https://indianpedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=122.178.254.235 IndianPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-07-30T17:21:27Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Indra_Soundar_Rajan&diff=209633 Indra Soundar Rajan 2021-10-16T03:29:57Z <p>122.178.254.235: </p> <hr /> <div>{{more citations needed|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox writer &lt;!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --&gt;<br /> |name = Indra Soundar Rajan<br /> |birth_place = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br /> |occupation = Author<br /> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|11|13}}<br /> |nationality = Indian<br /> |genre = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]], [[Ghost story]], [[Supernatural Thrillers]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Indra Soundar Rajan''' ({{lang-ta|இந்திரா சௌந்தர்ராஜன்}}, born 13 November 1958) is the [[pen name]] of '''P. Soundar Rajan''', a well-known [[Tamil language|Tamil]] author of short stories, novels, television serials, and screenplays.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/tv-south-tamil-indra-soundarrajan-on-yamirukka-bayamaen/20100305.htm|title='I now know that there is a God'}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Books-Indra-Soundarrajan/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AIndra+Soundarrajan|title=Online Shopping site in India: Shop Online for Mobiles, Books, Watches, Shoes and More - Amazon.in}}&lt;/ref&gt; He lives in [[Madurai]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=Dutt|first=Kartik Chandra |title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|publisher=[[Sakitya Akademi]]|year=1999|volume=1|pages=472|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&amp;pg=PA472}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> He is something of an expert on South Indian [[Hindu]] traditions and mythological lore. He was employed in TVS Group of Companies before becoming a full-time writer. His stories typically deal with cases of supernatural occurrence, divine intervention, reincarnation, ghosts, and are often based on or inspired by true stories reported from various locales around the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book<br /> | last = Chakravarthy<br /> | first = Pritham<br /> | title = The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction<br /> | year = 2008<br /> | publisher = Blaft Publications<br /> | location = Chennai, India<br /> | isbn = 978-81-906056-0-1<br /> | pages = 178<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Two or three of his novels are published every month in publications such as ''[[Crime fiction|Crime Story]]'' and ''Today Crime News''. He has done more than 300 episodes in Podhigai TV program named&quot;Kanchiyin Karunai&quot;, which tells the greatness of [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati|Shri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi Swamigal]], the pontiff of Kanchipuram Shankara mutt.<br /> <br /> ==Selected works==<br /> <br /> ===Fiction===<br /> *''Aval Oru Savithri''<br /> *''Sri Puram''<br /> * Abaaya Malli<br /> *''Enge en kannan''<br /> *''Kallukkul Pugundha Uyir''<br /> *''Neelakkal Modhiram''<br /> *''Sornajaalam''<br /> *''Unnai Kaivitamaattaen''<br /> *''Nandi Ragasiyam''<br /> *''Sadhiyai Sandippom''<br /> *''Thevar koyil Roja''<br /> *''Maaya Vizhigal''<br /> *''Maayamaaga Pogiraargal''<br /> * Muthu pandhal<br /> *''Thulli Varuguthu''<br /> *''Naagapanjami''<br /> *''Kan Simittum Ratthinakkal''<br /> *''Thangakkaadu''<br /> *''Kaatru Kaatru Uyir''<br /> *''Thoda Thoda Thangam''<br /> *''Aindhu Vazhi Moondru Vaasal''<br /> *''Ush!''