Soundararaja

Soundararaja
சௌந்தரராஜா
Born	(1983-08-11) August 11, 1983 (age 38) Usilampatti, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	Engineer Actor Producer Social Activist
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Sundarapandian
Spouse(s)	Tamanna Soundararaja

Soundararaja is an Indian actor and film Producer who appears in South Indian Films. Following a stint as a system engineer had worked in Singapore and France he began considering acting as career. He was working as a background actor, playing minor supporting roles for over five years; he started his career as villain role in S. R. Prabakaran in Sundarapandian (2012) and Jigarthanda (2014), in between he did many roles in various projects again in 2016 he acted as Villain again in Dharma Durai (2016) with Vijay Sethupathi. In the same year, 2016 he got introduced as a Hero in Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu (2016), with Goundamani, which was a reasonable hit in Goundamani & Soundararaja's career.

Also Soundararaja is a nature and environment lover. He started Mannukkum Makkalukkum Social Welfare Trust with his friends and family, since 11 August 2017. Along with the trust people he had planted more than twenty five thousand plants all over Tamilnadu. Soundararaja is a social activist. He had participated in many key social affairs across Tamilnadu. The most mentionable was his involvement in 2017 pro-jallikattu protests. He was one of the representative of Jallikattu support team who had interacted with the Government of Tamilnadu regarding 2017 pro-jallikattu protests.^[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Soundararaja was born in Usilampatti, Madurai District he finished schooling and college in his native place, then he moved to Chennai. According to Soundararaja, like Vijay Sethupathi, he was a below-average student right from school and was interested in neither sports nor extra-curricular activities, but did a lot of show-off.

He did a series of odd jobs for pocket money: Salesman at a retail store, promoter and many part-time jobs in Chennai. He graduated with a B.E degree from Bharth Niketan Engineering College affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University in 2004. He joined as a project engineer in Invensys India Pvt Ltd, deputed to Singapore in 2005 after 2006 he moved Technip France US-based company from there he deputed to Qatar in 2007.

He returned to India in 2008. After he started a new film production company called with his childhood friend M. Manikandan director of Kaaka Muttai and also he invested some money in share market business with friends, he joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai acting drama school in 2010. He and his friends Manikandan and Karthik Subbaraj, director of Jigarthanda produced many short films under his banners (Madurai Touring Talkies) – Thuru, Raavanm, Petticase, Wind, Aram, etc. with his friends' support.

Film career[]

He subsequently joined the Chennai-based theatre group Koothu-P-Pattarai as an accountant and actor where he observed actors.^[4][5] He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films, including the well-known series Penn that began in August 2008,^[6] as well as several short films as part of the television show Nalaya Iyakunar for Kalaignar TV. He worked on many short films with M. Manikandan and Karthik Subbaraj, who later cast him in his first feature film.

Soundararaja accompanied who went to director Lingusamy's studio to audition for his film Vettai (2011) and was selected to play Arya's friend in the film. Following Vettai , and he worked Pattarai. However, the film did not see a theatrical. After making an appearance in S. R. Prabhakaran's Sundarapandian (2012),^[7] he was cast by director Ponram in minor supporting roles in his first project, Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013). Soundararaja would later credit S. R. Prabhakaran with having had an "important role in helping him realise his dreams". S. R. Prabhakaran, furthermore, guided Soundararaja to many tips. Then director Karthik Subbaraj got him his second negative role in Jigarthanda (2013), in which he portrayed a shepherd.^[8] After Jigarthanda's release, with actor Vishal and actor Siddarth, Soundararaja performed in Poojai.^[9] After Jigarthanda he got a chance to work in director Bharathan's Athithi (2014).^[10][11]

Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu (transl. I don't have any other branches) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Ganapathy Balamurugan. The film stars Goundamani, with Soundararaja and Riythvika played lead roles of this film. Featuring music composed by S. N. Arunagiri, the film began production during June 2016, and was released on 26 August 2016.^[12][13] Despite beginning shoot in early 2015, the film's release was delayed by over a year.^[14] Later the film was released in August 2016 and gained mixed reviews.^[15]

Oru Kanavu Pola (transl. Like a dream) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language friendship film written and directed by Vijay Sankar. The film stars Soundararaja, with Ramakrishnan and Amala Rose Kurian played lead roles of this film. Featuring Cinemotography by Alagappan N music composed by E.S.Ram, the film began production during June 2014, and was released on 1 September 2017.

Filmography[]

Short film project[]

• Thuru (2010)
• Ravanam (2010)
• Petticase (2010)
• Wind (2011)
• Aram (2012)

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