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S. P. Rajkumar

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S. P. Rajkumar is an Indian film director, who directs Tamil films.[1]

Career

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He started his film career as a dialogue writer for the 1997 film Once More. In 2000, he directed his second feature film En Purushan Kuzhanthai Maathiri, which turned out to be a flop. His subsequent ventures Ponmanam (1998) is a hit and Karmegham (2002) is unsuccessful. A proposed film in 2003 titled Thoodhu with Bhavana was shelved.[2][3]

Only after six years, he started his next project Azhagar Malai (2009), which was a super duper trash movie. He directed Vijay's 50th film, Sura (2010).[4] The following films were comedies titled Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya (2014), Paakanum Pola Irukku (2017) and Local Sarakku (2023).[5][6][7]

Filmography

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As director

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Films

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Year Film Notes
1998 Ponmanam
1998 En Uyir Nee Thaane
2001 En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri
2002 Karmegham
2009 Azhagar Malai
2010 Sura
2014 Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya
2017 Paakanum Pola Irukku
2023 Local Sarakku

Serials

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Year Serial
2019–2020 Magarasi
2023–present Poova Thalaya

As actor

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  • Nattamai (1994) - As a deaf man who mistakes Goundamani's statement as marriage ("Namma Pasupathi Teachera Vachurukaango")
  • Rasigan (1994) - As a person who mistakes a beaten Goundamani as a beggar ("Yaenne Pichai Edukireenga")
  • Periya Kudumbam (1995) - As a person who waits at the bus stop ("Kunnakudi Bus Eppo")
  • En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001) - As a Vadivelu's friend who meets at a tea shop
  • 6'2 (2005) - As a person who warns Vadivelu not to interfere in the fight between two brothers ("Naangalum Marudha Kaaranthan")

As lyricist

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  • "January Nilave" (En Uyir Neethane)
  • All songs (Pattaya Kelappanum Pandya)
  • "Vaazhavaikkum" (En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri)
  • "Vetri Kodi Yethu" (Sura)

References

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  1. ^ "S. P. Rajkumar".
  2. ^ "22-12-03". Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.
  3. ^ "06-06-04". Archived from the original on 9 February 2006.
  4. ^ "This Day In 2010: Thalapathy Vijay's 50th film released, check out some UNKNOWN FACTS about the film".
  5. ^ "Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya".
  6. ^ "Pakkanum Pola Irukku".
  7. ^ "Local Sarakku".