Rajasenan

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajasenan
| image = Rajasenan280521.jpg
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| caption = Rajasenan
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| birth_date = 20 August 1958
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Film Producer|Screenwriter|Film actor|Politician|Businessman| Stage Performer}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| years_active = 1982–present
| nationality = Indian
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'''Rajasenan''' is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, music director, businessman, stage performer, and politician who has worked in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He is one of the most successful director in 90s malayalam film industry. Most of his films in 90s were huge successes and ran over more than 100 days. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in many other Serials too.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/movie/profiles/south/directors/rajasenan.htm|title=Rajasenan director-malayalam movie director rajasenan|publisher=webindia123.com|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref> He is mostly remembered for his association with actor [[Jayaram]] and the popular duo has worked together in 16 movies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daily|first=Keralakaumudi|title=Why we parted ways: Rajasenan speaks about Jayaram|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=106994&u=why-we-parted-ways-rajasenan-speaks-about-jayaram-106994|access-date=22 July 2021|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
He made his debut with the 1984 film ''[[Aagraham]]''. His notable films include ''[[Kadinjool Kalyanam]]'' (1991), ''[[Ayalathe Adheham]]'' (1992), ''[[Meleparambil Aanveedu]]'' (1993), ''[[CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed]]'' (1994), ''[[Vardhakya Puranam]]'' (1994), ''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]'' (1995), ''[[Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava]]'' (1995), ''[[Katha Nayagan (1997 film)|Kadhanayakan]]'' (1997), ''[[The Car (1997 film)|The Car]]'' (1997), ''[[Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam]]'' (1998), and ''[[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/07/stories/2006040700880200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710232817/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/07/stories/2006040700880200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2007|title=Realising his direction in life |date=7 April 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref> Rajasenan also acted in the lead role in ''[[Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu]]'' (2009), which was also directed by himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/bharya-onnu-makkal-moonnu-250609.html|title=Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu: A family drama|publisher=oneindia.in|access-date=5 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707211833/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/bharya-onnu-makkal-moonnu-250609.html|archive-date=7 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/Director-Rajasenan-turns-hero-imagegallery-malayalam-jgrpyDcifgf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119101351/http://sify.com/movies/Director-Rajasenan-turns-hero-imagegallery-malayalam-jgrpyDcifgf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2009|title=Director Rajasenan turns hero|publisher=[[sify.com]]|access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref> Rajasenan had [[Jayaram]] as his lead role in 16 of his 37 films (to date), of which the vast majority were hit movies.

In 2015 Rajasenan entered into politics through [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Assembly elections: BJP set to shoot for stars |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/240316/kerala-assembly-elections-bjp-set-to-shoot-for-stars.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=24 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He contested from the Aruvikkara constituency in the [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] at the 2016 Kerala State Legislative Assembly elections, and failed to win. He is now serving as the Kerala State Council member of BJP.

Rajasenan currently also entered the textile business. He and his wife currently own a grand textile shop in Thiruvananthapuram. Rajasenan also currently serves as the President of the first and only official All Kerala stage performers association named "Sangha Kalavedhi". He also organized and performed in big stage events across the national and international levels.

==Personal life==
He is married to Sreelatha and has a daughter, Devika. His son-in-law is Akhil.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/devika-weds-akhil-imagegallery-malayalam-pbikCwccibjhi.html sify.com]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mangalam Varika |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/54/17|publisher=mangalamvarika.com|access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> Rajasenan's late father, Appukuttan Nair was a dance master.

