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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Distinguish|S. Rajasekar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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| birth_name = Subramanian
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| birth_place = [[Nattarasankottai]], Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
| death_date =
| resting_place =
| occupation = Director, screenwriter
| years_active = 1977–1991
| spouse =
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| children = 2
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}}

'''Subramanian''' (??? – 24 April 1991), known professionally as '''Rajasekhar''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ɑː|dʒ|ə|s|eɪ|k|ər}}) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who was active mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] during the 1980s. He also directed films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]].

== Early life and career ==
Rajasekhar was born as Subramanian in [[Nattarasankottai]] in the then [[Ramanathapuram district]] and was a Bachelor of Science graduate. Prior to his entry in films, he was working in government department and few people encouraged him to write scripts as they felt he had a creator in him he then left the job and he wrote story for the 1977 release ''[[Naam Pirandha Mann]]''. It was [[Rajinikanth]] who gave Subramanian the name Rajasekhar.<ref name="rajasekhar">{{Cite web |date=19 December 2021 |title=பிசினஸ் வுமனாக ஜொலிக்கும் ரஜினி, கமல் இயக்குநரின் மகள்! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=18865&id1=3&issue=20211219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613141502/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=18865&id1=3&issue=20211219 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-10-99|date=3 February 1985|page=4|work=Anna|language=ta|access-date=7 July 2025|title=இந்த வார இயக்குனர் |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> He worked as assistant director to M. A. Kaja and [[Rama Narayanan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=தம்பிக்கு எந்த ஊரு – 39 ஆண்டுகள்! |url=https://minnambalam.com/cinema/thambikku-entha-ooru-movie-39th-year-unforgettable-song-kadhalin-deepam-ondru-composed-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613143930/https://minnambalam.com/cinema/thambikku-entha-ooru-movie-39th-year-unforgettable-song-kadhalin-deepam-ondru-composed-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=Minnambalam |language=ta}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[Hunnimeya Rathriyalli]]'' in Kannada based on their story while ''[[Kanneer Pookkal]]'' was his debut in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2023 |title=இப்படி செய்யாதீங்க… எல்லோர் முன்னாடியும் அசிங்கமா போயிடும்!. விஜயகாந்த் படத்தில் தயாரிப்பாளர் செய்த வேலை… |url=https://cinereporters.com/a-discussion-between-producer-kalaipuli-s-thanu-and-the-director/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240530013213/https://cinereporters.com/a-discussion-between-producer-kalaipuli-s-thanu-and-the-director/ |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref>

Rajasekhar frequently collaborated with Rajinikanth and [[Kamal Haasan]]. With the former he directed ''[[Gangvaa]]'', ''[[Thambikku Entha Ooru]]'', ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'', ''[[Maaveeran (1986 film)|Maaveeran]]'' ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Maapillai]]'' and ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharma Durai]]''; with the latter he directed ''[[Kaakki Sattai]]'' and ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]''. Rajasekhar's other major credits include ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'', ''[[Eetti (1985 film)|Eetti]]'', ''[[Cooliekkaran]]'', ''[[Paatti Sollai Thattathe]]'' and its Telugu remake ''[[Baamma Maata Bangaru Baata]]''.

== Filmography ==
;Films directed
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Hunnimeya Rathriyalli]]''|| [[Kannada]]
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Punnami Naagu (1980 film)|Punnami Naagu]]''|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Kanneer Pookkal]]''|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Jeene Ki Arzoo]]''|| [[Hindi]]
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Amma (1982 film)|Amma]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Thambikku Entha Ooru]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Gangvaa]]''|| Hindi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Eetti (1985 film)|Eetti]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Kaakki Sattai]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''Kanmaniye Pesu''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Murattu Karangal]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''Kalamellam Unn Madiyil''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Lakshmi Vandhachu]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Maaveeran (1986 film)|Maaveeran]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Cooliekkaran]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kazhugumalai Kallan]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Paatti Sollai Thattathe]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Baamma Maata Bangaru Baata]]''|| Telugu
|-
| 1989 || ''Karunguyil Kundram''|| Tamil
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Pudhu Varisu]]''|| Tamil
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharma Durai]]''|| Tamil
|}

;Written only
*''[[Naam Pirandha Mann]]'' (1977) (story)
*''Meenakshi Kungumam'' (1978) (dialogues)
*''[[Velum Mayilum Thunai]]'' (1979) (dialogues)
*''[[Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai]]'' (1979) (dialogues)

== Personal life==
Rajasekhar was married, and has a daughter and a son. Rajasekhar died in 1991, shortly after the release of his last film ''Dharma Durai'' at the age of 43.<ref name="rajasekhar" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering Rajasekhar… |url=http://theauteur.in/remembering-rajasekhar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820130805/http://theauteur.in/remembering-rajasekhar/ |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=The Auteur |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2019 |title=அவர் ஒரு பொன்மாலைப் பொழுது |trans-title=He is a golden twilight time |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/515404-anjali-robert-rajasekaran.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204135542/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/515404-anjali-robert-rajasekaran.html |archive-date=4 December 2019 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|2158003}}
{{Rajasekhar}}
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[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
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