T. Rajendar
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T.Rajendar or Vijaya T.Rajendar is Tamil Movie Director,Actor,Singer,Music Director,Story writer,Song Composer,Dialogues writer and Editor.His wife "Usha Rajendar" takes care of residual roles in his films like Film Producer,Costume Design etc.His son Simbhu who is a famous Tamil actor normally acts in his movies. He is known for his rhetoric tamil sequence words.
[edit] Politics
He joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam during ex-chief minister M.G.Ramachandran Era. Those times normally film personalities shy away from joining Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam due to M.G.Ramachandran's influence over film industry.He left from DMK during 1991 and started [Thayaka Munnetra Kazhakam]. His house was attacked by DMK volunteers when he started supporting Jayalalitha. In 1996, he came back to DMK and contested in Parktown constituency and won. He lost 2001 assembly elections from Parktown constituency.
In 2004, he again left DMK and started new party called All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[1]and started supporting Jayalalitha. He told in his rhetoric tamil language "Alli Koduppa Amma, Killi Kooda kodukka mattar Karunanidhi" which meant that Jayalalitha will offer magananimously and DMK Chief Karunanidhi will not even offer pinch. When Jayalalitha unilaterally announced her decision to not to offer any seats to his party in 2006 Tamilnadu Assembly Elections,he waited for few more days till ADMK candidates for all constituencies are announced.Once it became clear that ADMK is no longer going to offer any seats to his party,he announced "Self respect is more important to him and he never lived life by selling self-esteem" in his rhetoric tamil sequence words and started canvassing votes for DMK alliance.("Naan vazhndhadhu illai thanmanathai vithu, en endral suyamariyadhai ennoda sothu,udhayasuriyanukku votai kuthu".Then he left ADMK alliance and fielded candidates in 11 constituencies. His party supported DMK in balance constituencies and he campaigned throughout Tamilnadu and attacked [Vaiko][2] vehemently using his famous Tamil rhetoric sequences. ("Vaiko oru Saiko.En padam per oru thalai ragam, Vaiko oru thalai nagam" which means that Vaiko is Psycho and he is snake).His party lost deposit in all constituencies and he got 4000 votes in Mayiladuthurai constituency.
[edit] See Also
- All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Thayaka Munnetra Kazhagam
