C. V. Rajendran

C. V. Rajendran
C. V. Rajendran
Born	Chithamur Vijayaraghavulu Rajendran; 12 March 1937; Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	1 April 2018 (aged 81); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Director ; Producer
Years active	1967–1989
Relatives	C. V. Sridhar elder brother
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C. V. Rajendran (12 March 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi film industries. He was a younger brother of famous director C. V. Sridhar.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Film career

He worked with C. V. Sridhar as assistant and associate director and gained experience and the knowledge of successful filmmaking and started his own career.^[2]^[3] He introduced Sivaji Ganesan's son Prabhu as an actor through the film Sangili.^[5]

Death

Rajendran died on April 1, 2018, at the age of 81 due to health issues at MIOT Hospital.^[6]^[7]

Filmography

As director

Films

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1967	Anubavam Pudhumai	Tamil
1968	Galatta Kalyanam
1969	Nil Gavani Kadhali
1970	Veettuku Veedu		Based on the play Right Bed Wrong Husband Remade as Galate Samsara
1971	Pudhiya Vazhkai
1971	Sumathi En Sundari
1972	Nawab Naarkali		Adapted from stage play of same name written by Komal Swaminathan
	Raja		Remake of Johny Mera Naam
	Needhi		Remake of Dushman
1973	Nyayam Ketkirom
	Ponnoonjal
	Manidharil Manikkam
1974	En Magan		Remake of Be-Imaan
	Sivagamiyin Selvan		Remake of Aradhana
	Vani Rani		Remake of Seeta Aur Geeta
1975	Thrimurthy	Kannada	Debut in Kannada as a director Debut of Parvathamma Rajkumar as producer
	Dulhan	Hindi	Debut in Hindi as a director Remake of Sharada
	Maalai Sooda Vaa	Tamil
1976	Unakkaga Naan	Tamil	Remake of Namak Haraam
1977	Galate Samsara	Kannada	Remake of Veettuku Veedu
	Deepa
	Kittu Puttu		Remake of Anubavi Raja Anubavi
1978	Vazhthungal	Tamil	25th Film
1978	Singaporenalli Raja Kulla	Kannada
1979	Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu		Remake of Kadhalikka Neramillai
	Adalu Badalu
	Aliya Devaru		Remake of Galatta Kalyanam
	Kamala
1980	Ullasa Paravaigal	Tamil
1980	Usha Swayamvara	Kannada
1981	Garjanai	Tamil
	Garjane	Kannada
	Garjanam	Malayalam
1982	Thyagi	Tamil	Remake of Kannada film Antha
	Sangili		Remake of Kalicharan
	Lottery Ticket
	Prema Matsara	Kannada	Remake of Uchakattam Debut of Kannada actor V. Ravichandran as producer
	Puthiya Swargam	Tamil
1983	Desanikokkadu	Telugu
1983	Sandhippu	Tamil	Remake of Naseeb
1984	Naane Raja	Kannada
	Vaazhkai	Tamil	Remake of Avtaar
	Raja Veetu Kannukutti	Tamil
	Sahachariyam	Malayalam
	Ungal Veetu Pillai	Tamil
1985	Hum Nahin Jhukenge	Hindi
	Unakkaga Oru Roja	Tamil
	Perumai
	Puthiya Theerppu
	Chiranjeevi	Telugu	Remake of Naane Raja
1986	Poi Mugangal	Tamil
1986	Raja Nee Vaazhga	Tamil
1987	Poorna Chandra	Kannada	Remake of Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
1987	Anand	Tamil	Remake of Majnu
1989	Chinnappadass	Tamil	50th Film

Serials

Kurinji Malar (DD Podhigai)
Kokila Enge Pogiraal (Sun TV)
Naalavathu Mudichu - Jaya TV^[8]

As producer

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1997	Once More	Tamil
1994	Vietnam Colony	Tamil	Remake of Vietnam Colony

References

^ "Tamil Director C V Rajendran Passes away In Chennai At 81". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Nenjam Marapathillai 1963". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (5 April 2014). "Nil Gavani Kaadhali - 1969". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ "Veteran Tamil director, CV Rajendran, passes away at 81". April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "'I feel like an orphan'". The Hindu. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Kolappan, B. (2 April 2018). "Film director C.V. Rajendran dead". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "Veteran film director CV Rajendran passes away in Chennai after illness". April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "நாலாவது முடிச்சு- Naalavathu Mudichu | Tamil Serial | Jaya TV Rewind | Episode 1". YouTube. 10 October 2021.

External links

C. V. Rajendran at IMDb
"C V Rajendran Filmography". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[1] "Tamil Director C V Rajendran Passes away In Chennai At 81". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[m1-2] "Nenjam Marapathillai 1963". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[m2-3] Guy, Randor (5 April 2014). "Nil Gavani Kaadhali - 1969". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[4] "Veteran Tamil director, CV Rajendran, passes away at 81". April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[5] "'I feel like an orphan'". The Hindu. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[6] Kolappan, B. (2 April 2018). "Film director C.V. Rajendran dead". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[7] "Veteran film director CV Rajendran passes away in Chennai after illness". April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[8] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "நாலாவது முடிச்சு- Naalavathu Mudichu | Tamil Serial | Jaya TV Rewind | Episode 1". YouTube. 10 October 2021.

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Born	Chithamur Vijayaraghavulu Rajendran (1937-03-12)12 March 1937 Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	1 April 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 81)^[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Director Producer
Years active	1967–1989
Relatives	C. V. Sridhar elder brother