S. Varadarajan, better known as T. V. Varadarajan, is an Indian theatre and television actor and news anchor from Tamil Nadu. He had been a news reader for Doordarshan for over 28 years.
Early life Varadarajan was working with Bank of India at their Zonal Office in Chennai, before he got an offer as a news reader for Indian's national television channel Doordarshan. Career Varadarajan worked for over 28 years as a news anchor for Doordarshan emerging as one of its most familiar faces. Eventually, he got chances to act in his first stage play “Yamirukka Bayamyane?”written by Venkat and directed by Y.G. Mahendra. In the 1990s, Varadarajan formed his own drama troupe. One of his plays Elavasa Enaippu won six awards from the Mylapore Academy.
Veteran Tamil film director K. Balachander gave him a chance to act in television serials. Since then, he has acted in leading roles in three of Balachander's television serials namely Premi, Kai Alavu Manasu and Kadhal Pagadai.
His recent play, 'Ithu Namma Naadu' was a resounding success. 'Ithu Namma Naadu' is a political satire that was enacted on 11 September 2013. This play was written by 'Tughlak' Sathya and Varadarajan directed and starred in it.
Plays Play Sri Thyagaraja Kaialavu Manasu Ithu Namma Naadu
Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 1983 Antha Sila Naatkal 1994 Pattukottai Periyappa 1997 Arunachalam 2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain Srikanth's interviewer
Television Year Program Role Channel Notes 1996–1998 Kadhal Pagadai Mohan Babu Sun TV 1999 Kasalavu Nesam Cameo appearance as news reader in first episode and advocate in climax scenes 1996–1997 Kaialavu Manasu Sun TV 2002–2003 Sahana Jaya TV 2002–2005 Annamalai Doctor Sivam Sun TV 2003–2005 Anni Doctor Jaya TV 2006 Penn Sun TV 2014–2017 Thamarai Raghavan Sun TV
Awards and nominations 2012: Nataka Kalasarathy – Won
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