Rajkiran
Rajkiran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohideen Abdul Khadar 16 March 1949 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Kathija |
| Children | 2 |
Mohideen Abdul Khadar, known by his stage name Rajkiran, is an Indian actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 30 Tamil films.[1] He won one Filmfare Award South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in his career.
Early life
[edit]Rajkiran was born as J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar on 16 March 1949 at Keelakarai.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1987, he launched his production company and titled it Red Sun Art Creations. Then he changed his name, and he opted for Kiran (rays of the sun) and prefixed Raj.[3] Rajkiran began his film career by producing two Ramarajan starrer films Raasave Unnai Nambi (1988) and in one of them he appeared in a brief role in Enne Petha Raasa (1989).
In 1991, he produced and acted in the lead role in Kasthuri Raja's debut film, En Rasavin Manasile which had a silver jubilee run. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize and the Cinema Express – Best New Face Award for his performance.[4] He directed, produced and acted in lead role in Aranmanai Kili (1993) and Ellame En Rasathan (1995).[5] Next, he acted in Manikkam which was an average grosser at the box-office.[6] The following year, he worked in Pasamulla Pandiyare (1997).[7] In mid-1998, he appeared in Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi and made a guest appearance in Kasthuri Raja's Veera Thalattu. At the end of 1998, he acted in the critically well received Thalaimurai.
Following a three-year hiatus, he returned in Bala's Nandhaa (2001), Cheran's Pandavar Bhoomi (2001) followed by N. Lingusamy's Sandakozhi (2005) as a character artiste. All the three films fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[8] He won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil. for Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005).[9] Then, he acted in the comedy horror Muni (2007).[10]
He later appeared in the movies Kaavalan (2011), Ponnar Shankar (2011), Venghai (2011), Thiruthani (2012) and Manjapai (2014). He has also featured in many TV commercials. He refused to do a dhoti advertisement which created headlines in 2015. He acted in lead role in the movie Pa Paandi in 2017 directed by Dhanush. He debuted in Malayalam with the film Shylock (2020) with Mammootty.[11] Later, he was seen in Karthi starrer films Viruman (2022), Meiyazhagan (2024) and Vaa Vaathiyaar (2025).
Personal life
[edit]Rajkiran was initially married to Chellamma, but the couple divorced. He later married Padmaja, with whom he has a son.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Off-screen roles
[edit]| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1988 | Raasave Unnai Nambi |  |
|
 |
|
| 1989 | Enne Petha Raasa | |
|
|
|
| 1991 | En Rasavin Manasile | |
|
|
|
| 1993 | Aranmanai Kili | |
|
|
Directorial debut film |
| 1995 | Ellame En Rasathan | |
|
|
|
| 2020 | Kuberan | |
|
|
Distributor for Tamil dubbed version |
References
[edit]- ^ "Actor Raj Kiran, The Man Of Many Charms, Missing 25 Years On". News18. 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Raj Kiran". moviebuff.
- ^ "Did you know that Raj Kiran's name came from his production housel". The Times of India. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Film city to be ready soon: Jaya". The Indian Express. 19 January 1994. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Raj Kiran". filmibeat.
- ^ "Manikkam". imdb.
- ^ "Manikkam". imdb.
- ^ "Father of the bride". thehindu. 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Thavamai Thavamiruntu". imdb.
- ^ "Muni Movie Review". behindwoods. 2007.
- ^ R., Manoj Kumar (23 January 2020). "Shylock movie review: This Mammootty-starrer is a snoozefest". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Raj Kiran's bodyguard' claims actor is threatening him". The Times of India. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
External links
[edit]
.svg?lang=en){kind=small} | This article about an Indian film actor born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Tamil male actors
- Living people
- Tamil Muslims
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- 1955 births
- Tamil-language film directors
- Tamil film directors
- Male actors from Tamil Nadu
- People from Ramanathapuram district
- Tamil screenwriters
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Film directors from Tamil Nadu
- Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu
- Tamil film producers
- Film producers from Tamil Nadu
- Indian film actor stubs