Rajan Sankaradi

{{Short description|Indian film director}}

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| name = Rajan Sankaradi

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| birth_name = Rajagopal C

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1953|11|06}}

| birth_place = Cherai

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|08|01|1953|11|06}}

| death_place = Aluva

| nationality = Indian

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| occupation = Film director

| years_active = 1977-2016

| spouse = Usha Rajan

| notable_works = Guruji Oru Vakku, Meenathil Thalikettu, Cleopatra

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Rajan Sankaradi (6 November 1953{{ndash}}1 August 2016) was an Indian film director.{{cite web|title=Director Rajan Sankaradi dies|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Director-Rajan-Sankaradi-dies/2016/08/02/article3558536.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803211101/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Director-Rajan-Sankaradi-dies/2016/08/02/article3558536.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2016|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=4 August 2016}} He started his career as an assistant director under Balachandra Menon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/director-rajan-sankaradi-passes-away-235908.html|title=Director Rajan Sankaradi Passes Away|last=Menon|first=Akhila|date=August 2016|website=Filmibeat|access-date=}} He had directed the films Guruji Oru Vakku (1985), Meenathil Thalikettu (1998){{cite web|title=Director Rajan Sankaradi|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762845/|website=IMDb}} and Cleopatra (2013){{cite news|title=Film-maker Rajan Sankaradi dead|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/Film-maker-Rajan-Sankaradi-dead/article14546944.ece|website=The Hindu|date=2 August 2016|accessdate=2 August 2016}} with prominent actors like Mohanlal and Dileep playing the leads. He also worked as associate to several prominent Malayalam filmmakers including Joshiy, Fazil and K. Madhu. He is the nephew of actor Sankaradi.