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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = A.V.M. Rajan
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| birthname = Shanmugasundaram
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1935|7|26}}
| birth_place = [[Pudukottai]]
| spouses = Meenakshi (m.1957) [[Pushpalatha]] (m.1964-present)
| other names = A.V.M Rajan
| children = Rajan Rathnavel Rajan Amuthan Saraswathi (Sachu Venkat) Ganesh Rajan Sis.Rachel (Formerly [[Mahalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Mahalakshmi]]) Dr. Catherine (Formerly Abhirami)
| parents =
| occupation = Indian film actor, [[Film Producer]]
| yearsactive =
}}
'''Shanmugasundaram''', known by his stage name '''A.V.M. Rajan''', (26 July 1935) is a former Indian actor in [[Tamil cinema]] who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in [[Pudukottai]], Shanmugasundaram was very eager to join cinema though he held a bachelor's degree in mathematics from [[Madras University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/supporting-actor/avm-rajan|title=Tamil Supporting Actor Avm Rajan – Nettv4u}}</ref> His higher secondary was at Christian Sweden Mission High School. His parents wanted to see him as a police officer. He came to Madras to write the examination, but didn't sit for the exam. He was not confident as he couldn't straighten his left hand fractured at the age of 14. Instead, while working at Raj Bhavan Guindy Chennai, he tried his luck in cinema knocking on the doors of every film company to earn a better income. At long last, his relentless efforts yielded result by getting him the opportunity to enter cinema through the film ''Aayiram Kaalathu Payiru'' in which he was introduced as "Raja B.A.". Soon after, he was signed to act in the AVM's film ''[[Naanum Oru Penn]]'' also.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Oct11_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_AVM_Rajan.html|title=Kalyanamalai Magazine – Serial story, Thiraichuvai – Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, AVM. Rajan|first=Kalyanamalai – KM|last=Matrimony|website=www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com}}</ref>

Rajan acted in a movie produced by AVM Productions called ''Naanum Oru Penn'', a film that starred [[S.S.Rajendran]] in the lead role. Hence he became 'A.V.M.' Rajan. Tamil actress Pushpalatha appeared in the same picture, and they became a couple and later married. They subsequently acted as a pair in many films, including ''Karppooram'' (1967) which he won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. AVM Rajan has two daughters, the elder daughter [[Mahalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Mahalakshmi]] was an actress between the 80s–90s. On 19 January 1984,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Movie Actor {{!}} Bro. A V M Rajan {{!}} Heavenly Testimony {{!}} English - Malayalam {{!}} TPM - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLcAgCFHzTk|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> through a personal encounter with God, Rajan converted and there after became a full-time Christian preacher since 1988<ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/LKJzqLEN_yY| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJzqLEN_yY| title = TAMIL CHRISTIAN- Bro - A V M RAJAN - 24 09 2017-SUNDAY | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and since then has stopped acting in movies and dramas. His wife Pushpalatha is a Catholic by birth. She hails from Coimbatore. Following Rajan's conversion, his family too is serving full-time Ministry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/facts/25-5-98/LOVEMARI.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630031310/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/facts/25-5-98/LOVEMARI.htm |archive-date=30 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707345/|title=A.V.M. Rajan|website=IMDb}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Actor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Director !! Co-stars !! Notes
|-
|1959
|[[Sivagangai Seemai]]
|
|Tamil
|[[K. Shankar]]
|[[S. S. Rajendran]]
|His first signed movie but his scenes were chopped off.
