Kuralarasan
Born
T. R. Kuralarasan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
Years active1993–present

Kuralarasan is an Indian actor and composer who works in Tamil-language films. He has collaborated with his father, T. Rajendar, and his elder brother, Silambarasan, in all his films to date.

Personal life

Kuralarasan is the younger son of T. Rajendar and Usha, and younger brother of Silambarasan.

In February 2019, Kuralarasan's video of shahada (proclamation of faith) embracing Islam with the presence of his parents in a Masjid in Annasalai, Chennai had become viral.[1][2][3] Rajender in the press interview stated that Kuralarasan since young years had been passionate about Islam and completely embraced Islam through that proclamation event.[4] Kuralarasan stated that out of his own will being attracted to the principles of Islam had embraced it.[5]

Career

He began his career as a child artist with Pettredutha Pillai (1993) and garnered acclaim for his role in Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala (2001).[6] He made his debut as a music composer with his father's production Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) starring his brother, Silambarasan. He wrote the lyrics for all the songs in addition to rendering his voice for the song "King Kong".[7][8][9][10][11][12] He went on to compose an independent album with US-based artists and is working on several Hindi films.[13][14]

Filmography

As an actor

Year Film Role Notes
1993Pettredutha Pillai
1994Oru Vasantha Geetham
1995Thai Thangai Paasam
1999Monisha En MonalisaHimselfCameo appearance
2001Sonnal Thaan KaadhalaRoja's brotherWon–Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist[6]
2002Kadhal AzhivathillaiCharmi's brother
2003AlaiGopi

As music composer

YearFilm
2016 Idhu Namma Aalu

References

  1. ↑ Hussain, Shaik Zakeer (17 February 2019). "Tamil Actor Simbu's Brother Kuralarasan Converts To Islam". The Cognate. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Simbu's younger brother Kuralarasan converts to Islam in presence of dad T Rajendar". India Today. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Simbu's brother, third notable celebrity to embraces Islam". The Siasat Daily - Archive. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ↑ ஹுசைன், எம் குணா,அலாவுதின் (16 February 2019). "இஸ்லாம் மதத்துக்கு ஏன் மாறினார் குறளரசன்?- டி.ராஜேந்தர் விளக்கம்". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர் விட்ட சிம்பு! இஸ்லாத்துக்கு மாறியது என் விருப்பம் என குறளரசன் விளக்கம்!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  7. ↑ kvv (28 May 2016). "Kuralarasan debuted as a composer with Idhu Namma Aalu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Simbu to dance to brother's tunes?". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pandiraj, Kuralarasan lash out at each other on social media". The Times of India. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Simbu, TR to sing in Kuralarasan's film". The Times of india. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Now Kuralarasan hits back with the karma angle | Tamil Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Simbu appreciates his brother's work". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kuralarasan delays Idhu Namma Aalu teaser?". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Menon, Thinkal (5 December 2018). "Now, Kuralarasan heads to Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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