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 Actor The National Film Award for Best Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor (), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performanc ...

Subha J Rao,
Entertainment for a cause
,

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, 30 August 2004 and the

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada Language films. Superlatives Recipients The first recipient was ...

for the Kannada film '' Tabarana Kathe'' (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 Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

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 Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in

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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 in the Immanuvel Sekaran 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 ''Uthiripookkal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film, written and directed by Mahendran (filmmaker), Mahendran. Based on the short story ''Chitrannai'' by Pudhumaipithan, it stars Vijayan ...

directed by Mahendran which was based on a short story by

Pudhumaipithan C. Viruthachalam (25 April 1906 – 30 June 1948), better known by the pseudonym Pudhumaipithan (also spelt as Pudumaipithan or Puthumaippiththan), was one of the most influential and revolutionary writers of Tamil fiction. His works were charac ...

. Since then, he has acted in more than 120 films often playing supporting or antagonistic roles, his most important movies being ''

Vedham Pudhithu ''Vedham Pudhithu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bharathiraja. It is based on the play ''Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa'' written by K. Kannan, who after this film came to be known as ''Vedham Pudhithu'' Ka ...

'', '' Tabarana Kathe'' and ''

Thalapathi ''Thalapathi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amri ...

''. 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,

, and Subhasini. Suhasini is an actress and married to film director

Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...

Awards

* 1986 –

for '' Tabarana Kathe'' * 1986 –

for '' Tabarana Kathe'' * 1992 – Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor for '' Kubi Matthu Iyala''

Selected filmography

Kannada * '' Tabarana Kathe'' * '' Kubi Matthu Iyala'' * ''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 ...

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Unni Vanna Divasam ''Unni Vanna Divasam'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajan Balakrishnan and produced by K. G. Mohan. The film stars Sukumari, Sankaradi, Captain Raju and Rajkumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. The ...

'' * ''

Adharvam ''Adharvam'' (Malayalam: അഥര്വ്വം) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy, starring Mammootty, Ganesh Kumar, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Thilakan, and Parvathy. Ma ...

'' * ''

Vachanam Vachanam is a 1990 Malayalam movie directed by Lenin Rajendran. Starring: Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Sithara, Charuhasan.The filim has musical score compossed by Mohan Sithara.This movie depict the mystery and workship. The movie is a perfect commerc ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Gandhari'' * '' Kanchanam'' * ''

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'' * '' War and Love'' * ''Hai'' * ''

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Nenjathai Killathe ''Nenjathai Killathe'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap and Mohan. It focuses on a girl who is torn between the man she loved, and the ma ...

'' * ''

Nizhalgal ''Nizhalgal'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars primarily newcomers such as S. Rajasekar (credited as Rajasekaran), Raadhu (credited as Rohini), Ravi, Chandrasekhar and Suvith ...

'' * ''

Moondru Mugam ''Moondru Mugam'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Rajinikanth in three distinct roles as Alex Pandian, Arun and John. The film was a blockbuster and ran for 175 days in theatres. Rajin ...

'' * ''

Rani Theni ''Rani Theni'' () is a 1982 Tamil language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan in an extended guest role. The film stars playback singer Deepan Chakravarthy, the son of Trichi Loganathan, a veteran playback singer in his f ...

'' * '' Agni Sakshi'' * '' Oorukku Upadesam'' * '' Vikram'' * '' Raja Mariyadhai'' * ''

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 ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Paasa Paravaigal'' * ''

'' * ''

Anbu Sangili ''Anbu Sangili'' ( Chain of Love) is a 1991 Tamil language drama film directed by B. Nithyaraj. The film stars Anand Babu and Shamili, with Udhayan, newcomer Subisha, Dharani, Uday Prakash, Senthil, Chinni Jayanth and Vivek playing supporting ...

'' * '' Nattukku Oru Nallavan'' * '' Veera'' * '' Thendral Varum Theru'' * ''

Jai Hind Jai Hind (, , ) is a salutation and slogan that originally meant "Victory to Hindustan", and in contemporary colloquial usage often means "Long live India" or "Salute to India". Coined by Champakaraman Pillai and used during India's independen ...

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Rajavin Parvaiyile ''Rajavin Parvaiyile'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Janaki Soundar, starring Vijay and Indraja in lead roles. The film, which featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film revolves around Gowri, a ric ...

'' * ''

Kaadhale Nimmadhi ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Suriya, Murali, Jeevitha Sharma and Sangeetha. Raadhika, Manivannan and Nassar also play significant roles in the film, while ...

'' * ''

Velai ''Velai'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by J. Suresh and written by Balakumaran, starring Vignesh, Indraja and Nassar. The film, produced by J. Vasudevan, had musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 26 Febr ...

'' * ''

Dhill ''Dhill'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Laila, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Nassar and Vivek play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar, while ...

'' * ''

Thamizhan ''Thamizhan'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Vijay and Priyanka Chopra. Chopra made her debut in cinema through this film. Revathi, Nassar, A ...

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Pon Megalai ''Pon Megalai'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil language thriller film directed by Sakthi Chithran. The film stars Nithya Das, Abhinay and Charan Raj, with Charuhasan, Vijayan, T. S. Raghavendra, Naga Kannan, Anu Mohan, Anusha Raghavendra and Sona Hei ...

'' * ''

Karka Kasadara ''Karka Kasadara'' is 2005 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Vikranth and Lakshmi Rai in their debuts, along with Diya and Vadivelu in lead roles. The music was composed by Prayog with cinemato ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' 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 ...

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Saithan ''Saithan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Vijay Antony in a dual role with Arundhati Nair, Charuhasan, Y. G. Mahendra, Siddhartha Shankar and Kitty among ...

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Odu Raja Odu ''Odu Raja Odu'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by duo Nishanth Ravindaran and Jathin Sanker Raj in their directorial debuts. Nishanth Ravindaran has also written the screenplay and handled editing. The film star ...

'' * ''

Dha Dha 87 ''Dha Dha 87'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil action romantic drama film written and directed by Vijay Sri G. The film stars Charuhasan and Saroja. The film is a spiritual successor to ''Sathya'' (1988), which starred Charuhasan's younger brother Kama ...

'' * '' Haraa'' Telugu * ''

Mathru Devo Bhava ''Matru Devo Bhava'' is a 1993 Telugu drama film written and directed by K. Ajay Kumar. The film won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics by Veturi for the song "Raalipoye Puvva" and Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu). The film was dubbed in ...

'' * ''Subhodayam'' * '' Surya IPS'' * ''

Neti Siddhartha ''Neti Siddhartha'', also known by its alternative title ''Siddhartha'', is a 1990 Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. It stars Nagarjuna, Krishnam Raju, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka ...

'' * '' Nirnayam'' * ''

Ankuram ''Ankuram'' () is a 1993 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by C. Umamaheswara Rao. It stars Revathi, Sarath Babu and Om Puri. The film is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his fath ...

'' * ''Subhodayam'' * ''

Mounam ''Mounam'' () is a 1995 Telugu-language thriller film directed by C. Umamaheswara Rao. The film revolves around a political-criminal nexus, a married couple and a nuclear scientist. It was released in Tamil as ''Mouna Yudham''. Plot Kiran is ...

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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 ''Venky Mama'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravindra. It stars Venkatesh, Naga Chaitanya, Raashii Khanna, and Payal Rajput in the lead roles, while Nassar, Prakash Raj, and Rao Ramesh play suppor ...

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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 ...

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Dear Comrade ''Dear Comrade'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Bharat Kamma. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Big Ben Cinemas. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna, and Shruti Ram ...

'' *'' 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

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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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