|-
| rowspan=4|1963|| [[Naanum Oru Penn]]||Balu||Tamil||[[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]||[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| [[Aayiram Kalathu Payir]]||Ratnam
|Tamil||T.S. Durairaj||T.S. Durairaj, [[K. Balaji|Balaji]], [[Devika]] ||First Movie but Naanum Oru Penn got released first
|-
| [[Paar Magale Paar]]||Sundaram||Tamil||[[A. Bhimsingh]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| [[Thulasi Maadam (film)|Thulasi Maadam]]||Gopal
|Tamil||K. B. Srinivasan||Gemini Chandrakantha, [[S. N. Lakshmi]], Sharadha, [[M. S. Sundari Bai]]||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1964||[[Chitrangi]]||Jeyveeran||Tamil||R. S. Mani||[[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| [[Main Bhi Ladki Hoon]]||||Hindi||[[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]||[[Dharmendra]], [[Pushpalatha]]||Remake of [[Naanum Oru Penn]]
|-
| [[Andavan Kattalai]]||Ramu
|Tamil||[[K. Shankar]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Devika]], [[Pushpalatha]] ||
|-
|[[Alli (film)|Alli]]
|Babu
|Tamil
|[[S. S. Rajendran]]
|[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari|R. Vijayakumari]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Pushpalatha]]
|
|-
| [[Pachai Vilakku (1964 film)|Pachai Vilakku]]||Mani
|Tamil||[[A. Bhim Singh]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| rowspan=3|1965||[[Enga Veetu Penn]]||Chandran
|Tamil||||||
|-
| [[Ennathan Mudivu]]||Kumaran
|Tamil||[[K.S. Gopalakrishnan]]||T.S Balaiah, V.S. Ragavan, [[Anjali Devi]]||
In This Film He has got the title 'Nadippu Sudar'
|-
| [[Veera Abhimanyu]]||Abhimanyu||Tamil||[[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]||[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Anjali Devi]]||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1966||[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]||Rajinikanth||Tamil||[[K. Balachander]]||[[Major Sundarrajan]], [[Nagesh]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Jayalalitha]]|| Remake of Hindi film [[Oonche Log (1965 film)|Oonche Log]]
|-
| [[Kodimalar]]||Thambi Durai
|Tamil||[[C. V. Sridhar]]||[[R. Muthuraman]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]||
|-
|[[Thattungal Thirakkappadum]]
|Doctor
|Tamil
|[[J. P. Chandrababu]]
|[[R. S. Manohar]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]], [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Cho Ramaswamy]]
|
|-
| [[Namma Veettu Lakshmi]] ||Chandru
|Tamil||[[B.R. Panthulu]]||[[R. Muthuraman]], [[Vanisri]]||
|-
| rowspan=3|1967||[[Karpooram]]||||Tamil||V.T. Vasu||[[Pushpalatha]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], T.S Balaiah, [[S.A. Asokan]], Sri Kanth||
|-
| [[Manam Oru Kurangu]]||Gopinath
|Tamil||[[V.T. Arasu]]||[[R. Muthuraman]], [[K.R. Vijaya]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]||
|-
| [[Pandhayam (1967 film)|Panthayam]]||Somu||Tamil||A. Kasilingam||[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Vijayanirmala]], A.R.R. Vasu||Remade into Hindi as [[Sachaai]]
|-
| rowspan=5|1968||[[Thillana Mohanambal]]||Thangarathnam||Tamil||[[A. P. Nagarajan]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]||
|-
| [[Galatta Kalyanam]]|| Mohan||Tamil||[[C. V. Rajendran]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Nagesh]], [[Cho Ramaswamy]], [[Jayalalitha]] ||
|-
| [[Chakkaram]]||Jambu
|Tamil||A. Kasilingam|| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[Sowkar Janaki]], [[Nagesh]]||
|-
| [[Poovum Pottum]]||Prakash||Tamil||[[Dada Mirasi]]|| [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[P. Bhanumathi]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Pandari Bai]], [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]], [[Nagesh]]||
|-
| [[Jeevanaamsam (film)|Jeevanaamsam]]||Balu||Tamil||[[Malliyam Rajagopal]]|| [[Jaishankar]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Pushpalatha]], [[Sowkar Janaki]], [[Nagesh]]||
|-
| rowspan=7|1969||[[Thulaabaram]]||Ramu
|Tamil||[[A. Vincent]]||[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Karthik (actor)|Muthuraman]]|| Remake of Malayalam film [[Thulabharam]]
|-
| [[Thunaivan]]||Velayudham
|Tamil||[[M. A. Thirumugam]]||[[Sowkar Janaki]], [[Nagesh]]||
|-
| [[Annaiyum Pithavum]]||Bhaskar||Tamil||[[AVM Brothers]]||[[Vanisri]], [[Lakshmi]], [[Nagesh]], [[Sivakumar]]||
|-
| [[Mannippu]] ||Advocate Kumar
|Tamil||||||25th Film
|-
