Acting

Major Sundarrajan

Born March 1, 1935 · Madras, British India

Died March 1, 2003 · aged 68

Major Sundararajan, was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. Starting as an amateur stage artist while working full-time in the Telecom department in the early 1950s, Sundararajan entered the film world with Pattinathaar (1962), directed by K. Somu. After a powerful performance as a blind and retired army official in K. Balachander's Major Chandrakant (1966), he came to be kn…

Known For

Thenmazhai

Thenmazhai · 1966

Nirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.

Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam · 1971

Avalukendru Or Manam

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Iruvar

MovieHistoryDrama

A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.

Paattum Bharathamum

Paattum Bharathamum · 1975

Paattum Bharathamum

MovieMusicDrama

Ravi, a businessman, falls in love with Lalitha, a professional dancer. But her father challenges him to learn the art of dance in order to marry his daughter.

Kallazhagar

Kallazhagar · 1999

MovieActionDrama

Kallazhagar is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Bharathi featuring Vijaykanth and Laila in the lead roles.

Anbukku Naan Adimai

Anbukku Naan Adimai · 1980

Anbukku Naan Adimai

Two brothers get separated during their childhood; one grows up to become a police officer while the other turns into a gangster. Problems arise when the gangster takes the place of his brother.

Sevagan

Sevagan · 1992

MovieThrillerAction

Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.

Baghdad Perazhagi

Baghdad Perazhagi · 1973

Baghdad Perazhagi

MovieHistoryDrama

When Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.

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Thenmazhai

Thenmazhai · 1966

Nirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.

Nagalingam

Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam · 1971

Avalukendru Or Manam

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Iruvar

MovieHistoryDrama

A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.

Police Officer

Paattum Bharathamum

Paattum Bharathamum · 1975

Paattum Bharathamum

MovieMusicDrama

Ravi, a businessman, falls in love with Lalitha, a professional dancer. But her father challenges him to learn the art of dance in order to marry his daughter.

Kallazhagar

Kallazhagar · 1999

MovieActionDrama

Kallazhagar is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Bharathi featuring Vijaykanth and Laila in the lead roles.

Periya Bhattar

Anbukku Naan Adimai

Anbukku Naan Adimai · 1980

Anbukku Naan Adimai

Two brothers get separated during their childhood; one grows up to become a police officer while the other turns into a gangster. Problems arise when the gangster takes the place of his brother.

Sevagan

Sevagan · 1992

MovieThrillerAction

Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.

Baghdad Perazhagi

Baghdad Perazhagi · 1973

Baghdad Perazhagi

MovieHistoryDrama

When Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.

Sultan Syed Ali Hasan

My Beloved, My Life

My Beloved, My Life · 1975

My Beloved, My Life

MovieDramaRomance

Lawyers Sattanathan and Ramaswamy, once best friends, now share a bitter rivalry. The two are left aghast when Saravanan, Sattanathan's son, falls in love with Devi, Ramaswamy's daughter

Advocate Sattanathan

Major Chandrakanth

Major Chandrakanth · 1966

Major Chandrakanth

MovieThrillerComedy

When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

Major Chandrakanth

Ellam Un Kairasi

Ellam Un Kairasi · 1980

Ellam Un Kairasi

A mechanic, constantly gets into a brawl with a well-known smuggler. All hell breaks loose, when he discovers that the smuggler is none other than his father, who alienated him.

Manikkam

Manjal Nila

Manjal Nila · 1982

MovieRomanceDrama

Two young people, Vasantha and Anand, fall in love with each other. However, when her mother finds out about their affair and refuses their union, trouble ensues.

Principal

Thai Veedu

Thai Veedu · 1983

Raju, who believes Nagalingam is his father, agrees to steal an antique sword of great monetary value. However, little does he know that the sword belongs to his real father, Rajasekaran.

Athey Kangal

Athey Kangal · 1967

MovieComedyMystery

After four brothers get killed in succession, Vimalanathan and his niece, Susila, are the sole survivors. So, Bhaskar, Susila's lover, tries to find the stalker who is hunting his lover's family.

Nallavanukku Nallavan

Nallavanukku Nallavan · 1984

Nallavanukku Nallavan

Manickam, a youngster, gets reformed by Gangadharan, a kind man, who eventually appoints him in charge of his business. Irked by his father's actions, Gangadharan's son seeks revenge against Manickam.

Apoorva Raagangal

Apoorva Raagangal · 1975

Apoorva Raagangal

MovieDramaRomance

A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.

Mahendran

Gnana Oli

Gnana Oli · 1972

Antony, an ex-convict, leaves the country after killing his daughter's lover. He returns many years later as a reputable man, but his friend, Lawrence, recognises him and tries to expose him.

Lawrence

Iru Thuruvam

Iru Thuruvam · 1971

The atrocities of a landlord lead one brother to the life of a dacoit while the younger brother becomes a police officer. However, things take a turn when they are pitted against each other.

Police officer

Sri Raghavendrar

Sri Raghavendrar · 1985

Sri Raghavendrar

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.

King of Tanjavore

Penn Daivam

Penn Daivam · 1970

Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Jaishankar, Padmini, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman and Major Sundarrajan. The film had musical score by V. Kumar.

Ponnamma's husband

Deiva Cheyal

Deiva Cheyal · 1967

The role played by Major Sundarrajan becomes very attached to his four elephants after they save his life. His wife, however, fears for her child and tells him that he must choose between the animals and his family.

Anbae Odi Vaa

Anbae Odi Vaa · 1984

Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh. She is rich, beautiful and harbors a deep sense of entitlement. Mahesh is reserved and primarily focused on his education as well as excelling in running track. He politely ignores Prema the few times they meet which enrages her. She makes it a point to reach out to him and fosters a friendship. Mahesh soon falls in love with Prema and she becomes the focus of life. Prema plays along in an attempt to get revenge.

Prema's uncle

Maria, My Darling

Maria, My Darling · 1980

Maria, My Darling

MovieRomanceDrama

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.

Ratha Paasam

Ratha Paasam · 1980