Dheena Chandra Dhas (born in Madras (now Chennai), India, on 1 August 1956) is an actor, singer,

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and

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. He is the youngest of 4 brothers and the younger brother of the well-known 70s musician Madhukar C. Dhas. He lives in

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, Tamil Nadu, India, and does Voice Overs in his home-studio.

Music

His musical career is varied, with over three decades of experience in radio, studio sound mixing, live concert mixing, and performing on stage.

Bands

Over the years he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and Abroad. * Magic (Madras) * Desire (Madras) * Commandoes (Madras) * The Phantom Revival (Bombay) and * Satin (Dubai).

Playback Singing

He sang "Zahreela Zahreela Pyar" for the film '' Daud'', composed by A R Rahman, alongside

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. He was also a childhood friend of Rahman, and played along with Rahman,

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, Jojo etc.

Stage Acting

He has also performed for a number of musicals in Madras and elsewhere in India, singing and acting on stage in productions such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' as Judas, '' Cats (the musical)'', ''

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'', Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,

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, and

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Acting

His film acting career began when he was offered the role of "Raju" in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Kamal Haasan's ''

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''. He also plays the Lungiman in Peter Yesley's short film, '' Lungiman Takes a Ride''. On television, he has acted in some Tamil soap operas, Kolangal being one of them.

Voice, Voice Acting & Narration

Dheena's signature, a deep voice, has been used many times in the media. In addition to being the narrator in various plays over the years, he has also dubbed for a number of Indian movies, including dubbing for various British characters in the film 1921 by I. V. Sasi, and various ad jingles. He currently provides voice over services from his studio in Kodaikanal.

References

External links

Dheena Chandra Dhas Voice Over Samples
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* Singers from Chennai 1956 births Living people Indian male voice actors Indian male playback singers Musicians from Chennai Musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian male musicians {{india-musician-stub