Suruli Rajan, a legendary comedian in Tamil cinema, came to Chennai in 1959 with the desire to act in cinema.
After that he acted in the artist’s play “Paper Flower” for the first time for election fund. It was then picked up by producer Joseph’s Citadel Film Corporation.
He made his debut in the film industry by acting in the movie “Ravaum Pagalum”. He continued to act in various films in the 70s, the film “Adhiparasakthi”
It also gave it a huge reputation. Suruli Rajan was at the peak of fame in the cinema of that period as a popular actor in the 70s and 80s.
Comedian Suruli Rajan:
Surulirajan, who has acted in various films with MGR, gained great fame by acting in the song Nan Amanchithal with MGR in the film Aamari Duttipillai.
He was becoming a famous comedy actor by acting with superheroes of those days like MGR and Sivaji Ganesan.
Laughter actor Surulirajan died at the age of 42 in 1980 when he was at the height of his fame in Tamil cinema.
His death shocked Tamil cinema fans as a whole. It was said that the reason was his addiction to alcohol and he met his death at a young age.
Yes, unable to recover from his drinking habit, he became addicted to it and his health deteriorated and eventually he died.
Addiction:
It was a cruel death that despite MGR’s financial help in treating him, he died without recovery.
Once a leading comedy actor, Valam has also played villain roles in some films.
Regarding the brutal death of Surulirajan, who used to act in films without any distinction as a small actor or a big actor,
In this case, the famous journalist Bailwan Ranganathan has spoken in a recent interview, he said,
Surulirajan was addicted to alcohol and if foreign liquors were used, he was given foreign liquors instead of his salary.
The last day that came in the form of water:
Not only that, he was also suffering from diabetes. When he is like this, if a friend he knows mixes gin with fresh water and drinks it,
He is trying it saying that it does not cause any trouble to the body, when he mixed gin with water and drank it, his sugar level increased terribly.
His liver has also deteriorated. He was honored to be admitted to the hospital.
After a few days of treatment, he took urgent action to bring the medicine from abroad to save Surulirajan somehow.
The then Chief Minister MGR could not save Surulirajan despite his efforts.
Ranganathan has registered that he died in the hospital within a few days.
