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Bio: Shanmugasundaram, known by his stage name A.V.M. Rajan, is a former Indian in Tamil cinema who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Pudukottai, Shanmugasundaram was very eager to join cinema though he held a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Madras University.[1] His parents wanted to see him as a police officer. He came to Madras to write the examination, but didn't sit for the exam. He was not confident as he couldn't straighten his fractured left hand. Instead, while working at Raj Bhavan Guindy Chennai, he tried his luck in cinema knocking on the doors of every film company to earn a better income. At long last, his relentless efforts yielded result by getting him the opportunity to enter cinema through the film ‘Aayiram Kaalathu Payiru’ in which he was introduced as "Raja B.A.". Soon after, he was signed to act in the AVM’s film Naanum Oru Penn also.[2]
Born: 26 July 1935 (age 83 years), Pudukkottai
Children: Mahalakshmi, Mahalaxmi Rajan
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