RajKiran (birth name Khadar) is a film

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, producer and director, who has acted in more than 150 Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 films.

Film career

Rajkiran began his film acting career with three consecutive box office hits in - En Rasavin Manasilae (1991), Aranmanai Kili (1993) and Ellamae en rasa than (1993). He produced, directed and played the lead role in all three films. Currently he is cast in supporting roles. He has won the Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the film Thavamai Thavamirundhu

Thavamai Thavamirundhu

Thavamai Thavamirundhu is a Tamil feature film directed by Cheran. It is a penetrating and artistic depiction of familial bond, underscored by a set of life value messages. It explores the father-son relationship, and particularly charts the travails an Indian father goes through in raising his sons...

(2005) and the Tamil Nadu government's Best Actor award for Pandavar Bhoomi

Pandavar Bhoomi

Pandavar Bhoomi is a Tamil feature film, directed by Cheran.- Plot :This deals with the entry of a well educated Engineer/Architect still well versed in traditions helping a family struggling with its past & honour build a house....

(2001)

Selected Filmography

1. Thiruthani
   Thiruthani (film)
   Thiruthani is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Perarasu, starring Bharath in dual roles and Sunaina as the female lead, whilst Rajkiran, Pandiarajan and Ashish Vidyarthi also play pivotal roles. The film is expected to release in 2011.-Cast:* Bharath* Sunaina* Rajkiran*...
   
   - filming
2. Venghai
3. Ponnar Shankar
   Ponnar Shankar (film)
   Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic film directed by Thiagarajan. It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhis novel of the same name. It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the titular characters, with...
   
   
4. Kaavalan
5. Thottal Poo Malarum
   Thottal Poo Malarum
   Thottal Poo Malarum is a 2007 Tamil romance film written and directed by P. Vasu, starring his son Sakthi Vasu and Gowri Munjal, two newcomers, in lead roles, whilst Rajkiran, Suganya, Nassar, Vadivelu and Santhanam essayed supporting roles. Music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...
   
   
6. Kireedam
   Kireedam
   Kireedam is a 1989 Indian film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film is about a Keralite youth whose hopes and aspirations are shattered by a combination of fate and human failing. It explores how society typecasts individuals and forces them to act that part whether...
   
   
7. Muni
   Muni
   "Muni" is a common abbreviation for "municipal" or a city-related service or organization:*The Muny, an outdoor musical theatre in St. Louis, Missouri*Municipal bond*San Francisco Municipal Railway, the public transit agency for San Francisco, California...
   
   
8. Sandakozhi
   Sandakozhi
   Sandakozhi is a 2005 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner of GK Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran and Lal in lead roles, whilst Suman Setty, Raja, Shanmugarajan and Ganja Karuppu essay...
   
   
9. Thavamai Thavamirundhu
   Thavamai Thavamirundhu
   Thavamai Thavamirundhu is a Tamil feature film directed by Cheran. It is a penetrating and artistic depiction of familial bond, underscored by a set of life value messages. It explores the father-son relationship, and particularly charts the travails an Indian father goes through in raising his sons...
   
   
10. Jai
    Jai (2004 Tamil film)
    Jai is a 2004 Tamil language film directed by S. Narayanan. The film features Prashanth and Anshu Ambani in the lead roles whilst Thyagarajan, Rajkiran and Bhanupriya play supporting roles...
    
    
11. Paandavar Bhoomi
12. Nandha
    Nandha
    The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, son of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja, who usually scores the music for a Bala film. The soundtrack was released on 21 October 2001 at Hotel Connemara, Chennai by actor Kamal Haasan and director Bharathiraja. It features 6 tracks, out of which two were...
    
    
13. Manikkam
14. Veerathaalaattu
15. Paasamulla Paandiyare
16. Ponnu Vilaiyira Bhoomi
17. Aranmanaikili
18. En Rasavin Manasile
19. Ellaame En Raasaathaan

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Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

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