L. Raja
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L. Raja | |
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| Born | Lingaswamy Kasthuri B Venkat Raja 1st January 1973 (age 46) Sivakasi |
| Other names | L. Raaja |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Easwari Rao |
| Children | Venba. L Raja |
L. Raja is an Indian director and actor who works in Tamil and Malayalam films and Tamil and Telugu television series.
Career
Raja began his career as an assistant to director Rajashekar. He debuted as a director with Shankar Guru in 1987. He worked as a director in nine films. After a sabbattical of around 30 years, a director approached Raja and asked him to act in the feature film Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu in 2008, which marked his acting debut. He has since acted in 35 films including Naadodigal, where he played Sasikumar's father.
He debuted in television with Raghuvamsam which received positive reviews. He has since acted in several television series and directed two series: Idhi Kadha Kaadhu and Ninne Pelladutha for Radaan Mediaworks.[1]
Personal life
He is married to actress Easwari Rao.[2]
Filmography
As director
- Films
- Shankar Guru (1987)
- Thaimel Aanai (1988)
- Kalicharan (1988)
- Kuttravali (1989)
- Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (1989)
- Sonthakkaran (1989)
- Dhuruva Natchathiram (1993)
- Dhool Parakkudhu (1993)
- Serials
As an actor
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu | Ramaiyya | |
| 2009 | Naadodigal | Natraj Veerabhadran | |
| 2010 | Veluthu Kattu | Marudachalam | |
| Thillalangadi | |||
| Kalloori Kalangal | Shankar | ||
| Agam Puram | Martin Fernandez | ||
| Apoorvaragam | Nancy's father | Malayalam film | |
| 2011 | Bodinayakkanur Ganesan | Azhagar | |
| Vithagan | |||
| 2012 | Thiruthani | ||
| 2017 | Yaanum Theeyavan | Manimaran | |
| 2018 | Iravukku Aayiram Kangal | Suseela's father |
- Serials
| Year | Show | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghuvamsam | Sun TV | ||
| Ethanai Manidhargal | Doordarshan | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vazhkai | Sun TV | |
| 2011 | Mahalakshmi Nivasam | Mahalakshmi’s brother | Gemini TV |
| 2014–2018 | Thamarai | Karunakaran | Sun TV |
| 2017–2018 | Nenjam Marappathillai | R. Velraj | Star Vijay |
| 2017–2019 | Poove Poochudava | Swaminathan | Zee Tamil |
| 2018–2019 | Kanmani | Dharmadurai | Sun TV |
| 2019–present | Ponnukku Thanga Manasu | Varshini's Father | Star Vijay |
| Rettai Roja | Ramachandran | Zee Tamil |
References
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (December 8, 2016). "A scene change". The Hindu.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (18 June 2017). "Eswari Rao stages a comeback". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2018.