T. A. Rajendran was born in 1950 to Kunjirama Poduval and Bhargaviamma at Payyanur, in Kannur district in the South Indian state of Kerala.
[4][5] He was involved in a number of cases against K. Karunakaran and his biography details the encounters, including allegations about how the political leader used the services of Jayaram Padikkal, then Deputy Inspector General of Kerala Police, took away documents supposedly incriminating K.
[1] Rajendran, mostly seen in public wearing a knee-length kurtha and carrying a cotton shoulder bag,[5] was diagnosed with cancer towards the later part of his life.
[1] Rajandran once received an award for his social activism which carried a cash prize of ₹200,000 of which he donated ₹190,000 to the General Hospital, Ernakulam.
[5] His life has been documented by Kamalram Sajeev, in a biographical work, Nawab Rajendran: Oru Manushyavakasa Porattathinte Charithram, published in 2015.