S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,
Entertainment for a cause
,

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

, 30 August 2004 and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the Kannada film ''

Tabarana Kathe ''Tabarana Kathe'' (''Tabara's Tale'') is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film released directed by Girish Kasaravalli. It was based on a short story of the same name by Poornachandra Tejaswi. Film historian S. Theodore Baskaran picked ''Tabaran ...

'' (1987). Charuhasan is the elder brother of veteran actor

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...

and father of Indian actress Suhasini.

Early life

Charuhasan was born on 5 January 1931 to lawyer and Indian independence activist D. Srinivasan and his wife Rajalakshmi. He was the eldest son of the couple and more than twenty-four years older than his youngest brother

. Charuhasan had a different schooling to other children his age; due to an accident he was unable to attend school for the first few years of his life and had a private tutor give him a basic education. He was directly admitted to fifth grade at the age of nine. In 1949, Charuhasan joined the

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and qualified as a lawyer in 1951.S.R. Ashok Kumar,
An advocate by profession, an actor by accident
,

, 26 April 2007 Charuhasan practised law from 1951 to 1981. As lawyer, Charuhasan appeared in many high-profile cases, even representing

U. Muthuramalingam Thevar Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar (30 October 1908 – 30 October 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was an Indian freedom struggle fighter, politician, patriarch of Thevar community and a close accomplice of Subash Chand ...

in the

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murder case. During this period, he was influenced by the rationalist philosophy of

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Fa ...

. Periyar even referred to Charuhasan as his ''sishyan'' (disciple).

In the film industry

Charuhasan was interested in movies since childhood. During the late 1940s, he used to watch two foreign films a day. When his younger brother, Kamal Hasan, started acting in movies as a child actor, Charuhasan was his caretaker. Charuhasan eventually made his debut in 1979 Tamil film Uthiripookkal directed by Mahendran which was based on a short story by Pudhumaipithan. Since then, he has acted in more than 120 films often playing supporting or antagonistic roles, his most important movies being '' Vedham Pudhithu'', ''

'' and '' Thalapathi''. He has also directed two films, ''IPC 215'' and ''Puthiya Sangammam''.

Personal life

Charuhasan is married to Komalam since 1953 and has three daughters Nandhini, Suhasini, and Subhasini. Suhasini is an actress and married to film director Mani Ratnam.

Awards

* 1986 – National Film Award for Best Actor for ''

'' * 1986 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for ''

'' * 1992 –

Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, an ...

for ''

Kubi Matthu Iyala ''Kubi Matthu Iyala'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and produced by Sadanand Suvarna and written by Poornachandra Tejaswi based on his own story. The film featured Charuhasan , Raghubir Yadav, Lalithanjali and Vais ...

Selected filmography

Kannada * ''

'' * ''

'' * ''Neelambari'' * ''Durga Shakti'' Malayalam * ''

Vazhiyorakazchakal ''Vazhiyorakazchakal'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language mystery drama film, directed and produced by Thampi Kannanthanam under the banner of Sharon Films based on a screenplay by Dennis Joseph. The film stars Mohanlal, Ratheesh and Ambika in ...

'' * '' Unni Vanna Divasam'' * '' Adharvam'' * '' Vachanam'' * ''

Randam Varavu ''Randam Varavu'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed by K. Madhu and written by John Paul. The film stars Jayaram, Rekha, Jagathy Sreekumar and Sukumaran. The film's musical score is by Shyam. This film was a b ...

'' * ''

Aayushkalam ''Aayushkalam'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language ghost film directed by Kamal and written by Vinu Kiriyath and Rajan Kiriyath. It stars Mukesh and Jayaram in the lead roles and Sreenivasan, Sai Kumar and Gavin Packard in supporting role ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

Kanchanam ''Kanchanam'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam film directed by TN Vasanth Kumar and starring Manoj K Jayan and Srividya in the lead roles.http://www.malayalamcinema.com/userreview_kanchanam-.htm Cast * Srividya as Arundhathi Devi * Manoj K Jayan as ...

