T. V. Varadarajan


"T. V." S. Varadarajan is a Tamil drama and television actor and news anchor from India. 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 plays by Y. Gee. 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

Filmography

;Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
1983Antha Sila Naatkal
1994Pattukottai Periyappa
1997Arunachalam
2000Kandukondain KandukondainSrikanth's interviewer

;Television
YearProgramRoleChannelNotes
1996 - 1998Kadhal PagadaiMohan BabuSun TV
2003 - 2005AnniDoctorJaya TV
2006PennSun TV
2014 - 2018ThamaraiRaghavanSun TV

Awards and nominations