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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Indian name|Rajendran|Sedapatti Suryanarayana }}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name             = S. S. Rajendran
| name               = S. S. Rajendran
| native_name      = எஸ். எஸ். ராஜேந்திரன் 
| image              = S. S. Rajendran.jpg
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| birth_name         = Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran
| image            =
| birth_date         = {{birth-date|January 1928}}, [[Usilampatti]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| birth_name       = Sedapatti Suryanarayana Devar Rajendran
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|10|24|1928|1}}, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| birth_date       = January 1928
| occupation         = [[film actor]], director, producer, [[politician]]  
| birth_place      = [[Usilampatti]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|10|24|1928|1}}
| death_place      = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| other_names      = SSR<br>Latchiya Nadigar
| occupation       = [[movie actor]], director, producer, [[politician]]
| years_active    = 1952 to 2014
| spouse          = {{Unbulleted list|R.Pankajam|C. R. Vijayakumari|Thamaraiselvi }}
}}
}}
'''Sedapatti Suryanarayana Devar Rajendran''', commonly known by his [[stage name]] '''S. S. Rajendran''' (SSR), (January 1928 &ndash; 24 October 2014) was an [[India]]n [[movie actor]], director, producer and [[politician]]. He was known for his roles in ''[[Parasakthi]]'', ''[[Ratha Kanneer]]'', ''[[Sivagangai Seemai]]'', ''[[Aalayamani]]'', and in ''[[Poompuhar]]''.


Rajendran died in [[Chennai]], India from a lung infection, aged 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/veteran-tamil-actor-ss-rajendran-passes-away-in-chennai/article6530024.ece/|title=Veteran Tamil actor, S. S. Rajendran, passes away in Chennai|publisher=The Hindu.com|accessdate=October 24, 2014}}</ref>
'''Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran''', also known by his initials '''SSR''' (January 1928 &ndash; 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and [[politician]] who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema.


==References==
==Film career==
{{reflist}}
Rajendran made his acting debut with  the 1952 film ''[[Parasakthi (film)|Parasakthi]]'',<ref name=ToI/> directed by the directing duo [[Krishnan–Panju]], with the character Gnanasekharan.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} He followed with ''[[Mudhalali]]'', ''President Panchatcharam'',<ref>President Panchatcharam was a success at the box office.1959 THE HINDU 2/oct/2011</ref> ''Pillai Kani Amudhu'', ''Thalai Koduthan Thambi'', ''Thedi Vandha Selvam'', [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ''Edhayum Thangum Idhayam'', [[M. Karunanidhi]]'s ''Avan Pithana'', ''[[Poompuhar]]'' and [[Modern Theatres]] ''Kumudham''. SSR acted with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in ''[[Raja Desingu]]'' as Mohamed Khan and in ''[[Kaanji Thalaivan]]'' as Paranjothi. He had worked in many films with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] such as ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'', ''[[Rangoon Radha]]'', ''[[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]]'', ''[[Deivapiravi]]'', ''[[Aalayamani]]'', ''[[Pachai Vilakku (1964 film)|Pachai Vilakku]]'', ''[[Pazhani (1965 film)|Pazhani]]'', ''[[Kungumam (film)|Kungumam]]'', ''[[Santhi (1965 film)|Santhi]]'' and ''[[Kai Kodutha Dheivam]]''.


== External links ==
Other notable films were ''[[Sorgavasal]]'', ''[[Ammaiyappan]]'', ''[[Ratha Kanneer]]'', ''[[Kula Deivam (1956 film)|Kula Dheivam]]'', ''[[Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum]]'', ''[[Kalyanikku Kalyanam]]'', ''[[Sivagangai Seemai]]'', also in  [[AVM Productions|AVM]]'s ''[[Kaakum Karangal]]'', ''[[Poomalai]]'' and [[K. Balachander]]'s ''[[Ethiroli]]''.


