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{{About||Tamil director|Pandiraj}}
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pandiarajan
| image = Actor R Pandiarajan at the Sathuranga Vettai Audio Launch (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|10|02}}
| birth_place = [[Thuraipakkam]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]], [[film director|director]], [[screenwriter]]
| yearsactive = 1981–present
| spouse = Vasuki <br>(m.1986–present)
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Rathnam|Sulochana}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/pandiarajan/home.asp |title=Welcome to Director R.Pandiarajan Website |publisher=Lakshmansruthi.com |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>
| children = Pallavarajan (b.1987) <br> [[Prithvi Rajan]] (b.1989) <br> Premrajan (b.1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/celeb/pandiarajan.asp |title=Actor Pandiyarajan |publisher=Nilacharal.com |date=1959-10-02 |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>
| height = 5 ft 4 in
}}

'''Pandiarajan''' is an Indian film [[actor]], [[Film director|director]] who has played leading roles in many humorous [[Tamil film]]s (Kollywood) and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39945.html |title=Vaiyapuri - The reel music director |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2008-07-14 |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pandiarajan was born to Rathnam and Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class family. He has two sisters, Maheshwari & Geetha.

He has been married to Vasuki, daughter of Director, Producer, and Poet Avinasi Mani in 1986. They have three sons, [[Prithvi Rajan]], Pallava Rajan and Prem Rajan.

==Early career==
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. [[Bhagyaraj]] and later joined him as an assistant director. He had become his associate director in ''[[Darling, Darling, Darling]]'' and worked till the discussion of ''[[Mundhanai Mudichu]]''. Pandiarajan told the story of the film ''[[Kanni Rasi]]'' to Sivaji Ganesan's brother Shanmugam, he listened to the story and accepted it, though financiers refused to buy, the film was successful at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/directors/pandiyarajan |title=Pandiyarajan Tamil Director | Movie Director Pandiyarajan Story | News, Gossips, Specials, Rumers, Shooting spot, Sneak Previews, New Releases |publisher=Koodal.com |access-date=2012-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528145838/http://koodal.com/tamil/movies/directors/pandiyarajan |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

His first directorial venture was ''[[Kanni Rasi]]'' in 1985 starring [[Prabhu Ganesan|Prabhu]] 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 (2000 film)|Doubles]]'' where he directed [[Prabhu Deva]] in the lead role and acted in some 90 Tamil films and one Malayalam hit [[Kathavasheshan]], where he acted with [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]. Recently, he is acting in a TV serial called ''[[Mama Maaple]]'' in Sun TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article932378.ece |title=FEATURES / CINEMA PLUS : New series on Sun TV |publisher=The Hindu |date=2010-12-05 |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/05/13/stories/2011051350590200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109112457/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/05/13/stories/2011051350590200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-09 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Cinema : Scoring with Help |date=2011-05-13 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Actor===

====1980s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'' || Flower seller in the temple || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Thooral Ninnu Pochu]]'' || Mridangam artist in "Yen Soga Kadhaiye" || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Darling, Darling, Darling]]'' || New Watchman || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Kanni Rasi]]'' || || Tamil || as a Film Director
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Aan Paavam]]'' || Chinna Pandi || Tamil || Debut as Actor
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Muthukkal Moondru]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Manaivi Ready]]'' || Radha|| Tamil ||Hero and Director
|-
| 1987 || ''Vaazhga Valarga'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''Yettiki Potti'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''Meendum Mahaan'' || Pandian || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Aayusu Nooru]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 ||''[[Oorai Therinjikitten (film)|Oorai Therinjikitten]]'' ||Pandian / Rajan || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Jadikketha Moodi'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Katha Nayagan (1988 film)|Katha Nayagan]]'' || || Tamil || remake of ''[[Nadodikattu]]''
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Paatti Sollai Thattathe]]'' || Selvam || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Nethiyadi]]'' ||Venu
| Tamil || Debut as Music Director
|-
| 1989 || ''Rasathi Kalyanam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Kakka Kadi'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Vaai Kozhuppu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Thalaippu Seithigal'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Ellame En Thangachi'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Dilli Babu'' || Dilli Babu || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Sariyana Jodi'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Pudhu Mappillai'' || || Tamil || Also Writer
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Chinna Chinna Aasaigal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|}

====1990s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Pachai Kodi]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1990 || ''Pudhu Vaarisu'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Purushan Enakku Arasan]]'' || Seenu || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Oor Panchayathu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aadhityan]]'' || Chinnapandi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Poranthalum Ambalaiya Porakka Koodathu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Subramaniya Swamy]]'' || Velayudham || Tamil || remake of ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]''
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Killadi Mappillai]]'' || Rajaram || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Pandianin Rajyathil'' || Pandian || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Neela Kuyil]]'' || Muthusamy || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Valli Vara Pora]]'' || Chinnapandi || Tamil || remake of ''[[Meleparambil Aanveedu]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''Padikkara Vayasula'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thaikulame Thaikulame]]'' || Pandi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Summa Irunga Machan]]'' || Subramani || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Mappillai Manasu Poopola]]'' || Manikkam || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochu]]'' || Muthupandi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Purushan Pondatti]]'' || Pandiyan || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Gopala Gopala (1996 film)|Gopala Gopala]]'' || Gopalakrishnan,<br />Usha's grandfather || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Nalla Manusukkaran]]'' || Chinnapandi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Adrasakkai Adrasakkai'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara]]'' || Janakiraman || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kumbakonam Gopalu]]'' || Gopal || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Manaivikku Mariyadhai]]'' || Pandiyan || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum]]'' || Subramani || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Pallavan || Tamil ||
|}

