A. V. M. Rajan

AVM Rajan
Born Shanmugasundaram
1935
Pudukottai
Occupation Film actor, Producer
Years active 1962–1987
Spouse(s) Pushpalatha

A.V.M.Rajan (Tamil: ஏ. வி. எம். ராஜன்) is a Tamil film actor of the 1960s and 1970s. His real name is Shanmugasundaram of Pudukottai. He was born in 1935. Shanmugasundaram was very eager to join cinema. But his parents wanted to see him, a graduate, as a police officer. He came to Madras to write the examination, but didn’t bother to write it. Instead, he tried his luck in cinema knocking on the doors of every film company he could contact. At long last, his relentless efforts yielded result by getting him the opportunity to enter cinema through the film ‘Aayiram kaalathu payiru’. Soon after, he was signed to act in the AVM’s film ‘Naanum oru penn’ also.[1]

Rajan acted in a movie produced by AVM Productions called Nanum Oru Pen, a film that starred S.S.Rajendran in the lead role. Hence he became 'A.V.M.' Rajan. Tamil actress Pushpalatha appeared in the same picture, and they became a couple and later married. They subsequently acted as a pair in many films, including Karppooram(1967) which he won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. AVM Rajan has two daughters, the elder daughter Mahalakshmi was an actress between the 80s-90s. Rajan later became a Christian preacher and stopped acting in movies and dramas.[2][3]