| [[Chellapen]]||||Tamil||[[K. Krishnamurthy]]|| [[Pushpalatha]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] ||Sowkar Janaki was initially signed for the movie. Shooting had progressed to some extent, after which she was replaced by Pushpalatha
|-
| [[Magizhampoo]]||Pasupathy
|Tamil||[[V T Arasu]]||[[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| [[Paal Kudam]]||||Tamil||[[Pattu (director)|Pattu]]||[[Pushpalatha]], [[Lakshmi]]||
|-
| rowspan=5|1970|| [[Engal Thangam]]||Moorthy||Tamil||[[Krishnan–Panju]]||[[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Pushpalatha]]||
|-
| [[Dharisanam]]||Pandian/ Chandramohan
|Tamil||[[V. T. Arasu (director)|V. T. Arasu]]|| [[Pushpalatha]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]||Double Role
|-
| [[Anadhai Anandhan]]||Selvam||Tamil||[[Krishnan–Panju]]||[[Jayalalithaa]], [[R. S. Manohar]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Master Sekhar]]||Hindi Version of Chanda Aur Bijli
|-
| [[Noorandu Kaalam Vazhga]]||Rajan
|Tamil||[[K. Sampath]]|| [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] ||
|-
| [[Yaen?]]||Ramu
|Tamil||[[T. R. Ramanna]]||[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Lakshmi]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1971 || [[Irulum Oliyum]] || Thyagarajan (Thyagu) || Tamil || [[Puttanna Kanagal]] || [[Vanisri]], [[R. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
|Pattondru Ketten
|
|Tamil
|S. Raghavan
|[[Rajshree]], [[Nagesh]],
|
|-
|[[Deivam Pesuma]]||Dr Sundaram
| Tamil ||[[Chinni-Sampath]]8||[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], Sandhya Rani||
|-
| [[Thirumagal (1971 film)|Thirumagal]] || Raju || Tamil || [[A. S. A. Sami]] || [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="11" |1972 || [[Agathiyar]] || [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] || Tamil || [[A. P. Nagarajan]] || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Kumari Padmini]], [[Sridevi|'Baby' Sridevi]] ||
|-
| [[Kandavarundo]] || || Malayalam || Mallikarjuna Rao || [[Sadhana (Malayalam actress)|Sadhana]], [[Vincent (actor)|Vincent]] ||
|-
| [[Thangadurai (film)|Thangadurai]] ||Rangen
| Tamil || A. Kasilingam || [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Master Sekhar]] ||
|-
| [[Thaikku Oru Pillai]] ||Thiyagaraj
| Tamil || Pattu || [[Jaishankar]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] ||
|-
| [[Shakthi Leelai]] || Prohithar || Tamil || [[T. R. Ramanna]] || [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Jayalalithaa]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Sivakumar]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[Ushanandini]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] ||
|-
| [[Deiva Sankalpam]] ||Ravi
| Tamil || P. R. Somu || [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] ||
|-
| [[Bathilukku Bathil]] ||Kumaran
| Tamil || C. P. Jambulingam || [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] ||
|-
| [[Aval (1972 film)|Aval]] || || Tamil || [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] || [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], Shashikumar, [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] ||
|-
| [[Puguntha Veedu]] || Bhaskar || Tamil || Pattu || [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Chandrakala]] ||
|-
| [[Akka Thamudu]] || || Telugu || [[Krishnan–Panju]] || [[Jayalalithaa]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Master Sekhar]] || Dubbed movie of [[Anadhai Anandhan]]
|-
| [[Dheivam]] || Kadhirvelu || Tamil || [[M. A. Thirumugam]] || [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Sivakumar]] ||
|-
| rowspan="14" |1973 || [[Manipayal]] || Arun || Tamil || [[A. Jagannathan]] || [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Master Sekhar]] ||
|-
| [[Engal Thaai]] ||Ragunath
| Tamil || Malliyam Rajagopal || [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] ||
|-
| [[Nee Ullavarai]] || || Tamil || C. V. Ramana || [[Kumari Padmini]], [[Pandari Bai]] ||50th Film
|-
| [[Amman Arul]] || || Tamil || Pattu || [[Jaishankar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] ||
|-
| [[Anbu Sagodharargal]] || Durairaj || Tamil || [[Lakshmi Deepak]] || [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[Devika]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[Prameela]] || Remake of Telugu movie [[Pandanti Kapuram]]
|-
| [[Dheiva Vamsam]] || || Tamil || [[K. Vijayan]] || [[Chandrakala]] ||
|-
