Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials apart from few Telugu,

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films. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), Rathnam is one of the tallest actors in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

Career

Rathnam made his acting debut with the horror film '' Naalai Manithan'' (1989) in which he played John, a Psychotic Killer. He has appeared in one episode of the TV serial '' Marmadesam'' (Vidathu Karuppu). He played the leader of the fictional LTF rebels in the

-language film '' Madras Cafe'' (2013). His character bore a close resemblance to the late LTTE leader

Velupillai Prabhakaran Velupillai Prabhakaran (; ; ; 26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was a Sri Lankan guerrilla and a major figure of Tamil nationalism, being the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organiza ...

Other works

His other side is seen as a motivational trainer and has transformed lives of thousands of children under his academy "STONE TO DIAMOND". Rathnam has been an abettor conducting motivational seminars for the students at various colleges. In 2018, he launched his badminton academy named "V Square" in

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. In 2019, he launched "V Square" Sports Arena in Mogappair.

Personal life

His son Dheeraj Vishnu Rathnam is also an actor who made his debut with Arivazhagan's '' Aarathu Sinam'' (2016).

Filmography

Tamil films

Telugu films

Malayalam films

Other language films

Television

References

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* Living people Tamil male television actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors 1958 births Long stubs with short prose {{India-screen-actor-stub