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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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'''Rajaji Manickam''' (formerly '''Rajaj''') is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his collaborations with [[Naveen (director)|Naveen]] including ''[[Moodar Koodam]]'' (2013).

== Career ==
Rajaji knew [[Naveen (director)|Naveen]] through a schoolmate and was his roommate when he was in Chennai. Both Naveen and him made their lead debut through ''[[Moodar Koodam]]'' (2013).<ref name="V">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlI4BB0ankw|title=70mm Cinema Encyclopedia | Kolanji Movie | Actress Sanghavi | Actor Rajaji |-[Epi-84]|(28/07/2019)|date=July 27, 2019|via=YouTube|time=6:00-6:30|work=[[Vendhar TV]]|language=ta}}</ref> His next film was ''[[Sathuran]]'' (2015), which featured him in the role of an auto driver.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/33861/cinema/Kollywood/Sathuran-movie,-Rajaji-in-action-role.htm|title=சதுரன் படத்துக்காக ஆக்சன் ஹீரோவாக நடித்துள்ள மூடர்கூடம் ராஜாஜி! | Sathuran movie, Rajaji in action role|date=June 30, 2015|website=தினமலர் - சினிமா}}</ref> The reason the director cast him in the role was that he felt that he fit the role and the audience would be unable to guess his next move as opposed to casting a popular actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-crime-thriller-that-takes-place-in-the-night/articleshow/46582480.cms|title=A crime thriller that takes place in the night|date=January 16, 2017|work=The Times of India}}</ref> In ''[[Engitta Modhathey]]'' (2017), he played a [[Kamal Haasan]] fan while [[Natty Subramaniam|Natrajan Subramaniam]] played a rival [[Rajinikanth]] fan. Since he wasn't able to imitate Kamal Haasan's acting, he used the actor's mannerisms in his character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/200317/people-worshiped-mgrs-cut-out-rajaji.html|title=People worshiped MGR's cut-out: Rajaji | People worshiped MGR's cut-out: Rajaji|first=Janani|last=K|date=March 20, 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Regarding his performance, a critic wrote, "Rajaji has a less prominent role to play, given how much screen time Natraj receives. His performance during the first half though nearly matches Natraj on every move".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250317/enkitta-mothathey-movie-review-refreshing-and-very-energising.html|title=Enkitta Mothathey movie review: Refreshing and very energising|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=March 25, 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

Dhanaram Saravanan, who worked as an associate director for ''Moodar Koodam'', made his directorial debut with ''[[Kolanji]]'' (2019), which marked Rajaji's second collaboration with Naveen.<ref name="V"/> A critic opined that the romantic track featuring him testing the audience's patience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kolanji/movie-review/70375556.cms|title=Kolanji Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Kolanji by Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Regarding his performance in the film ''[[Koorman]]'' (2022) co-starring [[Janani (actress)|Janani]], a critic noted, "Coming to the performances, Rajaji, despite his earnestness, isn't really up to the mark. [...] But Rajaji is found wanting in scenes that demand him to emote loud".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajajee & Janani's Koorman trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajajee-jananis-koorman-trailer/articleshow/89341417.cms |access-date=4 February 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/Feb/11/koorman-movie-review-this-thriller-isnt-just-sharp-enough-29676.html|title=Koorman Movie Review: This thriller isn't just sharp enough|first=Vignesh|last=Madhu|date=February 11, 2022|website=Cinema Express}}</ref> Another critic noted, "A complex role that has been pulled up well by him".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/2022/02/12/review-koorman/|title=Review: Koorman|first=Balasubramani|last=Muniyandi|date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>

He collaborated with Ramu Chellappa, the director of ''Enkitta Mothathe'' again, for ''[[Tik Tok (2023 film)|Tik Tok]]'' (2023), which received a low key release but was in the news when actress [[Priyanka Mohan]] intervened and removed her intimate scenes from the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2021/02/16150312/2363653/Tamil-cinema-TikTok-movie-preview.vpf|title=டிக்டாக் | Tamil cinema TikTok movie preview|first=|last=|date=February 16, 2021|website=Maalai Malar|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tik-tok-movie-producer-files-police-complaint-priyanka-mohans-deleted-portions/articleshow/107397430.cms |title='Tik Tok' movie producer files a police complaint after Priyanka Mohan's portions deleted from the film |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 2011 || ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || ''Dina Anjal'' employee || rowspan="5" | credited as Rajaj
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Moodar Koodam]]'' || Vellaichami (White)
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| 2015 || ''[[Sathuran]]'' || Dheena
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| 2017 || ''[[Engitta Modhathey]]'' || Nallaperumal
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| 2019 || ''[[Kolanji]]'' || Gemini
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| 2022 || ''[[Koorman]]'' || Dhana ||
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| 2023 || ''[[Tik Tok (2023 film)|Tik Tok]]'' || Vikki, Altap/Anand || Dual roles
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Once Upon a Time in Madras]]'' || Jothi ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|6013375}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Rajaji (actor) - Revision history

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