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, working as an assistant director, sound designer and line producer on film projects.

Career

R. S. Shivaji is the son of actor and producer M.R. Santhanam, who worked on films including Ellis R. Dungan's ''

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'' (1945). His brother

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's films in the 1980s and 1990s. His ''Saar! Neenga Engeyo Poiteenga, sir'' dialogue from '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) directed at

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's father and

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's assistant, respectively.

Filmography

*''

Panneer Pushpangal ''Panneer Pushpangal'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film jointly directed by Santhana Bharathi and P. Vasu in their directorial debut. The film stars Pratap, Venniradai Moorthy and newcomers Suresh Kumar and Shanthi Krishna. It ...

'' (1981) *''Madhu Malar '' (1981) *''Vasantham Varum '' (1981) *''Vadivangal'' (1981) *''

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai ''Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Pratap Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika. They also star as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pratap along with ...

'' (1983) *'' Vikram'' (1986) *'' Sathya'' (1988) *'' Jeeva'' (1988) *'' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) *'' Mappillai'' (1989) *''

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (), also known by the initialism ''JVAS'', is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao who co-wrote the script with Jandhyala and Yandamuri Veerendranath. The film stars Chir ...

'' (1990; Telugu) *''

Michael Madana Kama Rajan ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini an ...

'' (1990) *''

Mounam Sammadham ''Mounam Sammadham'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. It revolves around a lawyer ...

'' (1990) *''

My Dear Marthandan ''My Dear Marthandan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Pratap Pothen and produced by Sivaji Productions, starring Prabhu and Khushbu. It is loosely based on the 1988 American film ''Coming to America''. The film was released on ...

'' (1990) *''

Kavalukku Kettikaran ''Kavalukku Kettikaran'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Santhana Bharathi and written by M. Karunanidhi, starring Prabhu and Nirosha. It is a remake of 1986 the Malayalam film ''Nandi Veendum Varika''. The film was released ...

'' (1991) *''Thambikku Oru Pattu'' (1991) *'' Guna'' (1991) *''

Ele, My Friend ''Ele, My Friend'' is a 1992 English-language children's film directed by Dharan Mandrayar and produced by Linda Mandrayar. The film stars Jacob Paul Guzman and an elephant named Ganesh. The film, an Indo-British co-production, revolves around a ...

'' (1992; English) *''

Kalaignan ''Kalaignan'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by G. B. Vijay and produced by Ramkumar Ganesan. It stars Kamal Haasan and Farheen while Sivaranjani, Sindhuja, Nirmalamma and Chi. Guru Dutt play supporting ro ...

'' (1993) *'' Athma'' (1993) *''

Udan Pirappu ''Udan Pirappu'' () () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj, Rahman, Sukanya and Kasthuri, while Thilakan, Nassar, K. R. Vijaya, Radha Ravi, Goundamani, and Mohan Raj appear in sup ...

'' (1993) *'' Magalir Mattum'' (1994) *''

Vietnam Colony ''Vietnam Colony'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Siddique-Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Innocent (actor), Innocent, Kanaka (actress), Kanaka, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. The soundtrack of the film was comp ...

'' (1994) *''

Pavithra ''Pavithra'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film written, produced and directed by K. Subash under his home banner, Dhanooja Films. The film stars Raadhika Sarathkumar, Raadhika, Nassar (actor) ...

'' (1994) *''

Chinna Vathiyar ''Chinna Vathiyar'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language science fiction comedy film, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Prabhu in a dual role, Khushbu, Ranjitha, Goundamani, Senthil and Nizhalgal Ravi. Music was by Ilaiyara ...

'' (1995) *''

Poove Unakkaga ''Poove Unakkaga'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijay and Sangita. Actor Murali makes a guest appearance in a song in the film. The film released on 18 February 1996. ...

'' (1996) *''

Gopura Deepam ''Gopura Deepam'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Ramarajan and produced by Ashok Samraj. The film stars Ramarajan, Sukanya, R. Sundarrajan and Senthil. The film had musical score by Soundaryan. Cast *Ramarajan * Suka ...

'' (1997) *''

Thaali Pudhusu ''Thaali Pudhusu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. R., starring Ramki, Suresh and Khushbu. The film, with a musical score by Vidyasagar and Raj, and was released on 10 April 1997. The film is a remake of the Telugu ...

'' (1997) *''

Chachi 420 ''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is a remake of the 1996 Tamil movie '' Avvai Shanmughi''. The film stars Haasan and Nassar (reprising their roles from the ...

'' (1997) *'' Kutty'' (2001) *''

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'' (2001) *''

Pammal K. Sambandam ''Pammal K. Sambandam'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by T. S. B. K. Moulee, Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Abbas (actor), Abbas, Simran (actress ...

'' (2002) *''

En Mana Vaanil ''En Mana Vaanil'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by Vinayan and was a remake of director's own Malayalam film ''Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan'' (2002). The film stars Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan who wer ...

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *''

Anbe Sivam ''Anbe Sivam'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and Ma ...

'' (2003) *''

Kurumbu ''Kurumbu'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Vishnuvardhan, making his directorial debut. The film, a remake of the 2002 Telugu film '' Allari'', stars Naresh, who also starred in the original version, which ...

'' (2003) *''

Aaytha Ezhuthu ''Aayutha Ezhuthu'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political action film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. It is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad. It stars Suriya in the lead ro ...

'' (2004) *'' M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi'' (2004) *'' White Rainbow '' (2005; Hindi) *''

Paramasivan ''Paramasivan'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Vasu and produced by S. Ramesh Babu. Ajith Kumar, Laila, Jayaram, Vivek, Prakash Raj playing lead character roles. It was released on 14 January 2006 to widespread negative revi ...