| [[Veettu Mappillai]] || || Tamil || A. K. Subramaniam || [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[Prameela]] ||
|-
| [[Thirumalai Deivam]] || Narathan || Tamil || [[A. P. Nagarajan]] || [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[K. B. Sundarambal]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Srividya]] ||
|-
| [[Veettukku Vandha Marumagal]] || || Tamil || R. Vittal || [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] ||
|-
| [[Pasa Deepam]] || Rajarathna || Tamil || Pattu || [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]], [[Sowcar Janaki]] ||
|-
| [[Pennai Nambungal]] ||Ramu
| Tamil || B. V. Srinivasan || [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Jayachitra]] ||
|-
| [[Manidharil Manikkam]] ||Boopathy
| Tamil || [[C. V. Rajendran]] || [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Prameela]] ||
|-
|Nyayam Ketkirom
|
|Tamil
|C. V. Rajendran
|[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[VK Ramasamy]],
|
|-
| [[Prarthanai]] || || Tamil || Kousikan || [[Sowkar Janaki]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] ||
|-
| rowspan=6|1974 || [[Sivagamiyin Selvan]] ||Wing Commander Raghu
| Tamil || [[C. V. Rajendran]] || [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] ||
|-
| [[Doctoramma]] || Raja || Tamil || Sornam || [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] ||
|-
| [[Ore Satchi]] ||Madhavan
| Tamil || [[K. Vijayan]] || [[P. R. Varalakshmi]], [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[M. N. Rajam]] ||
|-
| [[Magalukkaga]] ||Muruga
| Tamil || [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan]] || [[Jaya Guhanathan|Jaya]] ||
75th Film, Remake of Telugu film [[Drohi (1970 film)|Drohi]]
|-
| [[Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi]] || Muniyandi || Tamil ||| [[P. Madhavan]] || [[Nagesh]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Vidhubala]], [[Sripriya]], Vijaya Chandrika ||
|-
| [[Pathu Madha Bandham]] || Chandran || Tamil || [[Krishnan–Panju]] || [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna|P. Banumathi]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[Rajasree]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1975 || [[Annadammula Anubandham]] || Venu Gopal Rao || Telugu || S. D. Lal || [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Murali Mohan]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Pushpalatha]] ||
|-
| [[Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1975 film)|Enakkoru Magan Pirappan]] || || Tamil ||| [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan]] || [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]], [[Vidhubala]] ||
|-
| [[Thiruvarul]] ||Kumara Devan
| Tamil || R. Thyagarajan || [[Jaya Guhanathan|Jaya]], [[Major Sundarrajan]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1976|| [[Rojavin Raja]]||Gopal
|Tamil||[[K. Vijayan]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]]||
|-
| [[Thayilla Kuzanthai]] || ||Tamil||[[R.Thiyagarajan]] ||[[Vijayakumar jayachitra Asokan]]||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1977|| [[Murugan Adimai]]||||Tamil||[[R.Thyagarajan]]|| [[R.Muthuraman]], [[K.R. Vijaya]]||
|-
| [[Navarathinam]]||Raja||Tamil||[[A. P. Nagarajan]]||[[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Pushpalatha]] ||
|-
| [[Unnai Suttrum Ulagam]]||||Tamil||||[[Kamal Haasan]], [[Jayalalithaa]]||
|-
|1978|| [[Thai Meethu Sathiyam]]||Babu's Father
|Tamil|| ||[[Rajnikanth]], [[Ambareesh]], [[Mohan Babu]]||
|-
|1980|| [[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]||Inspector Varma||Tamil||[[R. Krishnamurthy]]||[[Rajinikanth]]||
|-
|1981|| [[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]||Ramaiah||Tamil||||[[Rajinikanth]]||
|-
|1982|| [[Oorum Uravum]]||Chandrasekhar||Tamil||[[Major Sunderarajan, PushpaRajan]]||[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[KR Vijaya]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Major Sunderarajan]]||
|-
|1984|| [[Nandri]]||IGP||Tamil||[[AVM Rajan]]||[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]], [[Mahalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Mahalakshmi]] (Daughter of AVM Rajan), [[Arjun Sarja]]|| Arjun's Debut Movie
|-
|1987|| [[Veeran Veluthambi]]||IG of Police||Tamil||Rama Narayanan
|[[Vijayakanth]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]||
|}
;Producer
*Oorum Uravum
*Lorry Driver Rajakannu
*Nandri

==References==
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