Partial filmography

Year Film Role Language Director Co-stars Notes
1963 Naanum Oru PennBaluTamilA. C. TirulokchandarS. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha
Aayiram Kalathu PayirTamilT.S. DurairajT.S. Durairaj, Balaji, Devika First Movie but Naanum Oru Penn got released first
Paar Magale PaarSundaramTamilA. BhimsinghSivaji Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Pushpalatha
Thulasi MaadamTamilK. B. SrinivasanGemini Chandrakantha, S. N. Lakshmi, Sharadha, M. S. Sundari Bai
1964ChitrangiJeyveeranTamilR. S. ManiPushpalatha
Main Bhi Ladki HoonHindiA. C. TirulokchandarDharmendra, PushpalathaRemake of Naanum Oru Penn
Andavan KattalaiTamilK. ShankarSivaji Ganesan, Devika, Pushpalatha
Pachai VilakkuTamilA. Bhim SinghSivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, Pushpalatha
1965Enga Veetu PennTamil
Ennathan MudivuTamilK.S. GopalakrishnanT.S Balaiah, V.S. Ragavan, Anjali Devi
Veera AbhimanyuAbhimanyuTamilV. Madhusudhan RaoGemini Ganesan, Kanchana, Anjali Devi
1966Major ChandrakanthRajinikanthTamilK. BalachanderMajor Sundarrajan, Nagesh, R. Muthuraman, Jayalalitha Remake of Hindi film Oonche Log
KodimalarTamilC. V. SridharR. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, Kanchana
Namma Veettu Lakshmi TamilB.R. PanthuluR. Muthuraman, Vanisri
1967KarpooramTamilV.T. VasuPushpalatha, Manorama, T.S Balaiah, S.A. Asokan, Sri Kanth
Manam Oru KuranguTamilV.T. ArasuR. Muthuraman, K.R. Vijaya, Cho
PanthayamSomuTamilA. KasilingamGemini Ganesan, Vijayanirmala, A.R.R. VasuRemake of the Hindi movie Sachaai
1968Thillana MohanambalThangarathnamTamilA. P. NagarajanSivaji Ganesan, Padmini
Galatta Kalyanam MohanTamilC. V. RajendranSivaji Ganesan, Nagesh
ChakkaramTamilA. Kasilingam Gemini Ganesan, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Sowkar Janaki, Nagesh
Poovum PottumPrakashTamilDada Mirasi S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Bhanumathi, R. Muthuraman, Pandari Bai, Bharathi, Nagesh
Jeevanaamsam (film)BaluTamilMalliyam Rajagopal Jaishankar, C. R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, Sowkar Janaki, Nagesh
ThulaabaramTamilA. VincentKanchana, Sharada, Muthuraman Remake of Malayalam film Thulabharam
1969ThunaivanTamilM. A. ThirumugamSowkar Janaki, Nagesh
Annaiyum PithavumBhaskarTamilAVM BrothersVanisri, Lakshmi, Nagesh, Sivakumar
Mannippu Tamil
DharisanamTamilBombay ManiyamA.V.M. Rajan, Pushpalatha, Sri Kanth, Cho
ChellapenTamilK. KrishnamurthyA.V.M. Rajan, Pushpalatha
MagizhampooTamilV T ArasuA.V.M. Rajan, Pushpalatha
Paal KudamTamilPattuA.V.M. Rajan, Pushpalatha, Lakshmi
1970 Engal ThangamMoorthyTamilKrishnan-PanjuM. G. Ramachandran, Pushpalatha
Anadhai AnandhanSelvamTamilKrishnan–PanjuA.V.M. Rajan, Jayalalithaa, R.S. Manohar, Anjali DeviMaster SekharHindi Version of Chanda Aur Bijli
Yaen?TamilT. R. RamannaA.V.M. Rajan, Ravichandran, Lakshmi, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
1971Irulum Oliyum Thyagarajan (Thyagu) Tamil Puttanna Kanagal Vanisri R. Muthuraman
Deivam PesumaTamilChinni-SampathA.V.M. Rajan, Sandhya Rani, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
ThirumagalRajuTamilA. S. A. Samy Gemini Ganesan, Sivakumar, Lakshmi
1972Shakthi LeelaiTamil
Puguntha VeeduBhaskarTamilG. Subramania ReddiarRavichandran, Savitri, Chandra Kala, Lakshmi
Akka ThamuduTamilDubbed movie of Anadhai Anandhan
DeivamTamilM.M.A. Chinappa DevarGemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman
Deiva SankalpamTamilP.R.Somu C. R. Vijayakumari, R. Muthuraman, Sachu, T.S Balaiah , Varalakhsmi, Major Sunderarajan
Bathilukku Bathil TamilJambulingamMuthuraman, Thengai Seenivasan, Vijayakumari, V.K. Ramasamy
KandavarundoMalayalamMallikarjuna RaoSadhana, Vincent
AgathiyarTamil
Thaikku Oru PillaiTamilPattuAVM Rajan, Nirmala, Savitri
1973Amman ArulTamilPattuJaishankar
Anbu SagodharargalTamilLakshmi DeepakJaishankar Remake of Telugu film Pandanti Kapuram.
ManipayalTamilA.Jaganathan Thengai Seenivasan, S.V Subbaiah, Jayanthi
Veettukku Vandha MarumagalTamil R. VittalLata, Ravichandran, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Sri Kanth
PrarthanaiTamil KousilanSowkar Janaki, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Manidharil ManikkamTamilC. V. RajendranSivaji Ganesan, Prameela
1974Sivagamiyin SelvanTamilC. V. RajendranSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri
Paththu Maatha PandhamVasanthi's HusbandTamilBanu Mathi, Muthu Raman, Saroja Devi, Raja Sri, Manorama, Nirmala
Ore SaatchiTamilK. VijayanP.R. Varalakshmi, M.N. Rajam, Major Sundarrajan
MagalukagaTamilM. KrishnanC. R. Vijayakumari, S.A. Asokan, M.R.R Vasu
DoctorammaManjula's Husband, RajaTamilSornamManjula, S.A. Asokan, Thengai Seenivasan, M.N. Rajam
1975ThiruvarulTamilP.MadhavanAVM Rajan, Major Sundarrajan
Annadammula AnubandhamVenu Gopal RaoTeluguS. D. LalN. T. Rama Rao, N. T. Rama Rao, Murali Mohan, Pushpalatha
Murugan Kattiya VazhiMuniyandiTamilP.MadhavanAVM Rajan, Sri Priya, Vijayakumar, Nagesh
1976Rojavin RajaTamilK. VijayanSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri
1977Murugan AdimaiTamilR. ThyagarajanMuthuraman, K.R. Vijaya
NavarathinamRajaTamilA. P. NagarajanM. G. Ramachandran, Pushpalatha
1978Thai Meethu SathiyamTamilR.ThyagarajanRajnikanth, Ambareesh, Mohan Babu
1980BillaInspector VarmaTamilR. KrishnamurthyRajinikanth
1981TheeSita's HusbandTamil
1982Oorum UravumOfficerTamilMajor Sunderarajan, PushpaRajanSivaji Ganesan, KR Vijaya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Major Sunderarajan
1984NanriIGPTamilAVM RajanKarthik, Nalini, Mahalakshmi (Daughter of AVM Rajan), Arjun Sarja Arjun's Debut Movie
1987Veeran VeluthambiIG of PoliceTamilVijayakanth, Karthik

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Oct11_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_AVM_Rajan.html
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707345/
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