Music Director - Nithya - cameraman
- MayilsamyMayilsamyMayilsamy is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai...
- actor - Kollangudi KaruppayeeKollangudi KaruppayeeKollangudi Karuppayee is a Tamil folk singer who has also performed in films. She is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil folk music; as the first of her genre and background to perform in films, she served as an inspiration for many other folk artistes. She started her career as a performer on...
- Folk singer and actress - SeethaSeetha (actress)Seetha is a Tamil film actress. When she began her career in the 1980s, she would usually act in lead roles of films. She was also the wife of actor Parthiban and mother of P. S. Keerthana. She divorced Parthiban for unknown reasons and is now acting in Television Serials and in supporting...
- Actress - Thotta Banu - Art Director
- Debashree RoyDebashree RoyDebashree Roy is a Bengali cinema actress. She acted in more than 100 films and has 40 awards, including a National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Unishe April in 1995. She was also known by the name 'Chintamani' in Tamil Nadu, when she acted in a few Tamil movies.- Early life :She was...
in Tamil - Actress
Trivia
- Cho Ramaswamy appreciated Pandiarajan on the Tamil TV show Koffee with AnuKoffee with AnuKoffee with Anu is a talk show, hosted by Kollywood actress Anu Hasan. It is the Tamil version of Koffee with Karan hosted by Karan Johar. It currently runs on STAR Vijay. This show was initially called Koffee with Suchi...
, saying that Pandiarajan was the only comedy actor who successfully played hero in all his films after T. R. RamachandranT. R. RamachandranT. R. Ramachandran was a Tamil actor and comedian who played memorable roles in movies from the 1940s to the 1960s.- Filmography :...
. He had written two books namely Thedal and Thookam Varathabodhu Sindhithavai