S. P. Rajkumar

S. P. Rajkumar is an Indian film director, who directs Tamil films.^[1]

S. P. Rajkumar
Occupation	Director
Years active	1997–present

Career

He started his film career as a dialogue writer for the 1997 film Once More. In 1998, he directed his first feature film Ponmanam, which was a hit. His subsequent ventures En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001) and Karmegham (2002) were both unsuccessful. A proposed film in 2003 titled Thoodhu with Bhavana was shelved.^[2][3]

Only after six years, he started his next project Azhagar Malai (2009), which received highly negative reviews . He directed Vijay's 50th film, Sura (2010).^[4] The following films were comedies titled Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya (2014), Paakanum Pola Irukku (2017) and Local Sarakku (2023).^[5][6][7]

Filmography

As director

Films

Year	Film	Notes
1998	Ponmanam
	En Uyir Nee Thaane
2001	En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri
2002	Karmegham
2009	Azhagar Malai
2010	Sura
2014	Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya
2017	Paakanum Pola Irukku
2023	Local Sarakku

Serials

Year	Serial
2019–2020	Magarasi
2023–present	Poova Thalaya

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Nattamai	Deaf man
	Rasigan	A person who mistakes Ekamabaram as a beggar
1995	Periya Kudumbam	A person who waits at the bus stop
2001	En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri	Angusaamy's friend
2005	6'2	A person who warns Mr. White not to fight

As lyricist

• "January Nilave" (En Uyir Neethane)
• All songs (Pattaya Kelappanum Pandya)
• "Vaazhavaikkum" (En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri)
• "Vetri Kodi Yethu" (Sura)