T. V. Varadarajan

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'''S. Varadarajan''', better known as '''T. V. Varadarajan''', is an Indian theatre and television actor and news anchor from Tamil Nadu. He had been a news reader for [[Doordarshan]] for over 28 years.<ref name="C">{{cite web|title=The many facets of T. V. Varadarajan|author=Girija Subramanian|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/interviews/varadarajan.asp|publisher=Chennai Online|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320091015/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/interviews/varadarajan.asp|archivedate=2011-03-20|df=}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Varadarajan was working with Bank of India at their Zonal Office in Chennai, before he got an offer as a news reader for Indian's national television channel [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="C" />
== Career ==
Varadarajan worked for over 28 years as a news anchor for Doordarshan emerging as one of its most familiar faces. Eventually, he got chances to act in plays by [[Y. Gee. Mahendra]]. In the 1990s, Varadarajan formed his own drama troupe. One of his plays ''Elavasa Enaippu'' won six awards from the Mylapore Academy.<ref name="C" />

Veteran Tamil film director [[K. Balachander]] gave him a chance to act in television serials. Since then, he has acted in leading roles in three of Balachander's television serials namely ''Premi'', ''Kai Alavu Manasu'' and ''Kadhal Pagadai''.<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/tv-varadharajen-a-multifaceted-personality/article8620908.ece|title=Holding centre stage|first=V.|last=Balasubramanian|date=19 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

His recent play, 'Ithu Namma Naadu' was a resounding success. 'Ithu Namma Naadu' is a political satire that was enacted on 11 September 2013. This play was written by 'Tughlak' Sathya and Varadarajan directed and starred in it.<ref name="E">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Ithu-Namma-Naadu-to-be-staged-in-Bangalore/articleshow/32280808.cms|title=Ithu Namma Naadu to be staged in Bangalore for the first time - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Plays ==
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! Play
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
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| ''Sri Thyagaraja'' || style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/071017/of-art-and-music-bringing-saint-thyagaraja-alive-on-stage.html|title=Of art and music: Bringing saint Thyagaraja alive on stage|first=Narayana|last=Vishwanath|date=7 October 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
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| ''Kaialavu Manasu'' ||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="H" />
|-
|''Ithu Namma Naadu'' ||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="E" />
|}

== Filmography==
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Antha Sila Naatkal]]'' || ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Pattukottai Periyappa]]'' || ||
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| 1997 || ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' || ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''|| Srikanth's interviewer ||
|}

;Television
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Program
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
| 1996 - 1998 || ''[[Kadhal Pagadai]]'' || Mohan Babu || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kasalavu_Nesam|Kasalavu Nesam]]'' || Cameo appearance as news reader in first episode and advocate in climax scenes ||
|-
| 1996-1997 || [[Kaialavu Manasu]] || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| 2002-2003 || Sahana || || [[Jaya TV]] ||
|-
| 2003 - 2005 || ''[[Anni (TV series)|Anni]]'' || Doctor || [[Jaya TV]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Penn (2006 TV series)|Penn]]'' || || Sun TV ||
|-
| 2014 - 2017 || ''[[Thamarai (drama)|Thamarai]]'' || Raghavan || Sun TV ||
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
*2012: [[Nataka Kalasarathy]] - Won<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama festival|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/drama-festival/article3841901.ece|accessdate=28 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

== References ==
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