Rajeev (Tamil actor)

Rajeev is an Indian actor, predominantly working in the Tamil film industry. He has also appeared in Malayalam films with the hit films Ustaad (1999), F.I.R (1999), Sathyam (2004) and Collector (2011).[1] He is mainly noted for his villain role as Narendra Shetty in the 1999 crime thriller film F. I. R..

Rajeev
Born
Rajasekhar

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRajeevl
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2011
SpouseRani
Children2
Parents
  • Balasubramaniya Mudaliar
  • Rajeswari Ammal

Personal life

Rajeev was born as Rajasekhar in Madurai. His father, Balasubramaniya Mudaliar was working in Indian Telephone Industries, Bengaluru-560016, his mother was Rajeswari Ammal. He studied in ITI Vidya Mandir in Bengaluru-560016.[2] After the death of his parents, Rajeev refused to marry anyone, but agreed after the insistence of his brothers. He is married to Rani and has a daughter, Meena Kamakshi and a son, Kiran Surya.[3]

Career

Rajeev applied for auditions to act in films. He faced lot of struggle and rejection during auditions. Due to lack of opportunities, he worked as a waiter at Taj Coromandel Hotel. He got first prize for dancing in a competition at the hotel; his friends insisted to him to try his luck again in films.[4]

Rajeev met his classmate, Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad at a dubbing studio. Malayalam actor Raveendran, who saw Rajeev, asked him to dub his voice in Oru Thalai Ragam. Rajeev gladly accepted the offer, T. Rajender, director of that film, selected Rajeev as a dubbing artist. He again dubbed for Raveendran in Vasantha Azhaippugal. T. Rajender provided him an opportunity to play a sadistic husband in Rail Payanangalil. He then acted as one of the four heroes in Paalaivanacholai.[5]

In Kannada, he has starred opposite top heroines like Lakshmi and Arathi and also played the role of Suhasini's wayward brother in K. Balachander's Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (remake of Aval Oru Thodar Kathai).

Filmography

His films include:[6]

Tamil

Malayalam

Kannada

Telugu

Dubbing artist

Television
  • Meendum Gauravam

References
  1. "Rajiv - not given his due". 19 October 2000. Archived from the original on 19 October 2000.
  2. "நடிப்பு பயிற்சி பெற்ற குணசித்திர நடிகர் ராஜீவ் || Acting trained character actor Rajeev". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
  3. "பிற மொழிப் படங்களில் சாதனை படைத்த தமிழ் நடிகர் ராஜீவ் || Tamil actor Rajiv record in other language films". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
  4. "Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Tamil Film News - Maalaimalar".
  5. "எதிர்நீச்சல் போட்டு நடிகரானார் ராஜீவ் || rajiv reach good place towards heavy fight". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
  6. "Other movies by Rajiv". jointscene.com. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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