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 in ''
Thrishna'', a 1981 Malayalam film. He was one of the leading actors from 1982-1988.
Early life
Rajkumar was born in
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
in a Royal family. He is the son of producer
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi 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 is the younger brother of actress
Latha Sethupathi. He married Tamil actress
Sripriya
Sripriya is an Indian former actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, ...
in 1988. The couple has daughter Sneha and son Nagarjun.
Filmography
Acting credits
Malayalam
* ''
Thrishna'' (1981)
* ''
Poochasanyaasi'' (1981)
* ''
Parvathy'' (1981) as Mahendra Varma
* ''
Aranjaanam'' (1982) as Rajesh
* ''
Aasha'' (1982) as Lal
* ''
Akrosham'' (1982)
* ''
Kazhumaram'' (1982)
* ''
Pooviriyum Pulari'' (1982) as Johny
* ''
Innalenkil Nale'' (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 ...
'' (1982) as Hamsa
* ''
Odukkam Thudakkam'' (1982)
* ''
Anuraagakkodathi'' (1982) as Ravi
* ''
Varanmaare Aavashyamundu'' (1983)
* ''
Rathilayam'' (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.
Plot
Two friends, Mohan and ...
'' (1983) as Krishnamoorthy
* ''
Bhookambam'' (1983)
* ''
Parasparam'' (1983) as Issac
* ''
Kattaruvi'' (1983)
* ''
Hello Madras Girl'' (1983)
* ''
Onnu Chirikkoo'' (1983) as Raju
* ''
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 suc ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Thalaam Thettiya Thaarattu'' (1983)
* ''
Unni Vanna Divasam'' (1984)
* ''
Krishna Guruvaayoorappa'' (1984)
* ''
Thathamme Poocha Poocha'' (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. ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Vikatakavi'' (1984)
* ''Jeevitham'' (1984) as Chandran
* ''
Karimbu'' (1984)
* ''
Poomadhathe Pennu'' (1984) as Anand
* ''
Karinagam'' (1985)
* ''
Ithramathram'' (1986) as Ravi
* ''
Bheekaran'' (1988)
* ''
Athirthikal'' (1988)
Tamil
* ''
Soolam'' (1980)
* ''
Uchakattam'' (1980)
* ''Kashmir Kadhali'' (1983)
* ''Unmaigal'' (1983)
* ''
Villiyanur Matha'' (1983)
* ''
Anbulla Rajinikanth'' (1984)
* ''Chain Jayapal'' (1985)
* ''
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum'' (1986)
* ''
Kadhal Parisu'' (1987)
Telugu
* ''
Jagamondi'' (1981)
* ''
Manasa Veena'' (1984)
As producer
* ''
Malini 22 Palayamkottai'' (2013)
* ''
Drushyam'' (2014)
* ''
Papanasam'' (2015)
* ''
Drushyam 2'' (2021)
References
*http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=4&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=R
*https://web.archive.org/web/20111012211037/http://kalakkalcinema.com/tamil_news_detail.php?id=1142
*http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?a=4448
External links
*
Rajkumar at MSI
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Male actors from Chennai
Living people
Malayalam film producers
Film producers from Chennai
20th-century Indian male actors
1955 births
Telugu film producers
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