Prithvi Rajan is an Indian

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, who has appeared in leading roles. He is the son of the veteran actor,

Pandiarajan Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles. Personal life Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...

Career

He made his debut in ''

Kaivantha Kalai ''Kaivantha Kalai'' is a 2006 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars his son Prithvirajan, whereas Sruthi, Manivannan, and the director himself play other important roles. The film released on 15 ...

'' (2006) directed by his father

and the film opened to average reviews from critics. A critic noted Prithvi Rajan "makes his debut, does a convincing job and has his father's mannerisms." His next release, ''Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu'' (2007), a romantic love story featuring Karthika Adaikalam had a much lower key release and failed at the box office. His next, Gemini Raghava's '' Vaidehi'' (2009), also featured the same actress. During the making of ''Padhinettan Kudi Ellai Arambam'', he was injured in a fire accident and suffered burn injuries. The film released in December 2011 with little publicity. His current project is ''Varatti'', which features him alongside his brother Prem Rajan.

Personal life

Prithvi Rajan is the second son of actor-director

. His elder brother Pallavarajan, had once announced a project starring Prithvi titled ''Eliyum Poonaiyum'' which never took off, while his younger brother Prem Rajan, is featuring in Prithvi's next film, ''Varatti''. He has also taken part in the

Celebrity Cricket League The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of nine teams of film actors from nine major regional film industries of Indian cinema. The league commenced in 2011. Salman Khan is Brand Ambassador f ...

representing the Chennai Rhinos, winning acclaim for his performances in the field.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajan, Prithvi Indian male film actors Living people Male actors from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema 1989 births