Robert Raj is an Indian choreographer. He also works as a film producer, producer and actor, mainly in the Tamil film industry. He worked as a choreographer in other regional film industries. In movies, Robert Ludge often guest stars as villains. In October 2022, he made headlines when he became one of the participants in the 6th season of the Indian reality show Bigg Boss Tamil, which aired on the Star Vijay channel.
Wiki/Biography
Robert Raj was born on Tuesday, January 26, 1981, in Chennai, India (age 43 years 2024). His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His sister Alphonsa has worked as a song dancer and actress in Tamil films including Rajinikanth’s Basha and the Vikram-starrer film Dil. She retired from the entertainment industry in 2013.
Photos of Alfonsa
wife
On October 5, 2024, he married producer and actor Vanitha Vijayakumar.
Vanessa and Robert
Relationships/Affairs
In 2013, Robert Raj was in a relationship with Tamil film producer Vanitha Vijayakumar. Later, they broke up due to some personal issues.
Robert (choreographer) and Vanessa
Robert Raj and Vanitha Vijayakumar starred in the 2013 television series Natchathira Jannal. The show is aired on Puthuyugam channel. They play opposite protagonists to each other. In 2014, Robert Raj and Vanessa co-produced the film “Bishop Sivaji Ragini Kamal”, serving as director and producer respectively. On the set of the film, Robert confessed his feelings for Vanessa and began living together. This is Robert’s directorial debut. Shortly after the film was released, the two were photographed attending several TV series together to promote the film. He tattooed Vanessa’s name on his left arm as a symbol of their love. However, they broke up after some time and both were photographed by the media denying their relationship. Once, during a media conversation, Robert was asked about having Vanessa’s name tattooed on his arm, and he responded that it was a sign of respect for the producer of his directorial debut. Later, Robert’s colleague Bailwan Renganathan said in an interview with media reporters that Robert and Vanessa wanted to accompany each other just to promote Robert’s directorial debut “Mgr Sivaji Rajini Kamal” (Mgr Sivaji Rajini Kamal) .
Profession
dancer
Robert Raj started his acting career in 1991 when he played a child artist in the film Azhagan. In this film, he played Mamooty’s son. As he grew up, he started working as a dancer in many Tamil films including Mannava in the song “Yamma Yamma” in 1996 and Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen in the song “Anjam Number” in 1997 Dancer in Narasimham in 2000. Dancers in the song “Pazhanimalai”.
In 2000, Robert Raj acted as a dancer in the song “Pazhanimalai” in the film “Narasimham”
Movie
Robert Raj acted as an actor in the 2002 film Maaran. The film is directed by Satyaraj. In 2003, he acted in the film Pavalakodi. Some critics criticized his performance in the film negatively. One film critic wrote,
Because of the way his dialogue is delivered, it’s difficult to convey emotion and even potentially funny dialogue loses its effectiveness. “
In 2005, Robert Raj starred in the movie “Dancer”. In the film, he played a disabled student trying to become a successful dancer. In 2006, he won the Tamil Nadu National Film Award for Best Villain for his role as a villain in the 2005 film Dancer. Many critics praised his performance in the film.
choreographer
In 2012, Robert Raj won the Vijay Award for Best Choreography for the film “Podaa Podi”. He also made a cameo as a dancer in the film’s video song “Love Panlamma?” He subsequently appeared in various guest roles in Tamil films including “Aasaiye Alai Poley”, “Padapadakkudhu Maname”, “Chennai City Gangster” and “Onnunarendu”.
web series
In 2020, Robert Raj played the role of actor Saravanan in the web series Mugilan. The series airs on ZEE5.
dispute
- In 2012, controversy arose when an FIR was registered against Robert Raj and his sister Alphonsa. Alphonsa was in a relationship with Vinod, an up-and-coming Tamil actor, and they were in a live-in relationship. In the same year, Vinod and Alphonsa attempted suicide, Vinod died, and Alphonsa was saved by a doctor. Vinod’s parents later filed a case against Alphonsa and Robert Raj.
- Robert Raj sparked another controversy in 2017 when Tamil actor Tinku mentioned Robert’s name in a video and accused composer Amresh Ganesh Ganesh stole a song titled “Hara Hara Mahadevaki” which he introduced in the movie “Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva”. Tinku claimed that he and Robert co-wrote the song “Hara Hara Mahadevaki” in 2015 while working with Amresh on the film “Thaathaa Car-ai Thodadhae”. Tinku added that the film was shelved due to some production issues and Amresh used the song in another of his projects. In 2017, Amresh denied all the accusations at a media conference and said that Tinku and Robert deceived him by delaying the filming of the film. Amresh added that he was the real composer of the song, which was shot in Bangkok, and that Amresh paid Tinku and Robert a huge sum to produce the pictures for the song. However, the film was not released. In the same interview, Amresh mentioned that Robert sold the song to another music composer Srikanth Deva, who added the song to another delayed film Minor Kunju Kaanom , the film is produced by Tinku, Robert and Srikanth Dev.
Shiva and Amresh at a media conference
tattoo
- Robert has a tattoo on his left chest.
Robert (choreographer) has a tattoo on his left chest
- In 2013, while he was in a relationship with Tamil producer Vanitha, he got her name tattooed on his right arm.
Robert (choreographer) has a tattoo of Vanessa’s name on his arm
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Master Robert.
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