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{{short description|Indian politician}} | {{short description|Indian politician}} | ||
{{other people|S. Rajendran}} | |||
{{Indian name|Rajendran|Sedapatti Suryanarayana }} | {{Indian name|Rajendran|Sedapatti Suryanarayana }} | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|January 1928}}, [[Usilampatti]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_date = {{birth-date|January 1928}}, [[Usilampatti]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|10|24|1928|1}}, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|10|24|1928|1}}, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| occupation = [[ | | occupation = [[actor]], director, producer, [[politician]] | ||
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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. | 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== | ==Personal life<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2014-10-24|title=S.S. Rajendran: Dialogue delivery was his forte|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/veteran-tamil-actor-ss-rajendran-passes-away-in-chennai/article6530024.ece|access-date=2022-01-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>== | ||
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}} | ||
He had 8 children named | He had 8 children named Rajendrakumar,Selvaraj, Ravikumar, Kannan, Ilangovan, Kalaivanan, Lakshmi. | ||
==Political life== | ==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> | 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 | date=25 October 2014 | publisher=New Indian Express | access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Personal interests== | ==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> | 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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/%E2%80%98Latchiya-Nadigar%E2%80%99-SSR-No-More/2014/10/25/article2492415.ece|title='Latchiya Nadigar' SSR No More}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sangam.org/autobiography-actor-politician-s-s-rajendran/|title=Autobiography of Actor-politician S.S. Rajendran – Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/July10_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_SSR.html|title=Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, S. S. Rajendran}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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