T. Rajendar
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byU. Baluraman
Succeeded byS. G. Vinayakamurthi
ConstituencyPark Town
Personal details
Born
Thesingu Rajender

(1955-05-09) 9 May 1955
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyLatchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (from 2004)
Other political
affiliations		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 1991 and 1995-2004) Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (1991-1995)
Spouse(s)Usha Rajendar
Children3 including Silambarasan and Kuralarasan
OccupationActor, filmmaker, musician, cinematographer and distributor[1]

Thesingu Rajendar (born 9 May 1955), also known as Vijaya T. Rajendar or T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker, musician, cinematographer and distributor who works primarily in the Tamil film industry.[2] He is also a politician in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Rajendar is known for being able to speak in rhyming sentences spontaneously.[3][4]

Family

T. Rajendar is married to former actress Usha Rajendar.[5] They have two sons, Silambarasan and Kuralarasan, and one daughter, Ilakiya.[6] His wife has served as the producer for some of his films, such as Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), starring Silambarasan.[7]

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.[2] 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.[8] 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.[8]

Rajendar recently started his own web TV channel called 'Kural TV' (Voice TV).[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12][13] In 2011, he released a first look poster for the film and revealed that three heroines from Mumbai would star alongside him.[14][15] He provided an update in 2014, that the film was still under production and that it was sixty-five percent complete.[16] He has also revealed that he was working on a script to launch his second son, Kuralarasan, as a lead actor.[17]

Political career

Rajendar founded the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam party in 1991 after he had been expelled from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.[18] 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.[19][20][21] Before expulsion, he was the propaganda secretary of DMK and was elected from Park Town constituency in the 1996 Assembly polls.[22] 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.[2]

Filmography

YearFilmCredited asRoleNotesRef.
DirectorWriterActorMusic & LyricsProducerCinematographer
1980Oru Thalai RagamRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XCameo appearance; uncredited as director[23]
1980Vasantha AzhaipugalGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickCameo appearance
1981Rail Payanangalil Green tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XCameo appearance [24]
1981KilinjalgalRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
1982Nenjil Oru RaagamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickCameo appearance
1982Sattam SirikkiradhuRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
1982Raagam Thedum PallaviGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickCameo appearance
1983Uyirullavarai UshaGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1983Thangaikkor GeethamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickSoolakaruppanNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
1984Uravai Kaatha KiliGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tick
1985Unakkaga Oru RojaGreen tick
1985Engal KuralGreen tick
1986Pookkalai ParikkatheergalGreen tick[25]
1986Mythili Ennai KaathaliGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickManickam
1987Muthukkal MoondruRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
1987Oru Thayin SabhathamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1987CooliekkaranGreen tick
1987Poo Poova PoothirukkuGreen tick
1987Ivargal Varungala ThoongalRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
1987Pookkal Vidum ThudhuGreen tickGreen tick
1987Aayusu NooruGreen tick[26]
1988 En Thangai KalyaniGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickVelu
1989 Samsara SangeethamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1991 Shanti Enathu ShantiGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1992 Enga Veetu VelanGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1993 Pettredutha PillaiGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1993 Sabash BabuRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickVeluchamy [27]
1994 Oru Vasantha GeethamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tick
1995 Thai Thangai PaasamGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick
1996 En Aasai ThangachiGreen tick [28]
1996 Pombala Siricha PochuRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
1999 Monisha En MonalisaGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickKaadhaldasan
2001 Sonnal Thaan KathalaGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickT. R.
2002 Kadhal VirusRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XGuest appearance as himself
2002 Kadhal AzhivathillaiGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickVakil DadaSilambarasan’s debut film as lead actor
2002 Sri Bannari AmmanRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
2006 VallavanRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XGuest appearance as himself
2007 VeerasamyGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickVeerasamy
2013 Arya SuryaRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XGuest appearance in song "Thagadu Thagadu" [29]
2016Idhu Namma AaluRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tick
2017 KavanRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XMayilvaganan
2017 VizhithiruRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XGuest appearance in song "Papparappa"
As playback singer
Year Song Film Composer Notes
1983"Thatti Paarthen"Thangaikor GeethamT. Rajendar
1984"Adangoppan Mavane"Uravai Kaatha KiliT. Rajendar
1986"En Aasai Mythiliye"
"Ada Ponnana"		Mythili Ennai KaathaliT. Rajendar
1994"Pogaathe Pogaathe"Oru Vasantha GeethamT. Rajender
1999"Nambaathe"Monisha En MonalisaT. Rajender
2001"Kaadhalikka Theriyuma"Sonnal Thaan KaadhalaT. Rajendar
2002"Vetrinadai",
"Roopamani",
Nambinorai		Sri Bannari AmmanT. Rajender
2006"Ammadi Athadi"VallavanYuvan Shankar Raja
2007"Marakka Mudiyala"
"Sollalaiye Kadhal"
"Varaanpaaru"
"Vechuriken"		VeerasamyT. Rajendar
2007"Gun Ganapathi"Oram PoG. V. Prakash Kumar
2008"Aathadi"SandaiDhina
2009"Aandipatti Arasampatti"Rajadhi RajaKarunas
2011"Dooda"DooAbhisek-Lawrence
2011"Chennai Gaana"Puli VeshamSrikanth Deva
2011"Kalasala kalasala"OstheS. Thaman
2012"Yamma Yamma"ThiruthaniPerarasu
2013"En Aalu"Summa Nachunu IrukkuAchu Rajamani
2013"Thagaru Thagaru"Arya SuryaSrikanth Deva
2014"Tharumaru"VaaluS. Thaman
2014"Chai Chai"Raj BahadurJeevith KrupaKannada film[30]
2015"Papparappa"VizhithiruSathyan Mahalingam
2015"Summa Polama"Chikkiku ChikkikkichuVijay Benjamin
2016"Maaman Waiting"Idhu Namma AaluKuralarasan
2016"Raangu"TheriG. V. Prakash Kumar
2016"Damakutalaan"Koditta Idangalai NirappugaC. Sathya
2017"Happy New Year"KavanHiphop Tamizha
2018"Monkistha Kinkistha"KoothanBalz_G
2023"Adhirudha"Mark AntonyG. V. Prakash Kumar
Distributor
Television
  • Super Kudumbam - Sun TV
  • Arattai Arangam - Sun TV
  • Nyayam Endrum Solven - Vijay TV[31]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (27 March 2017) I am the pioneer of kuthu: T Rajendherr Archived 12 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu
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  4. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
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