Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan is an

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, actor, producer and director known for his works in

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and

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. He is the son of legendary singer

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

. He first worked as a playback singer in

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and

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. He ventured into acting with the 2003

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film ''Hudugigagi'' and is best known for his performance in the 2008 film '' Saroja''. He has established a film production company called Capital Film Works, and produced several

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, including the cult hit ''

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'' in 2007 and the

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-winning '' Aaranya Kaandam'' in 2012. He is filming a new webseries in Tamil language under his home banner Capital Film Works named ''Adhigaram'' which would mark his debut as a director in the Tamil film industry. ''Adhigaram'' is an intense political thriller which touches upon sensitive issues. The release date is yet to be revealed by the crew in accordance to the pandemic situations.

Early life

Charan is the son of the late legendary singer

and his wife Savitri. Charan, was born and raised in

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. Charan, has 1 Elder Sister : Pallavi. She is a singer. He Studied in Asan Memorial CBSE School, Chennai in which the popular Tamil actor

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also studied with him and was a school friend of him. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from

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, USA in 1994 and completed a two-year course in Film and Television.

Career

Director

SP Charan's Adhigaram has 10 episodes, and will be an intense political thriller. Abhirami Venkatachalam has been roped in to play one of the leads in the series. Cable Shankar has penned the script and dialogue for this web series.” Athulya Ravi will also be a part of the project. The series also features actors like Vellai Pookal Dev, Ilavarasu, AL Alagappan, John Vijay and Vinodhini in important roles. SP Charan will be producing it under his home banner Capital Film Works.Adhigaram will feature music by Deena Devarajan with cinematography by Rajesh Yadav and editing by National Award winner Praveen K. L. The technical crew of Adhigaram also includes names like Manigi, who has come on board as the additional screenwriter and dialogue writer, followed by art direction by Remiyan, action sequences by Stunt Silva, costume designs by Sofiya Jenifer and C. Murugesh Babu serving as the script supervisor. Details on when Adhigaram will begin streaming is yet to made known with the production house expected to reveal in the days ahead.

Actor

Charan first acted with his father in a film called ''Maha Yedabidangi'', directed by

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, but the film was not released. Balachander's son Kailasam approached him to act in the television serial ''Oonjal'', produced by K. Balachander and directed by Sundar K. Vijayan. It was followed by Radan's ''Annamalai''. He also starred in a TV serial named ''Bommaigal'' in Tamil and '' Akka Chellulu'' in Telugu. His first release was the Kannada film ''Hudugigagi'' in 2003, directed by B. Manjunath. In 2008, he played one of the lead roles in

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's '' Saroja''. On his performance, Sify wrote: "S.P.B Charan as Jagapathy Babu suits the role and is fantastic". He acted in '' Va'', in which he played Shiva's prospective brother-in-law. He acted in two Tamil films ''

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'' and '' Vizhithiru''.

Producer

Charan established the film production company Capital Film Works, in 2002. Their first production was the film ''Unnai Charanadainthen'', in which Charan played the lead role, alongside his friend

. The film, which notably featured musical score by Charan's father, Balasubrahmanyam, received four

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. Charan revealed that he decided to produce the film after hearing Samuthirakani's narration. He further produced the

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-starrer '' Mazhai'' (2005), a remake of the Telugu film '' Varsham'', which was not well received. His next production was Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut ''

'' (2007), considered a trend-setting film that featured 11 newcomers in the lead and became one of 2007's biggest commercial as well as critical successes. In 2011, his sixth production '' Aaranya Kaandam'', was released to critical acclaim and became noted for getting 52 cuts by the regional

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. Although it did not achieve the expected box office success, Charan won a Swarna Kamal at the

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as a producer of the film. His next production will be ''Thirudan Police'', by another debutant, Caarthick Raju.

Playback singer

Charan began working as a playback singer in 1997 with "Deepangal pesum" from '' Devathai'', under

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's direction. About being the son of an icon, he stated: "my voice sounds so much like appa, people might not want to use a similar voice. When SPB himself is rocking, why would composers need his clone?" He has sung for composers

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and

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. Charan's most popular songs include "Nagila Nagila" from ''

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'', "Mellaga" from '' Varsham'', "Nenu Nenuga Lene" from ''

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'', "I Love you Shailaja" from ''Mazhai'', "Please Sir" from ''Boys'', "Maaja Maaja" from ''Jillunu Oru Kadhal'', "Oru Nanban Irundhal" from ''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'', "O Shanti" from ''Vaaranam Aayiram'', "Nee Naan" from ''Mankatha''. In 2010, he recorded a song on the '' Kadhal 2 Kalyanam'' soundtrack for

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and recorded with his father for the first time in Tamil for the film ''

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'', for which they both won the

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. He is also seen singing in many of the concerts and stage shows like Cultural Exchange Program for the World Peace arranged by Balasai Baba in 2013. He also anchored TV shows and audio launch events like

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in Chennai. He has also seen performing at audio launch events Iravin Nizhal in Chennai recently in July 2022.

Personal life

In 1996, he and childhood friends

and

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set up a music band called Next Generation, which also had

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and

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as members. Charan underwent a notable weight loss in late 2010. In response to speculation, he stated it was in response to becoming health-conscious.

Filmography

As Director

Television

Web Series

As Producer

As dubbing artist

Short film

Music videos

Show Presenter / Anchor

Discography

Playback singer

Tamil discography

List of Tamil songs sung by S. P. B. Charan.

Telugu discography

Hindi discography

Kannada discography

Independent songs

Awards

Live performance & shows

References

External links

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