His drama company ''SSR Nadaka Mandram'' staged plays including<ref>P.R.Vasantha kumars'ilatchia selvam SSR 1987 'sironmani publications'</ref>''Or Iravu'' ([[C. N. Annadurai]]), ''Manimagudam'' ([[M. Karunanidhi]]) and ''Thenpaandi Veeran'' ([[P. Nedumaran]]). He introduced and gave opportunities to actress [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]].<ref>Manorama in her lifetime award function said (jan 15 2008): "Those were days when even a fleeting presence on the screen was considered a huge achievement. It was Kannadasan Sir who offered the role. But actually I owe all this to S. S. Rajendran. It was he who invited me to Madras to act in the Kalaignar's (M. Karunanidhi) play ''Manimagudam''. That play was a resounding success and I was recognised as an actress. Later, I faced the camera for the first time in an unfinished film that had Rajendran and Devika in the lead roles. Then came ''Maalayitta Mangai''." recounts the actor.</ref>


[[File:S.S.R with M.G.R.jpg|thumb|left|S.S. Rajendran with M.G.R.]]
Director [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] was introduced from his film ''Saradha'' (a silver jubilee hit) and ''Saradha Studios'' was established to commemorate the success of this film by its producer A. L. Srinivasan. Likewise, SSRs film ''Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum'', in which his co-star was [[Raja Sulochana]],<ref>Rajasulochana's most successful film, according to critics and moviegoers, was "Thai Pirandhaal Vazhi Pirakkum". It was remade in Telugu as  "Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu" with N. T. Rama Rao playing the lead. The film was directed by her husband, noted writer-director C.  S. Rao. (4/sep/2011)memories linger Raja Sulochana, THE HINDU</ref> was a successful film in 1958.
==Personal life==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
He had 8 children named Bhagyalakshmi, Rajendrakumar, Lakshmi, Selvaraj, Ravikumar, Kannan, Ilangovan, Kalaivanan. He also had a grandson named S.S.R Aaryann who is an actor in the serial [[Magarasi]]
==Political life==
He joined the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party and became the first elected member of a legislative assembly among actors in India when he was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a DMK candidate [[Theni]] (State Assembly Constituency) in [[1962 Madras State legislative assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf | title=GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, he was elected as  a member (MP) of [[Rajya Sabha]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} He joined the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) and was elected from [[Andipatti]] constituency in the 1980 assembly election. Later, he became a critic of [[M. Karunanidhi]] and of the DMK's family policies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/a-periyar-follower-first-tamil-actor-to-turn-to-politics/ | title=S S Rajendran: A Periyar follower, first Tamil actor to turn to politics | publisher=New Indian Express | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref>
==Personal interests==
Rajendran, being a strict follower of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]]'s policy of rationalism, never acted in films based on Ithihasas and Puranas. He earned the sobriquet "Latchiya Nadigar" (Idealistic Actor) as he never acted in films against his policy.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/%E2%80%98Latchiya-Nadigar%E2%80%99-SSR-No-More/2014/10/25/article2492415.ece</ref><ref>http://sangam.org/autobiography-actor-politician-s-s-rajendran/</ref><ref>http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/July10_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_SSR.html</ref>
==Death==
Rajendran was admitted into Chennai Meenakshi hospital on 20 October 2014 to treat a lung infection. He died on 24 October 2014.<ref name=ToI>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Veteran-Tamil-actor-SS-Rajendran-dead/articleshow/44922904.cms | title=Veteran Tamil actor SS Rajendran dead | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=24 October 2014 | access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/News/CinemaNews/2014/10/24113927/eteran-actor-SS-Rajendra-dies.vpf | title=பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் எஸ்.எஸ். ராஜேந்திரன் காலமானார் | publisher=[[Daily Thanthi]] | work=[[Tamil Language]] | date=24 October 2014 | access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Actor===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! class=unsortable|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1952
|[[Parasakthi (film)|Parasakthi]]
|Gnanasekaran
|
| <ref>{{cite book | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | last1=Rajadhyaksha | first1=Ashish | last2=Willemen | first2=Paul | year=1998 | orig-year=1994 | isbn=019-563579-5 | page=327}}</ref>
|-
|[[Panam (film)|Panam]]
| Sundaram
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1954
| [[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]
| Rajapriyan
|
|
|-
| [[Sorgavasal]]
| Muthu Manikam
|
|
|-
| [[Ammaiyappan (film)|Ammaiyappan]]
| Muthan
|
|
|-
| [[Ratha Kanneer]]
| Balu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1956
