V. R. Rajagopal, known professionally as Kuladeivam Rajagopal, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked predominantly in Tamil films and plays. He was a popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Rajagopal made his film debut in ''Kaveri'' (1955). He acted in more than 200 films in five decades. Rajagopal got a title 'Chinna Kalaivanar' Madurai fans presented to him in 1961. He was an admirer of 'Kalaivanar'

N. S. Krishnan Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar () and also as NSK, was an Indian actor-comedian, theatre artist, playback singer and writer in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s. He is conside ...

Early career

Rajagopal was born in

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, a small town in

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district. Father Veerasamy Naidu and Mother Deivani Ammal The Father Village Bhagavathar and Building Stackcher. He started acting in Terukkuttu from an early age and joined the Boys Theater Company in

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at the age of 12. He joined the Kalamani Theater Company in

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at the age of 16. On a trip to Salem, Rajagopal met

, who became close to him. Rajagopal later joined Krishnan's theatrical company.

Film career

Rajagopal made his film debut in ''

Pudhu Vazhvu ''Pudhu Vazhvu'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film produced and directed by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. The film stars himself, Lalitha (actress), Lalitha and Madhuri Devi. It was released on 8 March 1957. Plot Vaikunt ...

'' which was produced and directed by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. As the film was delayed, Rajagopal acted in the ''Nalla Kaalam'' movie directed by K.Vembu in 1954. In 1955, Rajagopal acted in Padmini Pictures's ''

Mudhal Thethi ''Mudhal Thethi'' in Tamil, ''Modala Thedi'' in Kannada is an Indian bilingual film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu. This was the first film produced by Panthulu under Padmini Pictures banner. The Tamil version starred ...

'' and Krishna Pictures's ''

Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dis ...

''. In 1956, Rajagopal acted one of the four heroes in the film ''Kula Deivam''. Rajagopal was named after the success of the film with the title of Kula Deivam. He left the film industry after starring in films in the late 1970s and early '80s.

Death

Rajagopal died of illness Cardiac Arrest in heart, on 30 October 1992. His son V. R. Sambath Selvam worked as an Indian Tamil cine music composer.

Filmography

''This is a partial filmography. You can expand it.''

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

References

External links

* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8366859/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajagopal, Kula Deivam V. R. 1992 deaths Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male comedians Tamil comedians