Rajkumar Sethupathy is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in 50 movies in both Malayalam and Tamil films. He started his film career in the Tamil film ''Soolam'', directed by M. Bhaskar, then with
Mammotty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, H ...
in ''
Thrishna
''Thrishna'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film written by M. T Vasudevan Nair , directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film stars Mammootty, Rajyalakshmi, Swapna and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in ...
'', a 1981 Malayalam film. He was one of the leading actors from 1982-1988.
Early life
Rajkumar was born in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
in a Royal family. He is the son of producer
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi (9 November 1909 – 4 March 1967) or Naganatha Sethupathi was an Indian politician of the Justice Party and later, the Indian National Congress and head of the ''zamindari'' of Ramnad from 1929 to 1967. He was a ...
and Leelarani. Tamil actress Latha is his elder sister. He has completed 2 years of acting courses at South India Film Chambers.
Personal life
He married Tamil actress Sripriya in 1988. The couple has daughter Sneha and son Nagarjun.
Filmography
As an actor
Malayalam
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Thrishna
''Thrishna'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film written by M. T Vasudevan Nair , directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film stars Mammootty, Rajyalakshmi, Swapna and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in ...
Aranjaanam
''Aranjaanam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Venu and produced by P. K. Gopi. The film stars Shankar, Rajkumar, Subhashini and Sumalatha. The film has musical score and songs composed by K. J. Joy.
Cast
* Shankar a ...
'' (1982) as Rajesh
* '' Aasha'' (1982) as Lal
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Akrosham
''Aakrosham'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language action film written, directed and produced by A. B. Raj. The film stars Prem Nazir, Srividya, Mohanlal and Rajalakshmi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Ben Surendar.
Cast
*Pre ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Kazhumaram
''Kazhumaram'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and starring Sukumaran, Sumalatha, Sukumari and Balan K. Nair. The film has a musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.
Cast
*Sukumaran
*Sumalatha
* Sukumari
* Balan K. Nair
*Kot ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Pooviriyum Pulari
''Pooviriyum Pulari'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language feature film, produced by G Premkumar, TS Roy and Prasad Chandran and directed by G Premkumar, starring Shankar, Mammootty, Rajalakshmi and Rajkumar Sethupathi. The film has a musical sc ...
'' (1982) as Johny
* ''
Innalenkil Nale
''Innalenkil Nale'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by N. G. John. The film stars Mammootty, Ratheesh, Unnimary and Rajkumar. The film has musical score by Shyam.
Cast
* Mammootty as Rahim
* ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Enikkum Oru Divasam
''Enikkum Oru Divasam'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written, directed and produced by Sreekumaran Thampi. The film stars Mohanlal, Adoor Bhasi, Nedumudi Venu, and Seema. The music for the film was composed by Shyam, Tham ...
Varanmaare Aavashyamundu
''Varanmaare Aavashyamundu'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Hariharan and produced by Joy. The film stars Rajkumar, Swapna, Vincent and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy.
Plot
C ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Rathilayam
''Rathilayam'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Chandrakumar and produced by Madhu. The film stars Madhu, Silk Smitha and Captain Raju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer and M. G. Radhakrishnan.
Cas ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Asthi
''Asthi'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ravi and produced by Babu Sait. The film stars Bharath Gopi, Ambika, Rony Vincent and Thilakan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Cast
*Bharath Gopi as Mohan
...
'' (1983) as Krishnamoorthy
* ''
Bhookambam
''Bhookambam'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jaishankar, Srividya, Mohanlal and Cochin Haneefa. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.
Cast
*Prem Nazir as Mahendran
*Jaisha ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Parasparam
''Parasparam'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Shajiyem and produced by Jose Brothers. The film stars Venu Nagavally, Zarina Wahab. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.
Cast
* Venu Nagavally as Vishwanathan
* Zari ...
'' (1983) as Issac
* ''
Kattaruvi
''Kaattaruvi'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mammootty, Sukumaran and Jalaja in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Cast
*Mammootty - Vasu
*Sukumaran- Munni
* Jalaja - Radha
* ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Hello Madras Girl
''Hello Madras Girl'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film produced, directed and filmed by J. Williams and written by K. Balakrishnan from a story by Williams. It stars Shankar, Mohanlal, Rajkumar Sethupathi, Madhavi, and Poornima Jaya ...
Mahabali
Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism. He is the grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant of the sage Kashyapa. There are many versions of his legend, in ancient texts such ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Thalaam Thettiya Thaarattu
''Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Menaka, Rajkumar, Lakshmi and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raveendran. The film ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Unni Vanna Divasam
''Unni Vanna Divasam'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajan Balakrishnan and produced by K. G. Mohan. The film stars Sukumari, Sankaradi, Captain Raju and Rajkumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. The ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Krishna Guruvaayoorappa
''Krishna Guruvayoorappa'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. P. Suresh and produced by Purushan Alappuzha. The film stars Prem Nazir, Srividya, Menaka, and Unnimary in the lead roles. The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoo ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Thathamme Poocha Poocha
''Thathamme Poocha Poocha'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balu Kiriyath and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. The film stars Rajkumar, Suhasini, Lalu Alex and Unnimary in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasa ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Vepraalam
''Vepraalam'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Menon Suresh and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. The film stars Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi, Lakshmi and Menaka in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.
Cast
* P. K. R. ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Vikatakavi
''Vikatakavi'' is a 1984 Malayalam film, written and directed by Hariharan. It stars Prem Nazir, Madhavi and Mammootty in the lead roles. The film's music has been composed by Devarajan, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran.Karimbu'' (1984)
* ''
Poomadhathe Pennu
''Poomadhathe Pennu'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Hariharan (director), Hariharan and produced by G. P. Vijayakumar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Unnimary, K. P. Ummer and M. G. Soman. The film's score was composed by G. ...
'' (1984) as Anand
* ''
Karinagam
''Karinagam'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Ratheesh, Anuradha, Balan K. Nair and Bheeman Raghu in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by A. T. Ummer.
Cast
*Ratheesh
* Anuradha
*Bal ...
Bheekaran
''Bheekaran'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Prem. The film stars Rajkumar, Bheeman Raghu, Madhuri in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Story
An action film ... Beeman and other workers pr ...
'' (1988)
* ''
Athirthikal
''Athirthikal'' is a 1988 Cinema of India, Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam film, directed by J. D. Thottan. The film stars Madhu (actor), Madhu, Srividya, Jagathy Sreekumar and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. D ...
Anbulla Rajinikanth
''Anbulla Rajinikanth'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language children's drama film directed by K. Natraj in his debut. The film stars Rajinikanth as himself, Meena, and Ambika. It was released on 2 August 1984, and received positive reviews, w ...
'' (1984)
* ''Chain Jayapal'' (1985)
* ''
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum
''Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by E. Ramdoss and produced by K. Mohan Durai. It stars Mohan, Seetha and Ranjini. The film was released on 8 August 1986.
Plot
Cast
* Mohan
* S ...
Malini 22 Palayamkottai
''Malini 22 Palayamkottai'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film directed by Sripriya. It stars Nithya Menen in the title role while Krish J. Sathaar and Naresh (actor), Naresh play supporting roles. A remake of the Malayalam film ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Papanasam
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'' (2015)
* ''
Drushyam 2
''Drushyam 2'' () is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It is a remake of his 2021 Malayalam-language film ''Drishyam 2'' and a sequel to ''Drushyam'' (2014). The film was jointly produced by ...