Pattimandram

If festival day special programmes on television channels are unimaginable without Solomon Pappaiyya's Pattimandrams, then Pappaiyya's Pattimandrams are outstanding with Raja. For this inseperable part of small screen debates has carved a niche for himself among Tamil people with two things are Pattimandrams and his physique. But you can call this fragile man fat, in terms of his rich knowledge in various fields. And this bank employee, who born on an International Workers Day, transports his experiences and encounters aptly into the minds of millions and millions of Tamils living all over the world, thanks to Pattimandrams and Pappaiyya. A look at his 'flashback' can tell you more: Born on 1 May 1959 to J Simson and T Kamala Bai, Raja completed B.Com at the famous American College in Madurai. His PG was M.A. (Journalism Mass Communication), after which he joined the United Bank of India. He shares his success with wife Leela and sons Ashok, an engineer and Vivek, a school student. Raja entered the Pattimandram in 1991 and has experience in more than 1500 Stage Performances all over Tamil Nadu and in places like New Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Visakapattnam, Bangalore, Mangalore, Trivandrum and Palghat. He has staged programmes in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, UAE and Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Singapore, USA and Canada. Raja has moderated Pattimandrams in Sun TV "Kalyana Malai" in about 50 programmes. A number of Literary Talks and Pattimandrams in All India Radio Since 1991 through AIR Trichy, Chennai, Pondicherry, Tirunelveli and Madurai adds more value to the profile of Raja. A special Daily Programme "NAAL ORU NAYAM" in Madurai Radio broadcasted for about two months earned much appreciation. A number of Pattimandrams in Doordarshan Kendra Chennai, Pondicherry since 1993 in Pappiah's team made him a prominent speaker in more than 30 Pattimandrams in Sun and Vijay TVs Since 1997. He has acted in Super Star Rajinikanth’s Sivaji – The Boss. Apart from the above, Raja is the founder member of Madurai Kamban Kazhagam and has written Articles, in Kalai Magal, Kalki, Devi and Kunkumam Magazines. He has also penned a book “Raajaavum Raajaathi Raajaavum