The Merchant of Venice (2004 film) The Merchant of Venice (2004 film) The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's playother versions are videotaped productions which were made for television, including John Sichel's 1973 version and Jack Gold's 1980 BBC production. The title character is the merchant Antonio (Jeremy Irons), not the Jewish moneylender Shylock (Al Pacino) who is the more prominent character. This adaptation follows the text, but omits much. Director Michael Radford believed that Shylock was Shakespeare's first great tragic hero who reaches
S. S. Rajendran S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, commonly known by his stage name S. S. Rajendran (SSR) (; January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician. Rajendran made his acting debut with the 1952 film "Parasakthi", directed by the directing duo Krishnan-Panju, with the character Gnanasekharan. He followed with "Mudhalali", "President Panchatcharam", "Pillai Kani Amudhu", "Thalai Koduthan Thambi", "Thedi Vandha Selvam", C. N. Annadurai's "Edhayum Thangum Idhayam", M. Karunanidhi's "Avan Pithana", "Poompuhar" and Modern Theatres "Kumudham". SSR acted with M. G. Ramachandran in "Raja Desingu" as Mohamed Khan and in "Kaanji Thalaivan" as Paranjothi.