CHARUHASAN ,ACTOR,LAWYER BORN 1930 JANUARY 5

CHARUHASAN ,ACTOR,LAWYER 

BORN 1930 JANUARY 5

Charuhasan (born 5 January 1930) is an Indian film and television actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor[1] and also the Karnataka Government's Best Actor Award for the Kannada movie Tabarana Kathe, directed by Girish Kasaravalli in 1987. Charuhasan is the elder brother of veteran film actor Kamal Haasan.
Early life[edit source]
Charuhasan was born on 5 January to lawyer and Indian independence activist D. Srinivasan and his wife Rajalakshmi. He was the oldest son to the couple and more than twenty four years older than his youngest brother Kamal Haasan.[2][3]

Charuhasan had a different schooling to other children his age; due to an accident he was unable to attend school for the first few years of his life and had a private tutor give him a basic education.[4] He was directly admitted to fifth grade at the age of nine. In 1949, Charuhasan joined the Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belgaum and qualified as a lawyer in 1951.[1][3][5]

Charuhasan practised law from 1951 to 1981.[3] As lawyer, Charuhasan appeared in many high-profile cases, even representing U. Muthuramalingam Thevar in the Immanuvel Sekaran murder case.[3] During this period, he was influenced by the rationalist philosophy of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. Periyar even referred to Charuhasan as his sishyan (disciple).[3]

In the film industry[edit source]
Charuhasan was interested in movies even in his childhood days. During the late 1940s, he used to watch two foreign films a day. When his younger brother Kamal Hasan started acting in movies as a child actor, Charu Hasan was his caretaker.[3] Charuhasan eventually made his debut in 1979 Tamil film uthiripookkal directed by Mahendran which was based on a short story by Pudhumaipithan.[3] Since then, he has acted in more than 120 films often playing supporting or antagonistic roles, his most important movies being Vedham Pudhithu, Tabarana Kathe and Thalapathi. He has also directed two films, IPC 215 and Sangammam.

Personal life[edit source]

Charuhasan is the father of Indian actress Suhasini Maniratnam, Nandhini and Subhasini. Suhasini is married to film director Maniratnam.[6] Actresses Shruti Haasan, Akshara Haasan and Anu Hasan are his nieces. He has also acted for a short time in Sun TV's serial Chithi and Anandham. Charuhasan is an avid amateur radio operator (callsign – VU2SCU).[7] He lives in Chennai.[8]

Awards[edit source]
1986 – National Film Award for Best Actor for Tabarana Kathe
1986 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for Tabarana Kathe
1992 – Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor for Kubi Matthu Iyala
Selected filmography[edit source]
Kannada

Tabarana Kathe
Kubi Matthu Iyala
Malayalam

Vazhiyorakazchakal
Adharvam
Vachanam
Randam Varavu
Aayushkalam
Gandhari
Kanchanam
Guru
War and Love
Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya
Tamil

Udhiripookkal
Nenjathai Killathe
Moondru Mugam
Vikram
Raja Mariyadhai
Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

Vedham Pudhithu...
Thalapathi...
Anbu Sangili
Nattukku Oru Nallavan
Veera
Jai Hind...
Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Velai
Dhill...
Uthamaputhiran
Thamizhan
Sillunu Oru Sandhippu
Saithan
DhA DhA 87
Telugu

Mathru Devo Bhava
Subhodayam
Surya IPS
Nirnayam (cameo)