Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor.

Career

His wife ''

Sihi Kahi Geetha Sihi Kahi Geetha is an Indian actress and voice-over artist known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. She is noted for performances in ''Nishyabda'' (1998), '' Surya Vamsha'' (1999), ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' (2009) and ''Actor''. Biog ...

'' and he were the main protagonists in an old Doordarshan Kannada serial titled ''Sihi Kahi'' which was televised every Friday at the 7.00-7.30 slot, between 1986-87. Those being initial days of

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, the show had a large viewership and the serial was extremely popular with the Kannada audience. It was a situation-comedy (sitcom) serial in which Chandru and Geetha enacted the role of a husband and wife. Their friendship blossomed into love and later they walked down the matrimony aisle in real life on 9 November 1990. Their success in the serial gave Chandru the name "Sihi Kahi Chandru" and Geetha the name "Sihi Kahi Geetha". He is also a noted theatre personality, known for his comedy play ''Neenaanaadre naaneenena?'' ( kn, ನೀ ನಾನಾದ್ರೆ, ನಾ ನೀನೇನಾ?) (If you are me, then am I you?) an adaptation of Shakespeare's play ''

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'', incidentally also adapted in film a production in Hindi ('' Angoor''). He presents a cooking TV show, ''Bombat Bhojana'', on Kannada TV channel Suvarna. He has acted in many Kannada movies as a comedian and supporting actor. He is best known for his comedy scenes with

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and

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. He had a crucial cameo in the 1990 film ''

Ganeshana Maduve ''Ganeshana Maduve'' () is a 1990 Kannada romantic comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat among others. It was a big box-office hit in its time and is considered to ...

'' (by Phani Ramachandra) as a tax inspector. The nickname of "Sihi Kahi", a phrase referring to the collocation of bittersweet in Kannada, is attributed to the diversity of roles that he has portrayed, from comedy to negative roles. His popular works include ''Gowri Ganesha'', ''Putakkana Highway'' and ''Tenali Rama''. As a director, Chandru has directed television serials ''

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'' and '' Paapa Pandu''. In 2017, he participated in ''

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'' and got evicted on the 49th day. In 2021, he judged a cooking reality show called ''

Cookku with Kirikku ''Cookku with Kirikku'' is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Suvarna and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (Kirikkus) who are amateur cooks. It premiered o ...

'' with Chef Venkatesh Bhat.

Filmography

* 1990 - ''

'' * 1990 - ''Golmal Radhakrishna'' (Part 1) * 1991 - ''Golmal Radhakrishna'' (Part 2) * 1991 - ''

Gauri Ganesha ''Gauri Ganesha'' is a 1991 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Master Anand, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Ramesh Bhat among others. Anant Nag received Best Actor ...

'' * 1992 - ''

Belliyappa Bangarappa ''Belliyappa Bangarappa'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Poorna Pragnya, written by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Madhu Bangarappa. The film stars Kumar Bangarappa and Amala, whilst a large number of ...

'' * 1992 - ''

Bombat Hendthi ''Bombat Hendthi'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao and produced by R. Sriramulu. A remake of Rao's Telugu film, '' Chitram Bhalare Vichitram'' (1991), the film featured an ensemble cast incl ...

'' * 2001 - '' Sparsha'' * 2001 - ''

Mathadana ''Mathadana'' ( kn, ಮತದಾನ) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles. ...

'' * 2006 - ''Honeymoon Express'' * 2006 - ''Tenali Ram'' * 2006 - ''

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'' * 2008 - ''Kodagana Koli Nungitha'' * 2008 - ''Milana'' * 2008 - ''Hani Hani'' * 2008 - ''Mast Maja Maadi'' * 2009 - ''

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'' * 2009 - ''

Maleyali Jotheyali ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film that stars Ganesh, Anjana Sukhani and Yuvika Chaudhary.It is directed by Preetham Gubbi, who also co-wrote the script. Shilpa Ganesh, wife of Ganesh, produced the film under their pr ...

'' * 2010 - ''Shri Harikathe'' * 2010 - ''Naanu Nanna Kanasu'' * 2010 - ''

Ullasa Utsaha ''Ullasa Utsaha'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Devraj Palan, starring Ganesh and Yami Gautam (in her only Kannada film to date). It also marked the latter's acting debut. Ganesh's wife turrned producer with this fil ...

'' * 2011 - ''Akasmath'' * 2011 - ''Puttakkana Highway'' * 2011 - ''Mayadanta Male'' * 2011 - ''

Aidondla Aidu ''Aidondla Aidu'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada language anthology drama film directed by V. K. Prakash and produced by Vachan Shetty and Sujitha Prakash. The film is based on the extracts from ''18 Natakangal'', a Sahitya Akademi award-winning colle ...

'' * 2011 - ''9 To 12'' * 2011 - ''Prince'' * 2011 - ''O Manase'' * 2015 - ''

Devara Nadalli ''Devara Naadalli'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada language political thriller film written and directed by B. Suresha, inspired by an article that appeared on ''The Times of India'' in 1998, of an incident that occurred in a town in coastal Karn ...

'' * 2022 - ''

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