Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in

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, Tamil,

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, Odia and

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movies.

Career

Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian film industry. Charanraj started his movie career with Kannada movie Parajitha (1982) directed by Siddalingaiah which became commercially hit cinema. Charan Raj is not only an actor, but a producer, music composer and director too. He is popular for his villainy roles in Telugu film industry starting his career in Telugu with Pratighatana (1985), '' Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) with

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and '' Karthavyam'' (1990) with

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. He has also acted with

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in the Hindi movie ''

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'' (1991) and Tamil films like '' Panakkaran'' (1990), '' Dharma Dorai'' (1991), '' Veera'' (1994) and ''

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'' (1995). His character role in Tamil film ''

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'' (1993) showed him as a different Charan Raj and he got good applause for his performance in that film. He made his debut as a director in 1999, through the film ''

Annan Thangachi ''Annan Thangachi'' () is a 1999 Tamil-language drama film directed by Charan Raj. The film stars himself, Shruthi and Ajay, with Janagaraj, Pandu, Thalaivasal Vijay, Indhu, K. R. Vatsala, Vadivukkarasi, and Ajay Rathnam playing supporting ro ...

''. In this film he acted as the hero as well as did the direction. The film did not hit the box office, though it had a good story. He has also acted as

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’s father in the film '' Vel'' (2007) with Saranya Ponvannan as his pair.

Controversy

In 2014, Charan Raj was accused of carrying a gun at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayak Temple, Andhra Pradesh.

Partial filmography

Kannada

*''Parajitha''(1982) *''Prema Parva'' (1983) *'' Aasha'' (1983) *''Thaliya Bhagya'' (1984) *''Thayiya Hone'' (1985) *''Maruthi Mahime'' (1985) *'' Africadalli Sheela'' (1986) as Shankar *''

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'' (1987) *'' Gandhada Gudi Part 2'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *''God Father'' (1996) *'' Annavra Makkalu'' (1996) *''Mahabharata'' (1997) *''CBI Durga'' (1997) *'' Soorappa'' (2000) *''Papigala Lokadalli'' (2000) *''Mafia'' (2001) *''Daddy No. 1'' (2002) *''Shri Renuka Devi'' (2003) *'' Ondagona Baa'' (2003) *''Good, Bad and Ugly'' (2005) *''Gadipar'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *''

Mr. Theertha ''Mr. Theertha'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film ''Spadikam''. The film stars Sudeep, Saloni Aswani and Anant Nag in the lead roles. The music was composed by ...

'' (2010) *''Swayam Krushi'' (2011) *'' Shikari'' (2012) * ''Balaraju Aadi Bamardi'' (2012) * ''Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012) *'' Raja Huli'' (2013) * ''Paisa'' (2014) * ''

Rathavara ''Rathaavara'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa and produced by Dharmashree Manjunath. It stars Sri Murali and Rachita Ram in the lead roles. The supporting cast features P. ...

'' (2015) * ''Preethiya Raayabhari'' (2018) * ''Gadinaadu'' (2020) * ''Berklee'' (2021) * ''Ek love Ya'' (2022)

Tamil

Telugu

;Actor *'' Pratighatana'' (1985) as Kali *''Kotigadu'' (1986) *'' Aranyakanda'' (1986) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Donga Mogudu'' (1987) *'' Swayam Krushi'' (1987) as Govind *'' Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1987) *''Maa Inti Katha'' (1990) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Karthavyam'' (1991) as Kashipati *''

Aashayam ''Aasayam'' ( ''Aim'') is a 1993 Telugu-language political film, produced by A. M. Rathnam under the Sri Surya Movies banner and directed by A. Mohan Gandhi. It is a lady oriented movie with Vijayashanti playing the lead role and Jagapathi Babu ...

'' (1993) as Sagar *'' Gaayam'' (1993) as Mohana Krishna *'' Hello Brother'' (1994) *'' Palnati Pourusham'' (1994) *''Police Brothers'' (1994) *''

Chilakapachcha Kaapuram * ''Chilakapachcha Kaapuram'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by C. Surendra Raju under the Divya Art Pictures banner, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Meena and Soundarya, with music composed by V ...

'' (1995) as Bullebbayi *''

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'' (1997) as Bhaskar Rayudu *'' Egire Paavurama'' (1997) *''Rana'' (1998) *'' Suryudu'' (1998) *'' Vamshoddharakudu'' (2000) as Sudarshan Rao *''Adavi Chukka'' (2000) as Arjun *''Amma Nagamma'' (2001) as Amar *''

Naa Alludu ''Naa Alludu'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Vara Mullapudi from a story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Jr. NTR, Ramya Krishna, Shriya, and Genelia while Suman, Rajiv Kanakala, Chara ...

'' (2005) *'' Athadu'' (2005) as Police Officer *'' Asadhyudu'' (2006) *'' Current'' (2009) *''Em Pillo Em Pillado'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012) *''

Adhinayakudu ''Adhinayakudu'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by M. L. Padma Kumar Chowdhary under Sree Keerthi Creations banner, directed by Parachuri Murali and cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishn ...

'' (2012) *''

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'' (2014)

Hindi

*'' Pratighaat'' as Kali Prasad (1987) *''

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'' (1987) as MLA Charan Das *'' Kahan Hai Kanoon'' (1989) as Raja/Gatarchaap,Smuggler *''

'' (1991) as Charan Raj Prasad *'' Parakrami'' (1991) Unreleased Movie *'' Hafta Bandh'' (1991) *'' Police Aur Mujrim'' (1992) as Banarasi Das *''

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'' (1992) as Kishen dad *'' Tejasvini'' (1994) as Police Officer Pandey *''

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'' (1996) as Gawda *'' Husn Ke Lootere'' (2001) as Jairam

Odia

*''Ja Devi Sarva Bhuteshu'' (1989)

Malayalam

* ''

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'' (1990) * '' Lelam'' (1997) as John Marudhanayagam *India Gate * ''

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'' (2001) as Jacky/Jackson * '' Pokkiri Raja'' as Maniannan * '' Madhura Raja'' as Maniannan

Director

*''

'' (1999) *'' Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012)

Awards

;

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Nandi Award for Best Villain The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985: See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Villain Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine f ...

- Pratighatana (1985) (in

)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raj, Charan Living people Indian male film actors Male actors from Karnataka Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Odia cinema Telugu film producers People from Belagavi district 1958 births Tamil film directors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Screenwriters from Karnataka