====2000s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]'' || Ganesh || Tamil ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Kannula Kaasa Kattappa'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman]]'' || Pandi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[En Iniya Ponnilave]]'' || Shiva || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kabadi Kabadi (2001 film)|Kabadi Kabadi]]'' || Pandian || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Azhagana Naatkal]]'' || Michael || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Andipatti Arasampatti]]'' || Andipatti || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ramachandra (film)|Ramachandra]]'' || Thirunavukkarasu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Vaseegara (film)|Vaseegara]]'' || Photographer || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anbu Thollai]]'' || Singamuthu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Military (film)|Military]]'' || || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Galatta Ganapathy]]'' || Ganapathy || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Vadakku Vaasal'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Adhaanda Idhaanda'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Engal Anna]]'' || Cheenu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jairam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Aarumugaswamy'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Pethi Solla Thattathea'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Jollyman'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Settai (2004 film)|Settai]]'' || Chinnasamy || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Giri (film)|Giri]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu]]'' || Pandian || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kathavasheshan]]'' || Kathavarayan || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Sollattuma]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[London (2005 Tamil film)|London]]'' || Kathir || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Maayavi]]'' || A film director || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Thiru Thiru'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Iyappa Saamy'' || Pandian || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Perarasu (film)|Perarasu]]'' || Kandhasamy || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kaivantha Kalai]]'' || Ganesan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Kalakkura Chandru]]'' || Singampuli || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Anjathe]]'' || Logu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Ponmagal Vandhaal'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Pudhupaandi'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Thoranai]]'' || Walter Vetrivel || Tamil ||
|}

====2010s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Thairiyam]]'' || || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kola Kolaya Mundhirika]]'' || Madan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Kasethan Kadavulada (2011 film)|Kasethaan Kadavulada]]'' || Duraisingam || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Velayudham]]'' || Head Constable || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Vinmeengal]]'' || Panchu || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mirattal]]'' || Babloo's Father || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Thiruthani (film)|Thiruthani]]'' || Mohanraj || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Gaantham'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Kurumbukara Pasanga'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Kolaakalam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Rettai Kadhir'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum]]'' || Health Minister Sundaralingam || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Pani Vizhum Nilavu'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Aaivukkoodam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Miss Pannidatheenga Appuram Varuthapaduveenga'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Kadhal Agathee'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mapla Singam]]'' || District Collector || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Salaiyoram'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ilamai Oonjal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ner Mugam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Mupparimanam]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' || Pillai, Senior News Editor of Zen One TV || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Aarambamae Attakasam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Tube Light'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay]]'' || Anand's father || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Street Lights]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Panjumittai]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Natpe Thunai]]''|| Sridhar's dad || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Jaikka Povadhu Yaaru''|| || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale]]''|| Thirumandha || Tamil ||
|-
|}

====2020s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"|2020 || ''[[Taana (film)|Taana]]'' || Shakthi's father || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Naan Sirithal]]'' || Psychiatrist Veerabadhran|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || Karpooram || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kanni Raasi]]'' || Thiruvengadam || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kombu (2020)|Kombu]]'' ||Karthick's Uncle
| Tamil ||
|}

===As Director===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Kanni Rasi]]'' || Tamil || Debut film as director
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Aan Paavam]]'' || Tamil || Debut film as actor
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Manaivi Ready]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Nethiyadi]]'' || Tamil ||also music composer
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Subramaniya Swamy]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Gopala Gopala (1996 film)|Gopala Gopala]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 ||''[[Kabadi Kabadi (2001 film)|Kabadi Kabadi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kaivantha Kalai]]'' || Tamil || His son Prithvirajan's debut film as hero
|-
| 2018 || ''HELP'' (short film) || English || Released in BehindwoodsTV
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Channel
|-
|2010 - 2011
|''[[Mama Maaple]]''
|Rajapandi, Pandiarajan
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2015 - 2016
|''[[En Thangai (TV series)|En Thangai]]''
|
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Raj TV]]
|-
|2019 - 2020||Lolluppa||Host||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2020–Present
|''[[Baakiyalakshmi]]''
|Sundaram
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Star Vijay]]
|}

==Artists and Technicians introduced by Pandiarajan==
* [[Srikanth Deva]] - Music Director
* Nithya - cameraman
* [[Mayilsamy]] - actor
* [[Kollangudi Karuppayee]] - Folk singer and actress
* [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]- Actress
* Thotta Banu - Art Director
* [[Debashree Roy]] in Tamil - Actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/13/stories/2006071307420200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717112457/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/13/stories/2006071307420200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-07-17 |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Forget unpleasantness, move on: Pandiarajan |date=2006-07-13 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1532619}}

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