L. Raja is an Indian director and actor who works in predominantly

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language films and television series.

Career

Raja began his career as an assistant to director Rajasekhar. He debuted as a director with '' Shankar Guru'' in 1987, which was produced by

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. He worked as a director in nine films, six of which starred Arjun. After a sabbatical of around 30 years, a director approached Raja and asked him to act in the feature film ''

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'' in 2008, which marked his acting debut. He has since acted in 35 films including ''

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'', where he played Sasikumar's father. He debuted in television with ''Raghuvamsam'' which received positive reviews. He has since acted in several television series and directed two series: ''Idhi Kadha Kaadhu'' and ''Ninne Pelladutha'' for

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. He also directed ''Himsaveda'', a silent dance drama for AVM Productions.

Personal life

Raja is married to actress

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in 2005. The couple have 2 children: 1 son and 1 daughter.

Filmography

As director

;Films *'' Shankar Guru'' (1987) *''

Thaimel Aanai ''Thaimel Aanai'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & M. S. Guhan. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raghuvaran. The film was a remake of Bengali film ''Pratikar''(1987) which ...

'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *'' Kuttravali'' (1989) *''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (1989) *'' Sonthakkaran'' (1989) *'' Dhool Parakuthu'' (1993) ;Serials

As an actor

Films

Serials

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raja, L. Living people Tamil film directors Telugu film directors Male actors in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian film directors Indian male film actors Tamil male television actors Male actors in Telugu television Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)