<br /> *''Mahadeva Ragasiyam''<br /> *''Sutri Sutri Varuven''<br /> *''Kattray Varuven''<br /> *''Kottaippuratthu Veedu''<br /> *''Ragaisyamaai Oru Ragasiyam''<br /> *''Sivarahasiyam''<br /> *''Thitti Vaasal Marmam''<br /> *''Vairabommai''<br /> *''Kaadhal Kuttavaali''<br /> *''Krishna Thandhiram''<br /> *''Penmanam''<br /> *''Pen Ulavaali''<br /> *''Jeeva En Jeeva''<br /> *''Sorna Regai''<br /> *''Vittu Vidu Karuppa'' (''[[Marmadesam#Vidaathu Karuppu|Marmadesam - Vidaathu Karuppu]]'')<br /> *''Iyandira Paravai''<br /> *''Vaanathu Manidhargal''<br /> *''Rudra Veenai, Part 1, 2, 3 &amp; 4''<br /> *''Vikrama Vikrama, Part 1 &amp; 2''<br /> *''Kannigal Ezhupaer''<br /> *''Ayiram Arivaal Kottai''<br /> *''Thedathe Tholaindu Poevaai 1 &amp; 2''<br /> *''Sivamayam, Part 1 &amp; 2''<br /> *''Mandira Viral''<br /> *''Naan Ramasheshan Vanthuruken''<br /> *''Olivatharku Idamillai''<br /> *''Athu Mattum Ragasiyam''<br /> *''Pallavan Pandiyan Baskaran''<br /> *''Melae Uyarae Uchiyilae, Part 1 &amp; 2''<br /> *''naaga padai''<br /> *''mayamai sillar''<br /> *''maya vanam''<br /> *''Ranga neadhi''<br /> *''APPAVAIN ATHMA''<br /> *''SITHA RAGASIAYAM''<br /> *''KATRODU ORU YUTHAM''<br /> *''Naaga PADAI''<br /> *''Naaga vanam'' (YET TO BE RELEASED)<br /> *''asura sddas''<br /> *''Sivaragasiyam''<br /> *''Sakthi Raajyam''<br /> *''Sakthi''<br /> <br /> ===Television Serials===<br /> *''Kottai Purathu Veedu'', ([[DD Podhigai]])<br /> **This serial is adapted in Hindi as [[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya|Kaal Bhairav - Ek Naya Rahasya]] and is currently being telecasted on [[Star Bharat]].<br /> *''Yen Peyar Ranganayaki'', ([[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]])<br /> *chithi (sun tv)<br /> *''[[Sivamayam]]'', ([[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]])<br /> *''[[Rudraveena (teleserial)|Rudra Veenai]]'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> *''[[Marmadesam]]'' , [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], [[Raj TV]]<br /> **''Ragasiyam (Secret):'' <br /> ***[[Vasanth TV]] retelecasted this serial in 2016. <br /> ***This serial was adapted and aired on [[Star Bharat]] as [[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya]] and completed its run in 2018.<br /> **''Vidathu Karuppu (Karuppu Never Spares):'' <br /> ***[[Vasanth TV]] retelecasted this serial in 2015.<br /> **''Sorna Regai (Golden Palmlines)''<br /> **''Iyanthira Paravai (The Mechanical Bird)''<br /> **''Ethuvum Nadhakum (Anything might happen)''<br /> *''Maayavettai''<br /> *''Mandhira Vaasal''<br /> *''Thedathe Tholaindu Povaai''<br /> *''[[Krishnadasi (2000 TV series)|Krishnadasi]]'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> **This serial was adapted and aired on [[Colours (TV channel)|Colors]] as [[Krishnadasi (2016 TV series)|Krishnadasi]] .<br /> *''Yamirukka Bayamenn (TV series)'', [[Vijay TV]]<br /> *''Adhu Mattum Ragasiyam'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> *''Atthi Pookal'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> *''Rudhram'', [[Jaya TV]]<br /> *''[[Puguntha Veedu]]'', [[Zee Tamil]]<br /> *''Nagamma (TV Series)'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> *''[[Siva Ragasiyam]]'', [[Zee Tamil]]<br /> *''Ganga (TV Series)'', [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br /> *''Subramaniyapuram (2018 TV Series)'', [[Jaya TV]]<br /> <br /> ===As an actor===<br /> Ragasiyam - Journalist Srikanth (Guest Appearance)<br /> <br /> ===Hindi Adaptations===<br /> *''[[Krishnadasi (2016 TV series)]]'' (Colors)<br /> *''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya]]'', ([[Star Bharat]])<br /> *''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya|Kaal Bhairav - Ek Naya Rahasya]]'' ([[Star Bharat]])<br /> <br /> ===Films===<br /> *''[[Sringaram]]'' (2007)<br /> *''[[Anandhapurathu Veedu]]'' (2010)<br /> *''[[Iruttu]]'' (2019)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Soundar Rajan, Indra}}<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil-language writers]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]<br /> [[Category:Novelists from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil male television actors]]<br /> [[Category:1958 births]]</div> 122.178.254.235