Rajkiran

Rajkiran
Born	(1949-03-16) 16 March 1949 Keelakarai
Occupation	actor
Years active	1988–2007; 2011-present
Spouse(s)	Padma Jyoti
Children	Nainar Muhammed, Zeenat Priya

J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar, known by his stage name Rajkiran, is Indian actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 30 Tamil films.

Early life

Rajkiran was born on 16 March 1949 at Keelakarai into a Muslim family. His real name was J. Mohideen Abdul Khader. He was married to Chellamma in 1996 and separated in 2014. And later he remarried to the actress Padma Jyoti in the same year and they had sons, Nainar Mohammad and Zeenat Priya.

Film career

Rajkiran began by producing two Ramarajan starrer films and in one of them he appeared in a brief role. In 1991, he produced and acted in lead role in Kasthuri Raja's debut film, En Rasavin Manasile which had a silver jubilee run. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize and the Cinema Express – Best New Face Award for his performance. He directed, produced and acted in lead role in Aranmanai Kili (1993) and Ellame En Rasathan (1995), which also had silver jubilee runs. In 1996, he acted in Manikkam which was an average grosser at the box-office. The following year, he worked in Pasamulla Pandiyare. The film turned out to be a failure. In the mid of 1998, he acted in Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi and made a guest appearance in Kasthuri Raja's Veera Thalattu. In the end of 1998, he acted in the critically well received Thalaimurai. Following a three-year hiatus, he returned as an actor in Bala's Nandha and in Cheran's Pandavar Bhoomi. Both were critically and commercial success. He has won the Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the film Thavamai Thavamirundhu(2005) and the Tamil Nadu government's Best Actor award for Pandavar Bhoomi (2001). Raj Kiran has signed a new project with director Karu Pazhaniappan. He Eventually Acted In The 2007 Tamil Film Muni As The Ghost Character Muniyaandi. It Was His First Horror Film To Act In A Ghost Character. In 2020 he was debuted in a Malayalam Film Shylock with Mammootty as a role in a character named Ayyannar.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Raasave Unnai Nambi		Debut as producer
1989	Enne Petha Raasa	Johnny	Debut as actor
1991	En Rasavin Manasile	Mayandi	Debut as hero
1993	Aranmanai Kili	Raasaiyya
1994	Ravanan	Himself	Cameo appearance
1995	Ellame En Rasathan	Singarasu
1996	Manikkam	Manikkam
1997	Pasamulla Pandiyare	Pandiyan
1998	Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi	Palanisamy
1998	Thalaimurai	Pandithurai
1998	Veera Thalattu	Pandian's father
2001	Nandha	Periyavar	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001	Pandavar Bhoomi	Dhanasekaran	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2002	Kadhal Virus	Himself	Cameo appearance
2003	Konji Pesalaam	Muthupandi
2004	Jai	Nallamuthu
2004	Kovil	Periyasamy
2005	Sandakozhi	Dorai	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005	Sevvel	Sudalai
2005	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	Muthaiah	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
2007	Kireedam	Rajarajan
2007	Muni	Muniyandi
2007	Thottal Poo Malarum	Varadharaja Vaandiyar
2011	Kaavalan	Muthuramalingam
2011	Ponnar Shankar	Raaki Annan
2011	Venghai	Veera Pandi
2012	Thiruthani	Duraipandi
2014	Manjapai	Venkatasamy
2015	Komban	Muthaiah
2015	Sivappu	Konaar
2016	Rajini Murugan	Ayankalai
2017	Pa Paandi	Paandian Pazhanisami	25th Film Nominated
2018	Sandakozhi 2	Dorai
2020	Shylock	Ayyanar	Malayalam debut Released in Tamil as Kuberan; Wrote dialogues and distributed Tamil version

Off-screen roles

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer
1988	Raasave Unnai Nambi	N	N	Y
1989	Enne Petha Raasa	N	Y	Y
1991	En Rasavin Manasile	N	N	Y
1993	Aranmanai Kili	Y	Y	Y	Directorial debut film
1995	Ellame En Rasathan	Y	Y	Y

External links

• Rajkiran on IMDb

Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Preceded by R. Madhavan for Aayitha Ezhuthu	Best Supporting Actor for Thavamai Thavamirundhu 2005	Succeeded by Pasupathy for E