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{{Short description|Indian actor (1956–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = R. S. Shivaji
| image = R. S. Shivaji.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1956|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|09|02|1956|10|26|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Assistant director]]|[[Sound designer]], [[Line producer]]}}
| children = Raajalaxmee Shivaji (daughter)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VRCOtaPodZ4 |title='இனிமே வர மாட்டிங்களா அப்பா..' கதறி துடித்த பாச மகள்! கலங்க வைக்கும் கடைசி வீடியோ | RIP RS Shivaji |website=[[YouTube]] |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=12 March 2024 |archive-date=12 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312093335/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VRCOtaPodZ4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| father = M.R. Santhanam
| relatives = [[Santhana Bharathi]] (brother)
}}

'''R. S. Shivaji''' (26 October 1956 – 2 September 2023) was an Indian actor, who was known for his work in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]]. He had often collaborated in films involving [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], working as an assistant director, sound designer and line producer on film projects.<ref>[http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/supporting-actor/rs-shivaji RS Shivaji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902122934/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/supporting-actor/rs-shivaji |date=2 September 2023 }} Retrieved 25 July 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/rs-shivaji-supporting-actor.html R.S. Shivaji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063432/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/rs-shivaji-supporting-actor.html |date=25 July 2018 }} ''[[Oneindia]]''. Retrieved 25 July 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb045f4a6 R.S. Shivaji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902122937/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb045f4a6 |date=2 September 2023 }} [[British Film Institute]]. Retrieved 25 July 2018.</ref>

==Early life and career==
R. S. Shivaji was the son of actor and producer [[M. R. Santhanam]], who worked on films including [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' (1945). His brother [[Santhana Bharathi]] is also a popular actor and film director, who has worked in Tamil cinema (Kollywood).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-brief-history-of-nadigar-sangam/article7877460.ece|author=Mohan V. Raman|title=A brief history of Nadigar Sangam|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 November 2015|accessdate=25 July 2018|archive-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160614142516/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-brief-history-of-nadigar-sangam/article7877460.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

