S. P. Rajkumar
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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S. P. Rajkumar is an Indian film director, who directs Tamil films.{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodsdeck.com/person/1931-s-p-rajkumar|title = S. P. Rajkumar}}
Career
He started his film career as a dialogue writer for the 1997 film Once More. In 2000, he directed his second feature film En Purushan Kuzhanthai Maathiri, which turned out to be a flop. His subsequent ventures Ponmanam (1998) is a hit and Karmegham (2002) is unsuccessful. A proposed film in 2003 titled Thoodhu with Bhavana was shelved.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/dec/22-12-03.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050309025838/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/dec/22-12-03.htm|archive-date = 9 March 2005|title = 22-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/june/06-06-04.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060209021944/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/june/06-06-04.htm|archive-date = 9 February 2006|title = 06-06-04}}
Only after six years, he started his next project Azhagar Malai (2009), which received highly negative reviews . He directed Vijay's 50th film, Sura (2010).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-day-in-2010-thalapathy-vijays-50th-film-sura-released-check-out-some-unknown-facts-about-the-film/articleshow/75465451.cms|title = This Day In 2010: Thalapathy Vijay's 50th film released, check out some UNKNOWN FACTS about the film| website=The Times of India }} The following films were comedies titled Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya (2014), Paakanum Pola Irukku (2017) and Local Sarakku (2023).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pattaya-kelappanum-pandiyaa/movie-review/41886163.cms|title = Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya| website=The Times of India }}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/pakkanum-pola-irukku/movieshow/61315612.cms|title = Pakkanum Pola Irukku| website=The Times of India }}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/local-sarakku/movieshow/93269456.cms|title =Local Sarakku|website =The Times of India}}
Filmography
=As director=
==Films==
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! Year !! Film !! Notes | ||
| 1998 | Ponmanam | |
| 1998 | En Uyir Nee Thaane | |
| 2001 | En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri | |
| 2002 | Karmegham | |
| 2009 | Azhagar Malai | |
| 2010 | Sura | |
| 2014 | Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya | |
| 2017 | Paakanum Pola Irukku | |
| 2023 | Local Sarakku |
==Serials==
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! Year !! Serial | |
| |2019–2020 | Magarasi |
| |2023–present | Poova Thalaya |
=As actor=
- Nattamai (1994) - As a deaf man who mistakes Goundamani's statement as marriage ("Namma Pasupathi Teachera Vachurukaango")
- Rasigan (1994) - As a person who mistakes a beaten Goundamani as a beggar ("Yaenne Pichai Edukireenga")
- Periya Kudumbam (1995) - As a person who waits at the bus stop ("Kunnakudi Bus Eppo")
- En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001) - As a Vadivelu's friend who meets at a tea shop
- 6'2 (2005) - As a person who warns Vadivelu not to interfere in the fight between two brothers ("Naangalum Marudha Kaaranthan")
=As lyricist=
- "January Nilave" (En Uyir Neethane)
- All songs (Pattaya Kelappanum Pandya)
- "Vaazhavaikkum" (En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri)
- "Vetri Kodi Yethu" (Sura)
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Category:20th-century Indian people