Ramarajan (born 18 October, 1960) is an Indian actor, writer, director and politician who specialised in acting and directing films on village-based subjects. He is also known as ''Makkal Nayagan'' in Tamil cinema.

Career

Ramarajan started his career by doing small roles beginning in the year 1977. He turned director with '' Mannukketha Ponnu'' (1985), Ramarajan instead approached

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ra ...

to compose music. He got his first hype as a lead in the film ''

Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru ''Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by V. Azhagappan. The film stars Ramarajan, Rekha, Rajeev and Sulakshana. It was released on 28 November 1986, and Ramarajan won the Cinema Express Award for Best Ne ...

'', released in 1986. He is popular for doing films on the village-based subjects; these films became the notable identity of Ramarajan. He was known for his dark shirts and colorful costumes. His film '' Karagattakaran'' (1989) was a blockbuster hit. It ran for over 100 days in 25 centers, one year in seven-eight centres and clocked 400 days in four theatres. This was Ramarajan’s 18th film as hero, and his third collaboration with

after two hits in ''

Enga Ooru Pattukaran ''Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Rekha and Nishanthi, with Senthamarai, Vinu Chakravarthy, Senthil, Kovai Sarala and S. S. Chandran playing su ...

'' (1987) and ''

Shenbagamae Shenbagamae ''Shenbagamae Shenbagamae'' is a 1988 Tamil language film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan and Rekha, with Silk Smitha, Vagai Chandrasekar, K. Shanmugasundaram, R. P. Vishwam, Senthil, S.S.Chandran and Vennir ...

'' (1988). He is also known for his performances in '' Enga Ooru Kavalkaran'' (1988) and '' Paattukku Naan Adimai'' (1990). His films were as popular as compared to the then stars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. After 2000, his career started facing the down side. His low budget film ''

Medhai ''Medhai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant director Saravanan and produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam. The film stars Ramarajan, Kaushika, Haasini and Charle. The music was composed by Dhina. The film rele ...

'' was released in 2012 and was a failure at the box office. He has returned to acting after a gap of almost 13 years playing one of the three leads in a film titled ''Saamaniyan''. He is known for collaborating with many actors and actresses like Radha Ravi, Gouthami,

Chandrashekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or i ...

, Goundamani and Senthil. Ramarajan has played the solo hero continuously for 45 films.

Political career

He was elected to 12th Lok Sabha as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from

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Lok Sabha constituency in 1998.

Personal life

Ramarajan fell in love with actress

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and they married in 1987. However, after 13 years they divorced in 2000, citing differences in their relationship. They have twin children; daughter Aruna, and, son Arun, born in 1988.

Filmography

As actor

As director

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 1694755 Tamil male actors Tamil Nadu politicians Living people People from Sivaganga district India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu 1960 births All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians People from Thoothukudi district