Rajasenan (born 20 August 1958) is an Indian film director who has worked in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. He is mostly remembered for his association with actor

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

and the popular duo has worked together in 16 movies.

Career

He made his debut with the 1984 film '' Aagraham''. His notable films include '' Kadinjool Kalyanam'' (1991), '' Ayalathe Adheham'' (1992), ''

Meleparambil Aanveedu ''Meleparambil Anveedu'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan and scripted by Raghunath Paleri from a story by Gireesh Puthenchery. It stars Jayaram and Shobana, with Narendra Prasad, Mee ...

'' (1993), '' CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed'' (1994), '' Vardhakya Puranam'' (1994), '' Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995), '' Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava'' (1995), '' Kadhanayakan'' (1997), '' The Car'' (1997), '' Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam'' (1998), and '' Darling Darling'' (2000). Rajasenan also acted in the lead role in '' Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'' (2009), which was also directed by himself. Rajasenan had

as his lead role in 16 of his 37 films (to date), of which the vast majority were hit movies.

Personal life

He is married to Sreelatha and has a daughter, Devika. Rajasenan's late father, Appukuttan Nair was a dance master.

Filmography

Director

Producer

#''Wound'' (2014)

Writer

# ''Wound'' (2014) (writer) # '' Madhuchandralekha'' (2006) (story) # '' Immini Nalloraal'' (2005) (writer) # '' Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran'' (1996) (story) (as Sridevi) # '' Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995) (story) (as Sridevi) # '' Marupacha'' (1982) (Writer) (Uncredited)

Music Composer

# ''Soundaryappinakkam'' (1985) # '' Onnu Randu Moonnu'' (1986)

Actor

# '' Paalum Pazhavum'' (2024) as Devu # ''Njanum Pinnoru Njanum'' (2023) as Thulasidhara Kaimal aka TK # ''Priyapettavar'' (2018) as Gopinathan Menon # ''Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare'' (2015) as Himself # ''Wound '' (2014) as Devadas # '' Oru Small Family'' (2010) as R. Vishwanathan # ''Nalla Pattukare'' (2010) # '' Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'' (2009) as Chandramohan Thampi # '' Kanninum Kannadikkum'' (2004) as Himself # ''Soundaryappinakkam'' (1985) as Potti # '' Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum'' (1982) as Indra

Television

;Serials As director *''Sambavami Yuge Yuge'' (

Surya TV Surya TV is an Indian Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. which is headquartered at Kochi. Surya TV HD became the third Malayalam language high-definition channel. Current broadcas ...

) *''Bhagyanakshatram'' *''Krishnakripasagaram'' (

Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal an ...

) As actor * Ente Manasaputhri (

Asianet Asianet may refer to: JioStar channels * JioStar, is an Indian media conglomerate wholly owned by Disney India. ** Asianet, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel ** Asianet Plus, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel ** As ...

) * Parinayam (

Mazhavil Manorama Mazhavil Manorama is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment Free-to-air television channel owned by Malayala Manorama. The channel’s headquarters is at Aroor, Alappuzha in Kerala, India. History The channel has been on air sin ...

) *

Swathi Nakshatram Chothi ''Badho Bahu'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that aired on &TV. Produced by Sunny Side Up and Hum Tum Tele Films, the show premiered on September 12, 2016. It starred Rytasha Rathore and Prince Narula in the l ...

(

Zee Keralam Zee Keralam also known as Z Keralam is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 26 November 2018 and it is ZEE's fifth channel in the sou ...

) * Athira (Surya TV) ;Other shows *Sallapam (DD) *Sangeetha Sagaram (Asianet) *Sangeetha Sagaram (Asianet Plus)

References

External links

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What happened to Rajasenan?
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