Rajasenan

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Rajasenan
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Born (1958-08-20) 20 August 1958 (age 65)
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • businessman
Years active1984–Present
SpouseSreelatha
Children1

Rajasenan (born 20 August 1958) is an Indian film director who has worked in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. [1] He is mostly remembered for his association with actor Jayaram and the popular duo has worked together in 16 movies. [2]

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Career

He made his debut with the 1984 film Aagraham . His notable films include Kadinjool Kalyanam (1991), Ayalathe Adheham (1992), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed (1994), Vardhakya Puranam (1994), Aadyathe Kanmani (1995), Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Kadhanayakan (1997), The Car (1997), Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam (1998), and Darling Darling (2000). [3] Rajasenan also acted in the lead role in Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu (2009), which was also directed by himself. [4] [5] Rajasenan had Jayaram as his lead role in 16 of his 37 films (to date), of which the vast majority were hit movies.

Personal life

He is married to Sreelatha and has a daughter, Devika. Rajasenan's late father, Appukuttan Nair was a dance master.

Filmography

Director

YearFilmCast
1984 Aagraham Devan,Menaka, Adoor Bhasi, Shubha
1984 Paavam Krooran Shankar, T. G. Ravi, Madhuri
1985Soundaryappinakkam Shankar, Menaka
1985 Santham Bheekaram Ratheesh, Shankar, Seema, Shanavas
1986 Onnu Randu Moonu Ratheesh,Urvashi, Captain Raju, Unnimary
1987 Kanikanum Neram Ratheesh, Saritha,Vineeth, Sunitha, Nedumudi Venu,
1991 Kadinjool Kalyanam Jayaram, Urvashi
1992 Ayalathe Addeham Jayaram, Gautami, Siddique, Vaishnavi
1993 Meleparambil Aanveedu Jayaram, Shobana, Narendra Prasad, Meena
1994 CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. Jayaram, Manian Pillai Raju, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rohini, Chippy
1994 Vardhakya Puranam Manoj K. Jayan, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kanaka, Janardhanan
1995 Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava Jayaram, Narendra Prasad, Rajan P. Dev, Kasturi, Sangita
1995 Aadyathe Kanmani Jayaram, Biju Menon, Sudha Rani, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Chippy
1996 Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran Jayaram, Annie, Dileep, Indrans
1996 Sathyabhamakkoru Premalekhanam Biju Menon, Prem Kumar, Chandni, Indrans.
1996 Dilliwala Rajakumaran Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon, Srividya, Kalabhavan Mani
1997 The Car Jayaram, Janardhanan, Sreelakshmi, Kalabhavan Mani
1997 Kadhanayakan Jayaram, Kalamandalam Kesavan, Divya Unni
1998 Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam Nagma, Innocent, Cochin Haneefa, Jagathy Sreekumar, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Kalarenjini, Bindu Panicker
1998 Kottaram Veettile Apputtan Jayaram, Shruti, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar
1999 Njangal Santhushtaranu Jayaram, Abhirami
2000 Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, Srividya, Jagathy Sreekumar
2000 Darling Darling Vineeth, Dileep, Kavya Madhavan
2001 Megasandesam Suresh Gopi, Rajshri Nair, Samyuktha Varma
2002 Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam Jayaram, Prabhu, Roja, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar
2002 Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari Prithviraj Sukumaran, Gayathri Raghuram, Narendra Prasad, Kalabhavan Mani
2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Suresh Gopi, Kunchacko Boban, Shrutika, Janardhanan, Srividya, Nandana
2005 Immini Nalloraal Jayasurya, Navya Nair
2006 Madhuchandralekha Jayaram, Urvashi, Mamta Mohandas
2006 Kanaka Simhasanam Jayaram, Karthika, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suraj Venjaramoodu
2007 Romeoo Dileep, Vimala Raman, Samvrutha Sunil, Sruthi Lakshmi
2009 Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu Rajasenan, Sithara, Mukesh, Rahman, Sindhu Menon
2010 Oru Small Family Rajasenan, Seetha, Kailash, Ananya, Kalabhavan Mani, Suraj Venjaramoodu
2011 Innanu Aa Kalyanam Rejith Menon, Saranya Mohan, Malavika Wales
2013 72 Model Sreejith Vijay, Govind Padmasoorya, Madhu
2013Radio Jockey Arjun Nandakumar, Nimisha Suresh, Riya Saira
2014WoundAnju Nair, Nidhi, Rajasenan
2023Njanum Pinnoru NjanumRajasenan, Indrans, Sudheer Karamana, Joy Mathew
2024Oru Pan Indian KalyanamTBA

Producer

  1. Wound (2014)

Writer

  1. Wound (2014) (writer)
  2. Madhuchandralekha (2006) (story)
  3. Immini Nalloraal (2005) (writer)
  4. Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996) (story) (as Sridevi)
  5. Aadyathe Kanmani (1995) (story) (as Sridevi)
  6. Marupacha (1982) (Writer) (Uncredited)

Music Composer

  1. Soundaryappinakkam (1985)
  2. Onnu Randu Moonnu (1986)

Actor

  1. Priyapettavar (2018) as Gopinathan Menon
  2. Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare (2015) as Himself
  3. Wound (2014) as Devadas
  4. Oru Small Family (2010) as R. Vishwanathan
  5. Nalla Pattukare (2010)
  6. Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu (2009) as Chandramohan Thampi
  7. Kanninum Kannadikkum (2004) as Himself
  8. Soundaryappinakkam (1985) as Potti
  9. Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum (1982) as Indra

Television

Serials
Other shows

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References

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  2. ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Why we parted ways: Rajasenan speaks about Jayaram". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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