C. R. Parthiban

{{Short description|Indian Tamil actor (1931–2021)}}

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| name = C. R. Parthiban

| birth_name = C.R.Parthiban

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| birth_date = 1 July 1931

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|25|1931}}

| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
India

| birth_place = Vellore, Madras presidency, British India (now) Tamil Nadu, India

| othername =

| occupation = film actor

| yearsactive = 1959-1995

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C. R. Parthiban (1 July 1931 – 25 January 2021) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and theatre.{{Cite news |last=Selvaraj |first=Balamurugan |date=22 November 2017 |title=60 years of Cine-life-journey |language=en |work=Dailytuner |url=http://dailytuner.wixsite.com/dailytuner/single-post/2017/11/22/60s-Jackson-Durai-shares-the-experience-of-his-film-journey |access-date=12 February 2018}}{{Cite web |date=25 January 2021 |title=ஐந்து முதல்வர்களுடன் தொடர்பில் இருந்தவர்; மறக்கவே முடியாத 'ஜாக்ஸன் துரை' சி.ஆர்.பார்த்திபன்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/625723-jakson-durai-c-r-parthiban.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101802/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/625723-jakson-durai-c-r-parthiban.html |archive-date=26 January 2021 }} He was best known for his performance as Jackson Durai in Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959).{{Cite news |last=Naig |first=Udhav |date=2 October 2014 |title=Fans keep the legend alive |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-events/fans-keep-the-legend-alive/article6466629.ece |access-date=23 December 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Selvaraj |first=Balamurugan |date=22 November 2017 |title='Veerapandiya Kattabomman' villain recalls cine life |work=News Today |url=https://www.newstodaynet.com/index.php/2017/11/22/veerapandiya-kattabomman-villain-recalls-cine-life/ |url-status=dead |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222152422/https://www.newstodaynet.com/index.php/2017/11/22/veerapandiya-kattabomman-villain-recalls-cine-life/ |archive-date=22 December 2017}}