Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1973) is an Indian actor and film producer.
Son of noted writer-producer
Panchu Arunachalam
Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cin ...
, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayalam film ''
Daisy'', before working in the production department of his father's P. A. Art Productions.
He returned to acting with the television series ''Arasi'' and shot to fame following his performance in the 2010 comedy film ''
Boss Engira Bhaskaran
''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009). Starring Arya, Nayanthara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produc ...
''.
Subbu has occasionally worked as a voice actor and choreographer as well.
Career
Subbu, being born as the son to writer-producer
Panchu Arunachalam
Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cin ...
, had been in the film industry since his childhood. He made his acting debut at age 14 as a child artist in the Malayalam film ''
Daisy'', directed by
Pratap Pothen, who was then his neighbour.
He was soon made by his father to work as an assistant production manager under Balagopi in his father's P. A. Art Productions for the
Rajinikanth-starrer ''
Guru Sishyan''. Since ''Guru Sishyan'', Subbu was involved in all the productions until the most recent release ''
Maya Kannadi
''Maya Kannadi'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Cheran and produced by Subbu Panchu. Cheran also plays the lead role with Navya Nair. Ilayaraaja scores the music and Sarath Kumar, Arya and Malavika make cameo appea ...
'' (2007),
with Subbu being promoted from an executive producer to the main producer.
In 2002, Subbu acted in a film directed by
Agathiyan
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, ''
Kadhal Samrajyam
''Kadhal Samrajyam'' is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film which was shot from 2001 onwards. The film, directed by Agathiyan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam's son, Subbu Panchu, starred an array of children of famous actors an ...
'', as one of its lead actors, However, after the release of the soundtrack, the film was shelved and was never released. In 2008, he ventured into television and appeared in the popular television drama series ''Arasi'' on
Sun TV. He was approached by its director
Samuthirakani
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Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-la ...
to play the antagonist's role in the film, a role which was initially supposed to last for a week only, but was extended following positive responses. His first Tamil film was ''
Saroja'' (2008), in which he had a cameo appearance. Meri
Subbu returned to the big screen with
M. Rajesh's comedy film ''
Boss Engira Bhaskaran
''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009). Starring Arya, Nayanthara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produc ...
'', in which he played a pivotal character as the brother of the character played by
Arya
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.
The film became one of 2010's biggest commercial successes, which brought Subbu into the limelight and subsequently led to several more acting offers. He starred in
Cloud Nine Movies
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' ''
Thoonga Nagaram
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'' as a
tahsildar
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,
and appeared in films including
Ajith Kumar's ''
Mankatha
''Mankatha'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It stars Ajith Kumar in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea ...
'' where he played a CBI Officer, Kamal Ekambaram, as a negative role.
Subbu had previously also worked as a choreographer in the
K. Balachander
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-produced ''Vidukadhai'', and as a voice actor,
dubbing
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for actors
Suman and
Mukesh Tiwari
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in ''
Sivaji: The Boss'' and ''
Kandaswamy'', respectively.
He has also appeared in advertisements for
Hamam and Lakshmi ceramics. Currently he is hosting a game show, ''Aayirathil Oruvan'', on
Zee Tamil channel.
Filmography
Films
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
Television
Dubbing artist
*
Suman (''
Sivaji
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Career
Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...
'',
Rudramadevi, ''
Irumbu Thirai'', ''
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
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'')
*
Mukesh Tiwari
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(''
Kandaswamy'')
*
Jamie Foxx
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Jagapathi Babu
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Kaththi Sandai
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'')
*
Adil Hussain
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He re ...
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Yatchan
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'')
*
R. Amarendran
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Jil Jung Juk
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'')
Producer credits
* ''
Guru Sishyan'' (1988) – co-producer
* ''
Michael Madhana Kamarajan
''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini and ...
'' (1991) – executive producer
* ''
Rasukutty
''Rasukutty'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj and produced by Meena Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Bhagyaraj and Aishwarya, with Manorama and Kalyan Kumar in supporting roles. It was ...
'' (1992) – co-producer
* ''
Thambi Pondatti
''Thambi Pondatti'' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rahman, Sukanya, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramya Krishnan. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 February 1992. ...
'' (1992) – co-producer
* ''
Veera'' (1994) – co-producer
* ''
Poovellam Kettuppar'' (1999) – co-producer
* ''
Rishi'' (2001) – co-producer
* ''
Solla Marandha Kadhai
''Solla Marandha Kadhai'' () is a 2002 Tamil-language film. This film is based on writer Nanjil Nadan's novel ''Thalaikeezh vigithangal''.
Plot
Sivadhanu( Cheran) is the eldest son of poor family and educated but unemployed person.He has the re ...
'' (2002) – co-producer
* ''
Maya Kannadi
''Maya Kannadi'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Cheran and produced by Subbu Panchu. Cheran also plays the lead role with Navya Nair. Ilayaraaja scores the music and Sarath Kumar, Arya and Malavika make cameo appea ...
'' (2007) – producer
* ''
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings'' (2016) – executive producer
References
External links
*
Subbu Panchuon Facebook
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Indian male film actors
Tamil male actors
Television personalities from Tamil Nadu
Living people
Film producers from Tamil Nadu
Tamil film producers
Indian male voice actors
1981 births
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Male actors in Telugu cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Tamil male television actors