== Filmography ==
=== Director ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Film
!Year
!Cast
|-
|1
|''[[Aagraham]]''
|1984
|[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], [[Devan (actor)|Devan]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]
|-
|2
|''[[Paavam Krooran]]''
|1984
|[[Shankar Panicker|Shankar]], [[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]], [[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]]
|-
|3
|''Soundaryappinakkam''
|1985
|[[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
|-
|4
|''[[Santham Bheekaram]]''
|1985
|[[Ratheesh]], [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Shanavas]]
|-
|5
|''[[Onnu Randu Moonu]]''
|1986
|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Captain Raju]], [[Unnimary]]
|-
|6
|''[[Kanikanum Neram]]''
|1987
|[[Vineeth]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Saritha]]
|-
|7
|''[[Kadinjool Kalyanam]]''
|1991
|[[Jayaram]], [[Urvashi]]
|-
|8
|''[[Ayalathe Addeham]]''
|1992
|[[Jayaram]], [[Gautami]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]]
|-
|9
|''[[Meleparambil Aanveedu]]''
|1993
|[[Jayaram]], [[Shobana Chandrakumar|Shobana]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]]
|-
|10
|''[[CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed]]''
|1994
|[[Jayaram]], [[Manian Pillai Raju]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], [[Chippy (actress)|Chippy]]
|-
|11
|''[[Vardhakya Puranam]]''
|1994
|[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
|-
|12
|''[[Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava]]''
|1995
|[[Jayaram]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasturi]], [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]]
|-
|13
|''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]''
|1995
|[[Jayaram]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Sudha Rani]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Chippy (actress)|Chippy]]
|-
|14
|''[[Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran]]''
|1996
|[[Jayaram]], [[Annie Shaji Kailas|Annie]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Indrans]]
|-
|15
|''[[Sathyabhamakkoru Premalekhanam]]''
|1996
|[[Biju Menon]], [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], Chandni, [[Indrans]].
|-
|16
|''[[Dilliwala Rajakumaran]]''
|1996
|[[Jayaram]], [[Manju Warrier]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Srividya]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
|-
|17
|''[[The Car (1997 film)|The Car]]''
|1997
|[[Jayaram]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Sreelakshmi]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
|-
|18
|''[[Katha Nayagan (1997 film)|Kadhanayakan]]''
|1997
|[[Jayaram]], [[Kalamandalam Kesavan]], [[Divya Unni]]
|-
|19
|''[[Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam]]''
|1998
|[[Nagma]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Cochin Haneefa]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Kalarenjini]], [[Bindu Panicker]]
|-
|20
|''[[Kottaram Veettile Apputtan]]''
|1998
|[[Jayaram]], [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
|21
|''[[Njangal Santhushtaranu]]''
|1999
|[[Jayaram]], [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]
|-
|22
|''[[Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum]]''
|2000
|[[Jayaram]], [[Samyuktha Varma]], [[Srividya]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
|23
|''[[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]''
|2000
|[[Vineeth]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Kavya Madhavan]]
|-
|24
|''[[Megasandesam]]''
|2001
|[[Suresh Gopi]], Rajshri Nair, [[Samyuktha Varma]]
|-
|25
|''[[Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam]]''
|2002
|[[Jayaram]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
|26
|''[[Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari]]''
|2002
|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Gayathri Raghuram]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
|-
|27
|''[[Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam]]''
|2003
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Shrutika]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Srividya]], [[Nandana (actress)|Nandana]]
|-
|28
|''[[Immini Nalloraal]]''
|2005
|[[Jayasurya]], [[Navya Nair]]
|-
|29
|''[[Madhuchandralekha]]''
|2006
|[[Jayaram]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]
|-
|30
|''[[Kanaka Simhasanam]]''
|2006
|[[Jayaram]], [[Karthika Mathew|Karthika]], [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
|-
|31
|''[[Romeoo]]''
|2007
|[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Vimala Raman]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], [[Sruthi Lakshmi]]
|-
|32
|''[[Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu]]''
|2009
|Rajasenan, [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Sindhu Menon]]
|-
|33
|''[[Oru Small Family]]''
|2010
|Rajasenan, [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]], [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
|-
|34
|''[[Innanu Aa Kalyanam]]''
|2011
|[[Rejith Menon]], [[Saranya Mohan]], [[Malavika Wales]]
|-
|35
|''72 Model''
|2013
|[[Sreejith Vijay]], [[Govind Padmasoorya]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]
|-
|36
|''Radio Jockey''
|2013
|[[Arjun Nandhakumar|Arjun Nandakumar]], [[Nimisha Suresh]], [[Riya Saira]]
|-
|37
|''Wound''
|2014
|Anju Nair, Nidhi, Rajasenan
|}

===Producer===

#''Wound'' (2014)

=== Writer ===
# ''Wound'' (2014) (writer)
# ''[[Madhuchandralekha]]'' (2006) (story)
# ''[[Immini Nalloraal]]'' (2005) (writer)
# ''[[Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran]]'' (1996) (story) (as Sridevi)
# ''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]'' (1995) (story) (as Sridevi)
# ''[[Marupacha]]'' (1982) (Writer) (Uncredited)

=== Music Composer ===
# ''Soundaryappinakkam'' (1985)
# ''[[Onnu Randu Moonnu]]'' (1986)

=== Actor ===
# ''Priyapettavar'' (2018) as Gopinathan Menon
# ''Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare'' (2015) as Himself
# ''Wound '' (2014) as Devadas
# ''[[Oru Small Family]]'' (2010) as R. Vishwanathan
# ''[[Nalla Pattukare]]'' (2010)
# ''[[Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu]]'' (2009) as Chandramohan Thampi
# ''[[Kanninum Kannadikkum]]'' (2004) as Himself
# ''Soundaryappinakkam'' (1985) as Potti
# ''[[Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum]]'' (1982) as Indra

== Television ==
;Serials
*''Sambavami Yuge Yuge'' (Surya TV) (direction)
*''Bhagyanakshatram'' (direction)
*''Krishnakripasagaram'' (Amrita TV)(direction)
*[[Ente Manasaputhri]] (Asianet) (Actor)
* Parinayam (Mazhavil Manorama) (Actor)
*[[Swathi Nakshatram Chothi]] (Zee Keralam) (actor)
;Other shows
*Sallapam(DD)
*Sangeetha Sagaram(Asianet)
*Sangeetha Sagaram(Asianet Plus)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0707364}}
*[http://varnachitram.com/2009/11/20/what-happened-to-rajasenan/ What happened to Rajasenan?]

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