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{{short description|Indian film director and producer}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = C. V. Rajendran
| image = C.V.RajendranImg.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Chithamur Vijayaraghavulu Rajendran
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1937|03|12}}
| birth_place = Chithamur, [[Chengalpattu]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|04|01|1937|03|12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ulaska.com/tamil-director-c-v-rajendran-passes-away-in-chennai-81/|title=Tamil Director C V Rajendran Passes away In Chennai At 81|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035355/https://www.ulaska.com/tamil-director-c-v-rajendran-passes-away-in-chennai-81/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1967–1989
| spouse =
| parents =
| relatives = [[C. V. Sridhar]] elder brother
| children =
| website =
| occupation = Director Producer
}}

'''C. V. Rajendran''' (12 March 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] film industries. He was a younger brother of famous director [[C. V. Sridhar]].<ref name="m1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/nenjam-marapathillai-1963/article4372260.ece|title=Nenjam Marapathillai 1963|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2014-08-24|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214061017/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/nenjam-marapathillai-1963/article4372260.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="m2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/nil-gavani-kaadhali-1969/article5876495.ece|title=Nil Gavani Kaadhali - 1969|work=The Hindu|date=5 April 2014|accessdate=2014-08-24|last1=Guy|first1=Randor|archive-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129062619/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/nil-gavani-kaadhali-1969/article5876495.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/veteran-tamil-director-cv-rajendran-passes-away-at-81-5119551/|title = Veteran Tamil director, CV Rajendran, passes away at 81|date = April 2018|access-date = 2 April 2018|archive-date = 2 April 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102243/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/veteran-tamil-director-cv-rajendran-passes-away-at-81-5119551/|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Film career==
He worked with [[C. V. Sridhar]] as assistant and associate director and gained experience and the knowledge of successful filmmaking and started his own career.<ref name="m1"/><ref name="m2"/> He introduced [[Sivaji Ganesan]]'s son [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as an actor through the film ''[[Sangili (1982 film)|Sangili]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-feel-like-an-orphan/article23409376.ece|title='I feel like an orphan'|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 April 2018|archive-date=9 November 2020|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032734/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-feel-like-an-orphan/article23409376.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Death==
Rajendran died on April 1, 2018, at the age of 81 due to health issues at [[MIOT International Hospital|MIOT Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-director-cv-rajendran-dead/article23409321.ece|title = Film director C.V. Rajendran dead|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2 April 2018|last1 = Kolappan|first1 = B.|archive-date = 9 November 2020|access-date = 2 April 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201109022909/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-director-cv-rajendran-dead/article23409321.ece|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-film-director-cv-rajendran-passes-away-chennai-after-illness-78817|title = Veteran film director CV Rajendran passes away in Chennai after illness|date = April 2018|access-date = 2 April 2018|archive-date = 15 February 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190215071425/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-film-director-cv-rajendran-passes-away-chennai-after-illness-78817|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===As director===
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Anubavam Pudhumai]]''|| rowspan="15" | Tamil ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Galatta Kalyanam]]''||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Nil Gavani Kadhali]]'' ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Veettuku Veedu]]'' || Based on the play ''Right Bed Wrong Husband'' Remade as ''[[Galate Samsara]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971 || ''[[Pudhiya Vazhkai]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Sumathi En Sundari]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1972 || ''[[Nawab Naarkali]]'' || Adapted from stage play of same name written by Komal Swaminathan
|-
| ''[[Raja (1972 film)|Raja]]'' || Remake of ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]''
|-
| ''[[Neethi (1972 film)|Needhi]]'' || Remake of ''[[Dushman (1972 film)|Dushman]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973 || ''[[Nyayam Ketkirom]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ponnunjal (film)|Ponnoonjal]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Manidharil Manikkam]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1974 || ''[[En Magan (1974 film)|En Magan]]'' || Remake of ''[[Be-Imaan]]''
|-
| ''[[Sivagamiyin Selvan]]'' || Remake of ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]''
|-
| ''[[Vani Rani (film)|Vani Rani]]'' || Remake of ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1975 || ''[[Thrimurthy]]'' || Kannada || Debut in Kannada as a director Debut of [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] as producer
|-
| ''[[Dulhan (1975 film)|Dulhan]]'' || Hindi || Debut in Hindi as a director Remake of ''[[Sharada (1973 film)|Sharada]]''
|-
| ''[[Maalai Sooda Vaa]]'' || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Unakkaga Naan]]'' || Remake of ''[[Namak Haraam]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1977 || ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' || rowspan="3" | Kannada || Remake of ''[[Veettuku Veedu]]''
|-
|''Deepa'' ||
|-
| ''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' || Remake of ''[[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Vazhthungal]]'' || Tamil ||25th Film
|-
| ''[[Singaporenalli Raja Kulla]]'' || rowspan="5" | Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1979 || ''[[Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu]]'' || Remake of ''[[Kadhalikka Neramillai]]''
|-
| ''[[Adalu Badalu]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Aliya Devaru]]'' || Remake of ''[[Galatta Kalyanam]]''
|-
| ''[[Kamala (1979 film)|Kamala]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 || ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Usha Swayamvara]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1981 || ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjane]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1982 || ''[[Thyagi]]'' || rowspan="3" | Tamil ||Remake of Kannada film ''[[Antha (film)|Antha]]''
|-
| ''[[Sangili (1982 film)|Sangili]]'' || Remake of ''[[Kalicharan]]''
|-
| ''[[Lottery Ticket (1982 film)|Lottery Ticket]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Prema Matsara]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Uchakattam]]'' Debut of Kannada actor [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]] as producer
|-
| ''[[Puthiya Swargam ]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
|''Desanikokkadu''
|Telugu
|
|-
| ''[[Sandhippu]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1984 || ''[[Naane Raja (1984 film)|Naane Raja]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Vaazhkai (1984 film)|Vaazhkai]]'' || rowspan="2" | Tamil || Remake of ''[[Avtaar]]''
|-
| ''[[Raja Veetu Kannukutti]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Sahachariyam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ungal Veetu Pillai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1985 || ''[[Hum Nahin Jhukenge]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Unakkaga Oru Roja]]'' || rowspan="3" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Perumai]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Puthiya Theerpu|Puthiya Theerppu]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Chiranjeevi (1985 film)|Chiranjeevi]]'' || Telugu || Remake of ''[[Naane Raja (1984 film)|Naane Raja]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 || ''[[Poi Mugangal]]'' || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Nee Vaazhga]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987 || ''[[Poorna Chandra]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''
|-
| ''[[Anand (1987 film)|Anand]]'' || rowspan="2" | Tamil || Remake of ''[[Majnu (1987 film)|Majnu]]''
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Chinnappadass]]'' ||50th Film
|}
;Serials
*''Kurinji Malar'' (DD Podhigai)
*''Kokila Enge Pogiraal'' (Sun TV)
*''Naalavathu Mudichu'' - Jaya TV<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/kDovNUcdqjY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211011152118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDovNUcdqjY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDovNUcdqjY| title = நாலாவது முடிச்சு- Naalavathu Mudichu {{!}} Tamil Serial {{!}} Jaya TV Rewind {{!}} Episode 1 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 10 October 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1997 || [[Once More (1997 film)|''Once More'']]|| Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || [[Vietnam Colony (1994 film)|''Vietnam Colony'']]|| Tamil ||Remake of ''[[Vietnam Colony]]''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0707393}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/cv_rajendran/|title=C V Rajendran Filmography|accessdate=2014-08-24|publisher=rottentomatoes.com}}

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[[Category:Film directors from Kanchipuram district]]

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