Rajadurai or Rajathurai () is a
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. Due to the
Tamil tradition of using
patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...
s it may also be a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
for males and females.
Notable people
Given name
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C. Rajadurai (born 1927), Ceylonese politician
Surname
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Brian Rajadurai (born 1965), Canadian cricketer
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Perumal Rajadurai (born 1967), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician
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Sivanandi Rajadurai (born 1951), Indian scientist
Other uses
* ''
Rajadurai (film)
''Rajadurai'' ( ) is a 1993 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by Ibrahim Rowther, A. S. Ibrahim Rowther. The film stars Vijayakanth, Jayasudha and Ooha, Sivaranjani. It revolves ...
'', 1993 Tamil film
See also
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Tamil masculine given names
Masculine given names