Hariraj

Hariraj
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992-1994 2006-2013
Notable work	Valli (1993)

Hariraj is a former Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films.

Career

Hariraj worked as a hero in films during the 1990s with the most notable one being Valli (1993).[1][2][3] He left films as a personal choice and worked in agriculture and photography in Coimbatore.[4]

After a sabbatical, he returned with a negative role in Sundar C's Rendu (2006) followed by the role of an uncle who turns rogue in Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2007).[4][5] He played a psychopathic doctor and the father of Harish Kalyan's character in Aridhu Aridhu (2010).[6] Regarding his role, a critic wrote that "Hariraj, as the mentally disturbed father who has his own demons to battle with, is impressive".[7] He worked with Atharvaa in the unreleased film Anandam Arambam.[4] He also played a negative role in Ivan Veramathiri (2013).[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1992	Vasantha Malargal
	Chinna Chittu
1993	Valli	Velu
1994	Vandicholai Chinraasu	Sankar
2006	Rendu	Rakesh
2007	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Ramachandran
2008	Kadhalil Vizhunthen	Kasirajan
2009	Mariyadhai		Cameo appearance
2010	Aridhu Aridhu	Father
2013	Ivan Veramathiri	Sadasivam
2016	Manithan	Rahul Dewan's father

Television

• Nambikkai (Sun TV)

References

1. Gurusamy, Pandeeswari (20 August 2023). "Valli: 'இயக்குனர் ஆசையில் கையை சுட்டுக் கொண்ட ரஜினி' வடு மாறாத வள்ளி!". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. "நண்பர்களுக்கு உதவ ரஜினி எடுத்த படம் வள்ளி: பிரியாராமன் அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
3. Ramji, V. "ரஜினியின் எழுத்து, ராஜாவின் ஜாலம்: 'வள்ளி' வெளியாகி 29 ஆண்டுகள்!". Kamadhenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. "Back to cinema". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
5. "Hariraj - Back as a baddie". Indiaglitz. 8 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
6. "அரிது அரிது". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
7. "Aridhu Aridhu". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
8. "Actor Hariraj Speaks at Ivan Vera Mathiri Movie Press Meet". Sulekha. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

• Hariraj at IMDb