| [[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kula Deivam (1956 film)|Kuladeivam]]
| Rajaiya
|
|
|-
| [[Rangoon Radha]]
| Nagasundaram
|
|
|-
| 1957
| [[Mudhalali]]
| Vasanthan/Varathan
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1958
| [[Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum]]
| Rangan
|
|
|-
| [[Anbu Engey]]
| Somu
|
|
|-
| [[Petra Maganai Vitra Annai]]
| Prince Villalan/Neelan
|
|
|-
| [[Pillai Kaniyamudhu]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Thirudargal Jakkirathai]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Thedi Vandha Selvam]]
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="11"| 1959
| [[Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (1959 film)|Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Sollu Thambi Sollu]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kalyanikku Kalyanam]]
| Sadhasivam
|
|
|-
| [[Sivagangai Seemai]]
| Muthalagu Servai
|
|
|-
| [[Pudhumai Penn (1959 film)|Pudhumai Penn]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[President Panchatcharam]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Naatukoru Nallaval]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alli Petra Pillai]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Thalai Koduthaan Thambi]]
| Indrajith
|
|
|-
| [[Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa]]
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1960
| [[Thangam Manasu Thangam]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Deivapiravi]]
| Ramu
|
|
|-
| [[Sangilithevan]]
| Sangilithevan
|
|
|-
| [[Raja Desingu]]
| General Mohammed Khan
|
|
|-
| [[Petra Manam]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Thangarathinam]]
|
|25th Film
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1961
| [[Manapanthal]]
| Dr. Gunasekaran
|
|
|-
| [[Mamiyarum Oru Veetu Marumagale]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kumudham]]
| Kumaran
|
|
|-
| [[Panam Panthiyile]]
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1962
| [[Sarada (1962 film)|Sarada]]
| Sambandham
|
|
|-
| [[Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Senthamarai (film)|Senthamarai]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Muthu Mandapam]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Aalayamani]]
| Sekar
|
|
|-
| [[Deivathin Deivam]]
| Babu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="8"| 1963
| [[Neengadha Ninaivu]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kattu Roja]]
| Baskaran
|
|
|-
| [[Naanum Oru Penn]]
| Bhaskar
|
|
|-
| [[Kungumam (film)|Kungumam]]
| Superintendent Raja
|
|
|-
| [[Vanambadi]]
| Sekhar
|
|
|-
|[[Kaanchi Thalaivan|Kaanji Thalaivan]]
| Commander Paranjothi
|
|
|-
| [[Aasai Alaigal]]
| Durai Raj
|
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|-
| [[Kaithiyin Kathali]]
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1964
| [[Pachai Vilakku (1964 film)|Pachai Vilakku]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alli (film)|Alli]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kai Koduttha Dheivam|Kai Kodutha Dheivam]]
| Ravi
|
|
|-
| [[Vazhi Piranthadu]]
|
|50th Film
|
|-
| [[Poompuhar (film)|Poompuhar]]
| [[Kovalan]] [[கோவலன்]]
|
|
|-
| [[Ullasa Payanam]]
| Selvam
|
|
|-
| rowspan="8"| 1965
| [[Pazhani (1965 film)|Pazhani]]
| Raju
|
|
|-
| [[Santhi (1965 film)|Santhi]]
| Ramu
|
|
|-
| [[Paditha Manaivi]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kaakum Karangal|Kakkum Karangal]]
| Dr. Shankar
|
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|-
| [[Vazhikaatti]]
|
|
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|-
| [[Poomalai]]
| Sundaram
|
|
|-
| [[Maganey Kel]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Anandhi (1965 film)|Anandhi]]
| Somu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1966
| [[Avan Pithana?]]
|
|
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|-
| [[Thedi Vandha Thirumagal]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Marakka Mudiyumaa?]]
| Manikam / Krishnan
|
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|-
| [[Thaaye Unakkaga]]
|
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|-
| [[Mani Magudam]]
| King Mani Maaran/Puthumai Pithan
|
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|-
| 1969
| [[Kula Vilakku]]
|
| Guest Appearance
|
|-
| 1970
| [[Ethiroli]]
|
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|-
|
| [[வைராக்கியம்]]
|
|
|
|-
| 1982
| [[Erattai Manithan]]
|
|75th Film
|
|-
| 1985
| [[Anbin Mugavari]]
|
|
|
|-
| 1996
| [[Rajali]]
| Shekhar
|
|
|-
| 1998
| [[Dharma (1998 film)|Dharma]]
| Chief Minister
|
|
|-
| 2000
| Micro Thodargal- Mounam Oru Bashai
|
| Mini TV Series in [[Raj TV]];<br /> Co-starred with [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
|
|-
| 2001
| [[Rishi (2001 film)|Rishi]]
| Chief Minister
|
|
|-
| 2003
| [[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]
| IGP
|
|
|-
| 2008
| [[Theekuchi]]
|
|
|
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.sg/2012/09/actingthe-ssr-way.html Acting, the SSR Way in My Movie Minutes]
* [http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.sg/2012/09/actingthe-ssr-way.html Acting, the SSR Way in My Movie Minutes]
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