C. V. Rajendran (12 March 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the

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and

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film industries. He was a cousin of famous director

C. V. Sridhar Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi language, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu Languages. Ea ...

Film career

He worked with

as assistant and associate director and gained experience and the knowledge of successful filmmaking and started his own career. He introduced

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

's son

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as an actor through the film '' Sangili''.

Death

Rajendran died on April 1, 2018, at the age of 81 due to health issues at

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Partial filmography

As director

;Films ;Serials *''Kurinji Malar'' (DD Podhigai) *''Kokila Enge Pogiraal'' (Sun TV) *''Naalavathu Mudichu'' - Jaya TVArchived a
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As producer

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajendran C. V. 1937 births 2018 deaths Tamil film directors Kannada film directors Place of birth missing Telugu film directors Malayalam film directors 20th-century Indian film directors Tamil film producers People from Kanchipuram district