Rajkumar (Tamil actor)

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Rajakumar
Born1985
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Rajakumar is an Indian actor, who has worked in Tamil films. Rajakumar debuted in Balaji Tharaneetharan's critically acclaimed Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012), Rajakumar has since appeared in pivotal roles in films including Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013) and Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (2015). [1] [2]

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Career

Rajakumar began his career with Balaji Tharaneetharan's critically acclaimed Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012), portraying Balaji in a film inspired by real life events. [3] The film became a sleeper hit, with the actor gaining reviews for his portrayal. [4] [5] In 2013, Rajakumar appeared in the fantasy comedy Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham , portraying one of four trapped youngsters. The film opened to mixed reviews and had an average run at the box office. [6] He was later seen playing a small role in Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda , playing the friend of Siddharth. He also played a small role in Vedalam as Arjun's friend. He reunited with Balaji Tharaneetharan and the cast of Nadavula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom in Seethakaathi (2018). [7] [8]

Filmography

YearMovieRoleNotes
2012 Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Balaji Tharaneetharan (Bhaji)Debut movie
2013 Vanakkam Chennai Vasu
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Krishna
2014 Jigarthanda Karthik's friend
2015 Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum Ilaiyakumar
Vedalam Arjun's friend
2017 Yeidhavan Vasanth
Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha Arivu's friend
Vikram Vedha Half Boil
Neruppu Da Parthi
Sakka Podu Podu Raja Santa's friend
2018 Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren Narasimhan
Seethakaathi Saravanan
2019 NGK Raja
Jada Raju
2021 Tughlaq Durbar Mangalam's aide
Annabelle Sethupathi Train passenger
2022 Battery Constable Saravanan
Viruman Ilango
Miral Anand
2024IraniIrani
Meiyazhagan Giridharan

Web series

YearProgram NameRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2020 Triples Cheenu Hotstar Debut Web Series [9]
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