C. V. Rajendran

C. V. Rajendran (12 March 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi film industries. He was a younger brother of famous director C. V. Sridhar.^[2][3][4]

C. V. Rajendran
Born	Chithamur Vijayaraghavulu Rajendran (1937-03-12)12 March 1937 Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	1 April 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 81)[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Director Producer
Years active	1967–1989
Relatives	C. V. Sridhar elder brother

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.^[2][3] He introduced Sivaji Ganesan's son Prabhu as an actor through the film Sangili.^[5]

Death

Rajendran died on April 1, 2018, at the age of 81 due to health issues at MIOT Hospital.^[6][7]

Partial filmography

As director

Films

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1963	Dil Ek Mandir	Hindi	Assistant Director
1963	Nenjam Marappathillai	Tamil	Associate Director
1964	Kadhalikka Neramillai	Tamil	Associate Director
1964	Kalai Kovil	Tamil	Associate Director
1965	Vennira Aadai	Tamil	Associate Director
1966	Kodimalar	Tamil	Associate Director
1967	Nenjirukkum Varai	Tamil	Associate Director
1967	Anubavam Pudhumai	Tamil	Main Director
1968	Galatta Kalyanam	Tamil	Remade as Snehikkan Samayamilla(Malayalam) and Aliya Devaru(Kannada)
1969	Nil Gavani Kadhali	Tamil
1970	Veettuku Veedu	Tamil	Based on the play Right Bed Wrong Husband Remade as Galate Samsara
1971	Pudhiya Vazhkai	Tamil
1971	Sumathi En Sundari	Tamil
1972	Nawab Naarkali	Tamil	Adapted from stage play of same name written by Komal Swaminathan
1972	Raja	Tamil	Remake of Johny Mera Naam
1972	Needhi	Tamil	Remake of Dushman
1973	Nyayam Ketkirom	Tamil
1973	Ponnoonjal	Tamil
1973	Manidharil Manikkam	Tamil
1974	En Magan	Tamil	Remake of Be-Imaan
1974	Sivagamiyin Selvan	Tamil	Remake of Aradhana
1974	Vani Rani	Tamil	Remake of Seeta Aur Geeta
1975	Thrimurthy	Kannada	Debut in Kannada as a director Debut of Parvathamma Rajkumar as producer
1975	Dulhan	Hindi	Debut in Hindi as a director Remake of Sharada Telugu
1975	Maalai Sooda Vaa	Tamil
1976	Unakkaga Naan	Tamil	Remake of Namak Haraam
1977	Galate Samsara	Kannada	Remake of Veettuku Veedu
1977	Deepa	Kannada
1977	Kittu Puttu	Kannada	Remake of Anubavi Raja Anubavi
1978	Vazhthungal	Tamil	25th Film
1978	Singaporenalli Raja Kulla	Kannada
1979	Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu	Kannada	Remake of Kadhalikka Neramillai
1979	Adalu Badalu	Kannada
1979	Aliya Devaru	Kannada	Remake of Galatta Kalyanam
1979	Kamala	Kannada
1980	Ullasa Paravaigal	Tamil
1980	Usha Swayamvara	Kannada
1981	Garjanai	Tamil
1981	Garjane	Kannada
1981	Garjanam	Malayalam
1982	Thyagi	Tamil	Remake of Kannada film Antha
1982	Sangili	Tamil	Remake of Kalicharan
1982	Lottery Ticket	Tamil
1982	Prema Matsara	Kannada	Remake of Uchakattam Debut of Kannada actor V. Ravichandran as producer
1982	Puthiya Swargam	Tamil
1983	Desanikokkadu	Telugu
1983	Sandhippu	Tamil	Remake of Naseeb
1984	Naane Raja	Kannada
1984	Vaazhkai	Tamil	Remake of Avtaar
1984	Raja Veetu Kannukutti	Tamil
1984	Sahachariyam	Malayalam
1984	Ungal Veetu Pillai	Tamil
1985	Hum Nahin Jhukenge	Hindi
1985	Unakkaga Oru Roja	Tamil
1985	Perumai	Tamil
1985	Puthiya Theerppu	Tamil
1985	Chiranjeevi	Telugu	Remake of Kannada film Naane Raja
1986	Poi Mugangal	Tamil
1986	Raja Nee Vaazhga	Tamil
1987	Poorna Chandra	Kannada	Remake of Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
1987	Anand	Tamil	Remake of Majnu
1989	Chinnappadass	Tamil	50th Film

Serials

• Kurinji Malar (DD Podhigai)
• Kokila Enge Pogiraal (Sun TV)
• Naalavathu Mudichu - Jaya TV^[8]

As producer

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Director	Notes
1997	Once More	Tamil	Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay	S. A. Chandrasekhar
1994	Vietnam Colony	Tamil	Prabhu, Vineetha	Santhana Bharathi	Remake of Vietnam Colony