L. Raja

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{{Short description|Indian actor and director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = L. Raja
| image =
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| birth_name = Lingaswamy Kasthuri B Venkat Raja
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|01|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sivakasi
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| other_names = L. Raaja
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|actor}}
| years_active = 1987–present
| spouse = [[Eshwari Rao]] <br> (m.2005-present)
| children = 2
}}
'''L. Raja''' is an Indian director and actor who works in predominantly [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language films and television series.

== Career ==
Raja began his career as an assistant to director [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajashekar]].<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/A-scene-change/article16778043.ece|title=A scene change|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=8 December 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref> He debuted as a director with ''[[Shankar Guru (1987 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' in 1987, which was produced by [[AVM Productions]].<ref name="B">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-Shankar-Guru-L.-Raaja/article16240697.ece|title=Grill Mill: Shankar Guru L. Raaja|first=S. R. |last=Ashok Kumar|date=3 June 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
He worked as a director in nine films, six of which starred [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]].<ref name="A"/><ref name="B"/> After a sabbatical of around 30 years, a director approached Raja and asked him to act in the feature film ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' in 2008, which marked his acting debut.<ref name="A"/> He has since acted in 35 films including ''[[Naadodigal]]'', where he played [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]'s father.<ref name="A"/>

He debuted in television with ''Raghuvamsam'' which received positive reviews. He has since acted in several television series and directed two series: ''Idhi Kadha Kaadhu'' and ''Ninne Pelladutha'' for [[Radaan Mediaworks]].<ref name="A"/> He also directed ''Himsaveda'', a silent dance drama for AVM Productions.<ref name="B"/>

== Personal life ==
He is married to actress [[Easwari Rao]] in 2005. The couple have 2 children: 1 son and 1 daughter. Currently, he resides with his family at Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kavirayani |first1=Suresh |title=Eswari Rao stages a comeback |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/180617/eswari-rao-stages-a-comeback.html|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=8 June 2018 |language=en |date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== As director ===
;Films
*''[[Shankar Guru (1987 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' (1987)
*''[[Thaimel Aanai]]'' (1988)
*''[[Kalicharan (1988 film)|Kalicharan]]'' (1988)
*''[[Kuttravali]]'' (1989)
*''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (1989 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' (1989)
*''[[Sonthakkaran]]'' (1989)
*''[[Dhuruva Natchathiram]]'' (1993)
*''[[Dhool Parakuthu]]'' (1993)

;Serials
*''Idhi Kadha Kaadhu'' ([[ETV (India)|ETV]])
*''Ninne Pelladutha'' ([[Gemini TV]])

=== As an actor ===
==== Films ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|- 1990 || ''Pudhu Vaarisu'' || Manager ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || Ramaiyya ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Naadodigal]]'' || Natraj Veerabhadran ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2010 || ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]'' || Marudachalam ||
|-
| ''[[Thillalangadi]]'' || Krishna Kumar's father ||
|-
| ''[[Kalloori Kalangal]]'' || Shankar ||
|-
| ''[[Agam Puram]]'' || Martin Fernandez ||
|-
|''[[Apoorvaragam]]'' ||Nancy's father ||Malayalam film
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Margazhi 16]]'' || Jennifer's father ||
|-
|''[[Bodinayakkanur Ganesan]]'' || Azhagar ||
|-
| ''[[Vithagan]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Kondaan Koduthaan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thiruthani (film)|Thiruthani]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' || Manimaran ||
|-
| ''[[Chennai 2 Singapore]]'' || Roshini's father ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Iravukku Aayiram Kangal]]'' || Suseela's father ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Pancharaaksharam]]'' || Dharma's father ||
|}

;Serials
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Channel
|-
| ||''Raghuvamsam'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| ||''Ethanai Manidhargal'' || || [[Doordarshan]]
|-
|2000–2001 ||''Vazhkai'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2011-2012 || [[Pirivom Santhippom (TV series)|Pirivom Santhippom]] || Shanmugaraja || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
|2011|| ''Mahalakshmi Nivasam'' || Mahalakshmi's brother || [[Gemini TV]]
|-
|2011-2013 || [[Uthiripookkal (TV series)|Uthiripookkal]] || Dakshinamoorthy || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2012 || Maa Naana || Rajendra Prasad || [[Gemini TV]]
|-
|2014–2018|| ''[[Thamarai (TV series)|Thamarai]]'' || Karunakaran || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2017|| [[Ganga (2017 TV series)|Ganga]] || Ramanathan || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2017–2018|| ''[[Nenjam Marappathillai (TV series)|Nenjam Marappathillai]]'' || R. Velraj || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
|2017–2019||''[[Poove Poochudava (TV series)|Poove Poochudava]]''||Swaminathan ||[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2018–2019|| ''[[Kanmani (TV series)|Kanmani]]''||Dharmadurai||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2019|| ''[[Ponnukku Thanga Manasu (TV series)|Ponnukku Thanga Manasu]]'' || Varshini's Father || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
|2019–Present||''[[Rettai Roja]]''|| Ramachandran ||[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2021–present||''[[Sundari (Tamil TV series)|Sundari]]''|| Shankar ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021–Present||[[Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum]] ||Ashok Vatselan ||[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|7031052}}

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