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| birth_place = [[Periyakulam]], [[Theni|Theni Distic]] [[Tamil Nadu]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Periyakulam]], [[Theni|Theni Distic]] [[Tamil Nadu]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1980|12|5|1938|1|14}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1980|12|5|1938|1|14}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| occupation = Actor, comedian, singer | | occupation = Actor, comedian, singer | ||
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Suruli Rajan was born in 1938 in [[Periyakulam]], near [[Theni]]. His father ''Ponnaiya Pillai'' worked as an accountant for farm owners of the adjoining areas in Theni. The child was named after the [[Lord Murugan|Surulivelar Swamy]], the family deity at the temple atop a hill graced by the picturesque Suruli Falls. | Suruli Rajan was born in 1938 in [[Periyakulam]], near [[Theni]]. His father ''Ponnaiya Pillai'' worked as an accountant for farm owners of the adjoining areas in Theni. The child was named after the [[Lord Murugan|Surulivelar Swamy]], the family deity at the temple atop a hill graced by the picturesque Suruli Falls. | ||
Suruli Rajan lost his parents one after the other, and had to discontinue his schooling. He moved to his brother's house in [[Madurai]] and worked as an apprentice mechanic in a neighbourhood workshop.<ref>http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/12/12212927/suruli-rajan-cinema-history.html</ref> Bitten by the acting bug, he acted in several amateur stage plays in Madurai before moving to [[Madras]] in 1959 in search of greener pastures. | Suruli Rajan lost his parents one after the other, and had to discontinue his schooling. He moved to his brother's house in [[Madurai]] and worked as an apprentice mechanic in a neighbourhood workshop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/12/12212927/suruli-rajan-cinema-history.html|title = Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Tamil Film News - Maalaimalar}}</ref> Bitten by the acting bug, he acted in several amateur stage plays in Madurai before moving to [[Madras]] in 1959 in search of greener pastures. | ||
In spite of his passion for acting opportunities were few and far between. A sudden spate of opportunities in stage plays filled him with heartening optimism. He worked with various drama troupes, including those of ''[[O. A. K. Thevar]]'', ''Pisir'' Ramarao, T.N. Balu and in Karunanidhi's 'kagithapoo' staged in aid of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party's election fund. It was filmmaker [[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]] of The Citadel Film Corporation Pvt. Ltd who brought Suruli Rajan to cinema, first in a brief appearance in [[Iravum Pagalum]] in 1965 and soon after in a more noticeable comic role in [[Kathal Paduthum Padu]] the year following. | In spite of his passion for acting opportunities were few and far between. A sudden spate of opportunities in stage plays filled him with heartening optimism. He worked with various drama troupes, including those of ''[[O. A. K. Thevar]]'', ''Pisir'' Ramarao, T.N. Balu and in Karunanidhi's 'kagithapoo' staged in aid of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party's election fund. It was filmmaker [[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]] of The Citadel Film Corporation Pvt. Ltd who brought Suruli Rajan to cinema, first in a brief appearance in [[Iravum Pagalum]] in 1965 and soon after in a more noticeable comic role in [[Kathal Paduthum Padu]] the year following. | ||
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Though at times bordering on the bawdy, he seldom failed to elicit a laugh. Suruli's brilliant portrayal of a niggardly rustic in M.A.Khaja's [[Maanthoppu Kiliye]] (1979) fetched him rare plaudits and has earned a place of pride in the annals of the immortal comedy sequences of Tamil cinema. 'It never rains, but pours' they say, and Suruli's capers had become a mandatory inclusion in most movies of the time. He created a record by acting in not less than 50 movies in a single year in 1980. | Though at times bordering on the bawdy, he seldom failed to elicit a laugh. Suruli's brilliant portrayal of a niggardly rustic in M.A.Khaja's [[Maanthoppu Kiliye]] (1979) fetched him rare plaudits and has earned a place of pride in the annals of the immortal comedy sequences of Tamil cinema. 'It never rains, but pours' they say, and Suruli's capers had become a mandatory inclusion in most movies of the time. He created a record by acting in not less than 50 movies in a single year in 1980. | ||
His career was cut short due to his untimely death in 1980 while he was in the peak of his career.<ref>http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/12/13215301/surulirajan-cinema-history.html</ref> | His career was cut short due to his untimely death in 1980 while he was in the peak of his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/12/13215301/surulirajan-cinema-history.html|title=Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Tamil Film News - Maalaimalar}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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|[[Rajapart Rangadurai]] || Konangi/Konangipatti || | |[[Rajapart Rangadurai]] || Konangi/Konangipatti || | ||
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|[[Rajaraja Cholan]] || palace | |[[Rajaraja Cholan]] || palace Servant || | ||
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| rowspan=2|1974 || [[Anbu Thangai]]|| || | | rowspan=2|1974 || [[Anbu Thangai]]|| || | ||
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| rowspan=2|1975 || [[Aayirathil Oruthi]] || Sivakolunthu || | | rowspan=2|1975 || [[Aayirathil Oruthi]] || Sivakolunthu || | ||
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|[[Anbe Aaruyire (1975 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]] || | |[[Anbe Aaruyire (1975 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]] || Servant || | ||
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|rowspan="15"|1976 || [[Akka (film)|Akka]] || || | |rowspan="15"|1976 || [[Akka (film)|Akka]] || || | ||
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|[[Rajavukku Etha Rani]] || || | |[[Rajavukku Etha Rani]] || || | ||
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|[[Rudra Thandavam]] || || | |[[Rudra Thandavam (1978 film)|Rudra Thandavam]] || || | ||
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|[[Sakkaipodu Podu Raja]] || || | |[[Sakkaipodu Podu Raja]] || || | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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