T. Rajendar

Personal life

T. Rajendar is married to former actress Usha Rajendar. They have two sons, Silambarasan and Kuralarasan, and one daughter, Ilakiya. His wife has served as the producer for some of his films, such as Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), starring Silambarasan. He lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Film career

Rajendar started off in the Tamil film industry making successful films which included him as an actor, playback singer, dancer and scriptwriter. He gained popularity through his one-of-a-kind style of acting. He normally serves as, but not limited to director, actor, songwriter, art director, production manager and playback singer. During the 1980s, all his movies were blockbusters, running for years and the songs were also well appreciated. He is known for introducing new faces in his movies, and many of the actresses who debuted in his movies have been successful in South Cinema, including Amala, Nalini, Jyothi, Jeevitha and Mumtaj.

After some years, Rajendar's films started to decline in popularity because his films became too predictable, tending to follow the same storyline and oratory style of repetitious dialogues with little if any meaning. For example, his films always contain a sentimental scene involving the hero's younger sister in distress, coupled with the same rhyming rhetoric and gestures.

Rajendar recently started his own web TV channel called 'Kural TV' (Voice TV). Originally he wanted to start a 24-hour TV channel but could not, due to problems arising while securing a license. The channel, apart from broadcasting his movies and speeches, tends to echo sentiments towards the plight of Tamils (especially women) in Sri Lanka. He previously owned a magazine called Usha.

Rajendar also distributes films under his home banner "Simbu cine arts". His latest film distribution, as of mid-2011 is his son Silambarasan's film Vaanam, which will be distributed in the Chennai and Madurai region.

Political career

Rajendar founded the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam party in 1991 after he had been expelled from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In 1996, after Vaiko's departure from the DMK and the formation of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Rajendar's TMK merged with the DMK. Rajendar left the DMK again in 2004, to form the All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.{{cite web | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060427114343/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2220/stories/20051007003203900.htm | url-status =usurped | archive-date =27 April 2006 |archive-date = 1 June 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601235031/http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2115/stories/20040730003803600.htm |url-status = live

Filmography

As an actor

As composer and lyricist

This list is of films that T. Rajender only worked as a music director and lyricist.

As playback singer

As lyricist

This list is of films that T. Rajender only worked as a lyricist (and singer) and not as a composer.

As distributor

• Vaanam (2011)
• Vaalu (2015)
• Kadamaiyai Sei (2022)

Television

• Super Kudumbam - Sun TV
• Arattai Arangam - Sun TV
• Nyayam Endrum Solven - Vijay TV

References

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