As an actor, R. S. Shivaji primarily played comedy roles and regularly featured in [[Kamal Haasan]]'s films in the 1980s and 1990s. His ''Saar! Neenga Engeyo Poiteenga, sir'' dialogue from ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' (1989) directed at [[Janagaraj]] had been regularly parodied in later Tamil movies.<ref>{{cite book |author=G. Dhananjayan |title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |date=November 2014 |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |isbn=978-93-84301-05-7 |edition=1st |pages=402 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}</ref> He played important roles in ''[[Kolamavu Kokila]]'' and ''[[Dharala Prabhu]]'' as [[Nayanthara]]'s father and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]'s assistant, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kolamaavu-kokila-review-if-you-enjoy-the-unconventional-give-it-a-shot-review-tamil-sirm6keebjdjj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817114532/http://www.sify.com/movies/kolamaavu-kokila-review-if-you-enjoy-the-unconventional-give-it-a-shot-review-tamil-sirm6keebjdjj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 August 2018|title=Kolamaavu Kokila review: If you enjoy the unconventional, give it a shot!|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2020/mar/13/dharala-prabhu-movie-review-vivekh-shoulders-a-enjoyable-remake-harish-kalyan-tanya-vicky-donor-17522.html|title=Dharala Prabhu Movie Review: Vivekh shoulders a fairly enjoyable remake|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=13 March 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=2 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902122935/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2020/mar/13/dharala-prabhu-movie-review-vivekh-shoulders-a-enjoyable-remake-harish-kalyan-tanya-vicky-donor-17522.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Death==
Shivaji died due to heart attack during sleep in Chennai on 2 September 2023, at the age of 66.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Veteran actor RS Shivaji passes away |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/sep/02/veteran-actor-rs-shivaji-passes-away-47225.amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063606/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/sep/02/veteran-actor-rs-shivaji-passes-away-47225.amp |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023 |work=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Veteran actor RS Shivaji passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/veteran-actor-rs-shivaji-passes-away/articleshow/103303220.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911233244/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/veteran-actor-rs-shivaji-passes-away/articleshow/103303220.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=11 September 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Tamil films===
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Panneer Pushpangal]] '' (1981)
*''Madhu Malar '' (1981)
*''Vasantham Varum '' (1981)
*''Vadivangal'' (1981)
*''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]] '' (1985)
*''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' (1986)
*''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' (1988)
*''[[Jeeva (1988 film)|Jeeva]]'' (1988)
*''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' (1989)
*''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' (1989)
*''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' (1990)
*''[[Mounam Sammadham]]'' (1990)
*''[[My Dear Marthandan]]'' (1990)
*''[[Kavalukku Kettikaran]]'' (1991)
*''Thambikku Oru Pattu'' (1991)
*''[[Guna (film)|Guna]]'' (1991)
*''[[Knock-Out (1992 film)|Knock-Out]]'' (1992; short film)
*''[[Kalaignan]]'' (1993)
*''[[Athma (film)|Athma]]'' (1993)
*''[[Udan Pirappu]]'' (1993)
*''[[Magalir Mattum (1994 film)|Magalir Mattum]]'' (1994)
*''[[Vietnam Colony (1994 film)|Vietnam Colony]]'' (1994)
*''[[Pavithra (film)|Pavithra]]'' (1994)
*''[[Chinna Vathiyar]]'' (1995)
*''[[Poove Unakkaga (film)|Poove Unakkaga]]'' (1996)
*''[[Gopura Deepam]]'' (1997)
*''[[Thaali Pudhusu]]'' (1997)
*''[[Kutty (2001 film)|Kutty]]'' (2001)
*''[[Little John (film)|Little John]]'' (2001)
*''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' (2002)
*''[[En Mana Vaanil]]'' (2002)
*''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' (2002)
*''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' (2003)
*''[[Kurumbu]]'' (2003)
*''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004)
*''[[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]'' (2004)
*''[[Paramasivan]]'' (2006)
*''[[Kusthi]]'' (2006)
*''[[Jayam Kondaan]]'' (2008)
*''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' (2009)
*''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'' (2009)
*''[[Thambikku Indha Ooru]] '' (2010)
*''[[Maanja Velu]] '' (2010)
*''[[Avan Ivan]]'' (2011)
*''[[Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey]]'' (2012)
*''[[Sonna Puriyathu]]'' (2013)
*''[[Sutta Kadhai]]'' (2013)
*''[[Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham]]'' (2013)
*''[[Kalyana Samayal Saadham]]'' (2013)
*''[[Urumeen]]'' (2015)
*''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'' (2016)
*''[[Kanithan]]'' (2016)
*''[[Ennul Aayiram]]'' (2016)
*''[[Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum]]'' (2016)
*''[[8 Thottakkal]]'' (2017)
*''[[Vanamagan]]'' (2017)
*''[[Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae]]'' (2017)
*''[[Kolamavu Kokila]]'' (2018)
*''[[Puppy (2019 film)|Puppy]]'' (2019)
*''[[God Father (2020 film)|God Father]]'' (2020)
*''[[Dharala Prabhu]]'' (2020)
*''[[Soorarai Pottru]]'' (2020)
*''[[Maara]]'' (2021)
*''[[Parris Jeyaraj]]'' (2021)
*''[[Vanakkam Da Mappilei]]'' (2021)
*''[[Thalli Pogathey (film)|Thalli Pogathey]]'' (2021)
*''[[Payanigal Gavanikkavum]]'' (2022)
*''[[Gargi (film)|Gargi]]'' (2022)
*''Vattakara'' (2022)
*''[[Lucky Man (2023 film)|Lucky Man]]'' (2023)
*''[[Chandramukhi 2]]'' (2023) (released posthumously)
*''[[Naadu]]'' (2023) (dual roles) (released posthumously)
*''[[Vasco Da Gama (film)|Vasco Da Gama]]'' (2024) (released posthumously)
{{colend}}

===Other language films===
;Telugu films
*''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990)
*''[[Rajahamsa]]'' (1998)
*''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Eenadu]]'' (2009)
*''[[1000 Abaddalu]]'' (2013)

;Hindi films
*''[[Chachi 420]]'' (1997)
*''[[White Rainbow (2005 film)|White Rainbow]] '' (2005)

;English film
*''[[Ele, My Friend]]'' (1992)

===Voice artist===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Actor
!Notes
|-
|2003||''[[Magic Magic 3D]]'' || Thief's assistant ||Owen Burke||
|-
|}

===Television===
*''Kula Vilakku ''
*''Ethanai Konam Ethanai Paarvai''
*''Anbulla Snehidhiye''
*''Maruthani''
*''Vallamai Tharayo''
* ''[[Poova Thalaya (TV series)|Poova Thalaya]]''
* Om Kali Jai Kali

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Program Name
!Role
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Time Enna Boss]]''
| Roon Laham
|rowspan="2"|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/time-enna-boss-trailer-a-fun-tamil-sitcom-about-time-travel-6596868/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919040849/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/time-enna-boss-trailer-a-fun-tamil-sitcom-about-time-travel-6596868/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[Inspector Rishi]]''
|Entomologist
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0794478|R. S. Shivaji}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male comedians]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]

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