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Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), Rathnam is one of the tallest actors in Kollywood.


Career

Rathnam made his acting debut with the horror film '' Naalai Manithan'' (1989) in which he played a monster. He has appeared in one episode of the TV serial '' Marmadesam'' (Vidathu Karuppu). He played the leader of the fictional LTF rebels in the Hindi-language film '' Madras Cafe'' (2013). His character bore a close resemblance to the late
LTTE The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.


Other works

His other side is seen as a motivational trainer and has transformed lives of thousands of children under his academy "STONE TO DIAMOND". Rathnam has been an abettor conducting motivational seminars for the students at various colleges. In 2018, he launched his badminton academy named "V Square" in Chennai. In 2019, he launched "V Square" Sports Arena in Mogappair.


Personal life

His son Dheeraj Vishnu Rathnam is also an actor who made his debut with Arivazhagan's ''
Aarathu Sinam ''Aarathu Sinam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slasher crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Sri Thenandal Films. A remake of Jeethu Joseph's Malayalam film ''Memories'' (2013), the film stars Arulnithi, ...
'' (2016).


Filmography


Television


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* Living people Tamil male television actors Tamil male actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors 1958 births {{India-actor-stub