'' * '' Guru'' * ''

War and Love ''War and Love'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language war film directed by Vinayan and starring Dileep, Prabhu, Laila, Mukesh Rishi, Kalabhavan Mani and Siddique. Captain Raju had a major accident on the sets of this film. The film was dubbed ...

'' * ''Hai'' * '' Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya'' Tamil * '' Uthiripookkal'' * '' Nenjathai Killathe'' * '' Nizhalgal'' * '' Moondru Mugam'' * '' Rani Theni'' * '' Agni Sakshi'' * '' Oorukku Upadesam'' * '' Vikram'' * ''

Raja Mariyadhai ''Raja Mariyadhai'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Karthick Raghunath. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Karthik and Jeevitha. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Simham Navvindi''. The film was released on 14 Jan ...

'' * ''

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai ''Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Pratap Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika. They also star as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pratap along with ...

'' * '' Vedham Pudhithu'' * ''

Paasa Paravaigal ''Paasa Paravaigal'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Cochin Haneefa and written by M. Karunanidhi, with music by Ilaiyaraaja. The film stars Sivakumar, Lakshmi (actress), Lak ...

'' * '' Thalapathi'' * '' Anbu Sangili'' * ''

Nattukku Oru Nallavan ''Nattukku Oru Nallavan'' () is a 1991 Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by V. Ravichandran and also produced by N. Veersamai. The film stars Rajinikanth, Juhi Chawla, V. Ravichandran, Anant Nag and Khushbu. The film wa ...

'' * '' Veera'' * ''

Thendral Varum Theru ''Thendral Varum Theru'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. G. Gowri Manohar. The film stars Ramesh Aravind and Kasthuri . Cast *Ramesh Aravind * Kasthuri *Keerthana *Rizabawa *Charuhasan *Chinni Jayanth *Charle *Bonda Mani ...

'' * '' Jai Hind'' * '' Rajavin Parvaiyile'' * '' Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' * '' Velai'' * '' Dhill'' * '' Thamizhan'' * '' Pon Megalai'' * '' Karka Kasadara'' * '' Yuga'' * '' Uthamaputhiran'' * ''

Sillunu Oru Sandhippu ''Sillunu Oru Sandhippu'' () is a 2013 Tamil language romance film written and directed by Ravi Lallin in his directorial debut venture. The film stars Vimal, Oviya and Dipa Shah in the lead roles. The film was earlier titled as Sillu Sillunu O ...

'' * '' Saithan'' * '' Odu Raja Odu'' * '' Dha Dha 87'' * '' Haraa'' Telugu * '' Mathru Devo Bhava'' * ''Subhodayam'' * ''

Surya IPS ''Surya IPS'' is a 1991 Telugu-language action crime film produced by T. Subbarami Reddy under the Maheswari Parameswari Productions banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Venkatesh and Vijayashanti played the lead roles, and the music was ...

'' * '' Neti Siddhartha'' * '' Nirnayam'' * '' Ankuram'' * ''Subhodayam'' * '' Mounam'' * ''

Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India ''Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Vakkantham Vamsi in his directorial debut. Produced by Ramalakshmi Cine Creations, the film stars Allu Arjun, Arjun Sarja and Anu Emman ...

' * '' Venky Mama'' * ''

Jamadagni Jamadagni ( sa, जमदग्नि, lit=great fire) is a character in Hindu literature. He is regarded in Hindu tradition to be one of the Saptarishi (Seven Vedic sages) in the seventh, and the current age of Manvantara.Avalon, Arthur (Sir J ...

'' *'' Dear Comrade'' *'' Gamanam'' Director *''Pudhiya Sangamam'' (1982) *''IPC 215'' (2003)

Books

* His book, ''Thinking on my Feet : Charuhasan Autobiography'' published by LiFi Publications, New Delhi under the imprint ''Biog'' has been released during the New Delhi World Book Fair, 2015.

References

External links

*
Autobiography of Charuhasan

Rediff
9 April 2009

9 July 2002

Journalists' forum call to combat campaign against actresses
24 November 2005,

When the living was easy
1 April 2009,

* , 26 August 2004,

Candour, Charuhasan style
23 August 2012,

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