S. P. Rajkumar

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

Career

He started his film career as a dialogue writer for the 1997 film Once More. In 2000, he directed his second feature film En Purushan Kuzhanthai Maathiri, which turned out to be a flop. His subsequent ventures Ponmanam (1998) is a hit and Karmegham (2002) is 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
1998	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

• Nattamai (1994) - As a deaf man who mistakes Goundamani's statement as marriage ("Namma Pasupathi Teachera Vachurukaango")
• Rasigan (1994) - As a person who mistakes a beaten Goundamani as a beggar ("Yaenne Pichai Edukireenga")
• Periya Kudumbam (1995) - As a person who waits at the bus stop ("Kunnakudi Bus Eppo")
• En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001) - As a Vadivelu's friend who meets at a tea shop
• 6'2 (2005) - As a person who warns Vadivelu not to interfere in the fight between two brothers ("Naangalum Marudha Kaaranthan")

As lyricist

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