'' (2006) *''

Kusthi ''Kusthi'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Prabhu and Karthik , while Vadivelu, Manya, Flora, Vijayakumar and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music is composed by D. Imman. The film released o ...

'' (2006) *'' Jayam Kondaan'' (2008) *'' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) *''

Kanden Kadhalai ''Kanden Kadhalai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by R. Kannan. The film, a remake of the 2007 Hindi film ''Jab We Met'', stars Bharath and Tamannaah. The film was released on 30 October 2009. This film was succ ...

'' (2009) *''

Thambikku Indha Ooru ''Thambikku Indha Ooru'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Badri. It stars Bharath, Sana Khan, Prabhu, Vivek, Madalsa Sharma, and Ranjith. The music was composed by Dharan Kumar with cinematography by Saalai Sahadeva ...

'' (2010) *''

Maanja Velu ''Maanja Velu'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh. It stars Arun, Karthik, Prabhu and Dhansika, with Vijayakumar and Riyaz Khan playing supporting roles and Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu providing comical rel ...

'' (2010) *''

Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey ''Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Narayan Nagendra Rao. It stars Aari Arujunan and Shubha Phutela, with Subbu Panchu, R. S. Shivaji, and Balaji Venugopal in other pivotal ...

'' (2012) *''

Sonna Puriyathu ''Sonna Puriyathu'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by debutant Krishnan Jayaraj, a former associate of C. S. Amudhan It stars Shiva and Vasundhara. The film released on 26 July 2013. The film got a good opening and finally declar ...

'' (2013) *'' 1000 Abaddalu'' (2013; Telugu) *''

Sutta Kadhai ''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa Chan ...

'' (2013) *''

Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham ''Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by K. Chandru. The film revolves around four men, played by Jai, VTV Ganesh, Sathyan and Rajkumar. Niveda Thomas was paired opposite J ...

'' (2013) *''

Kalyana Samayal Saadham ''Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' (), also known by the initialism ''KSS'', is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by R. S. Prasanna. It stars Prasanna and Lekha Washington, while Crazy Mohan, Delhi Ganesh, Uma a ...

'' (2013) *''

Urumeen ''Urumeen'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action thriller film written and directed by debutante director Sakthivel Perumalsamy. It stars Bobby Simha, Reshmi Menon, and Kalaiyarasan. Produced by Axess Film Factory, the film has cinemat ...

'' (2015) *''

Jil Jung Juk ''Jil Jung Juk'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by debutant Deeraj Vaidy, who also co-wrote the script with Mohan Ramakrishnan. Siddharth produced the film under Etaki Entertainment banner, and also starred alongsi ...

'' (2016) *''

Kanithan ''Kanithan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by T. N. Santhosh and produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Atharvaa and Catherine Tresa. Sivamani composed the film's music. Having begun production in 201 ...

'' (2016) *''

Ennul Aayiram ''Ennul Aayiram'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film written and directed by Krishna Kumar. It stars newcomers Maha and Marina Michael with Vincent Asokan and Krishnamoorthy in supporting roles. The film, which has music compo ...

'' (2016) *''

Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum ''Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language fantasy comedy movie filmed in parts of West Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. It was written and directed by Amudheshwar and produced by Dushyanth Ramkumar. The film stars Pr ...

'' (2016) *''

8 Thottakkal ''8 Thottakkal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Sri Ganesh. Produced by Vellapandian, the film stars his son Vetri (actor), Vetri, alongside an ensemble cast including Aparna Balamu ...

'' (2017) *''

Vanamagan ''Vanamagan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Sayyeshaa, with Prakash Raj, Thambi Ramaiah, and Varun in supporting roles. The music was composed by Har ...

'' (2017) *''

Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae ''Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Ike, and produced by Fox Star Studios and Atlee under his production house 'A for Apple Productions'. The film stars Jiiva, Sri Div ...

'' (2017) *''

'' (2018) *''

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'' (2019) *'' God Father'' (2020) *''

'' (2020) *''

Soorarai Pottru ''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film that was written and directed by Sudha Kongara, and produced by Suriya, Jyothika and Guneet Monga. Kongara and Shalini Usha Nair wrote the screenplay; Aalif Surti and Ganeshaa pr ...

'' (2020) *''

Maara ''Maara'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language adventure romantic drama film directed by Dhilip Kumar in his directorial debut, and produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa of Pramod Films. An adaptation of the 2015 Malayalam blockbus ...

'' (2021) *''

Parris Jeyaraj ''Parris Jeyaraj'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by Johnson K, and produced by K Kumar. The film stars Santhanam and Anaika Soti, with Prudhvi Raj and Motta Rajendran appearing in supporting roles. The film's m ...

'' (2021) *''

Vanakkam Da Mappilei ''Vanakkam Da Mappilei'' also spelt as ''Vanakkam Da Mappillai'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Amritha Aiyer and Anandaraj. It was streamed via Su ...

'' (2021) *'' Thalli Pogathey'' (2021) *''

Payanigal Gavanikkavum ''Payanigal Gavanikkavum'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by S. P. Shakthivel and produced by All In Pictures. The film stars Vidharth and Karunakaran with a supporting cast including Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, ...

'' (2022) *'' Gargi'' (2022) *''Vattakara'' (2022)

Voice artist

Television

*''Kula Vilakku '' *''Ethanai Konam Ethanai Paarvai'' *''Anbulla Snehidhiye'' *''Maruthani'' *''Vallamai Tharayo''

Web series

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shivaji, R. S. Tamil male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian Tamil people Male actors from Tamil Nadu Living people 20th-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Tamil comedians 1956 births