S. P. B. Charan
| S. P. B. Charan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | చరణ్ శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం |
| Born |
Charan Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam 7 January 1972[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, film producer, anchor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Aparna |
Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam Charan, popularly known as S. P. B. Charan, is an Indian film playback singer, actor, and producer known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema.
Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He ventured into acting with the 2003 Kannada film Hudugigagi and is probably best known for his performance in the 2008 film, Saroja.[2] He has established a film production company called Capital Film Works, and produced several Tamil films, including the cult hit Chennai 600028 in 2007 and the National Film Award-winning Aaranya Kaandam in 2012.[3]
Early life
Charan was born to singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and his wife, Savitri in a Telugu Brahmin family. He was born and raised in Chennai. He has a sister, Pallavi. He received a degree in Bachelors in Business Administration from Pace University in New York, USA in 1997 and completed a two-year course in Film and Television.[4][5]
Career
Actor
Charan first acted with his father in a film called Maha Yedabidangi directed by K. S. L. Swamy but the film did not release.[6][7] Kailasam, Balachander's son approached him to act in television serial Oonjal produced by K. Balachander and directed by Sundar K. Vijayan.[5] It was followed by Radan's Annamalai. He also starred in a TV serial named Bommaigal in Tamil and Akka Chellulu in Telugu.[4] His first release was the Kannada film Hudugigagi in 2003 directed by B. Manjunath.[8] In 2008 he played one of the lead roles in Venkat Prabhu's Saroja. On his performance, Sify wrote, "S.P.B Charan as Jagapathy Babu suits the role and is fantastic".[9] He acted in Va in which he played shiva's prospective brother-in-law.[10] He is currently action in two Tamil films Vanavarayan Vallavarayan[11] and Vizhithiru.
Producer
Charan established a 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 Venkat Prabhu.[3][12] The film, which notably featured musical score by Charan's father, Balasubrahmanyam, received four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[3] Charan revealed that he decided to produce the film after hearing Samuthirakani's narration.[5] He further produced the Jayam Ravi-starrer Mazhai (2005), a remake of the Telugu film Varsham ,[13] which was not well received.[5] His next production was Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut Chennai 600028 (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.[5][14] In 2011 his sixth production, Aaranya Kaandam, was released to critical acclaim and became noted for getting 52 cuts by the regional Central Board of Film Certification.[15] Although it did not achieve the expected box office success, Charan won a Swarna Kamal at the 59th National Film Awards as a producer of the film.[16] His next production will be Thirudan Police by another debutant Caarthick Raju.[17]
Playback singer
Charan began working as a playback singer in 1997 with "Deepangal pesum" from Devathai under Ilaiyaraaja'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?"[18] He has sung for composers A. R. Rahman and Devi Sri Prasad. Charan's most popular songs include "Nagila Nagila" from Alaipayuthey, "Mellaga" from Varsham, "Nenu Nenuga Lene" from Manmadhudu, "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 Yuvan Shankar Raja and recorded with his father for the first time in Tamil for the film Aadukalam,[10] for which they both won the Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer.[19]
Personal life
In 1996, he and childhood friends Venkat Prabhu and Premgi Amaren set up a music band called Next Generation which also had Yugendran and Thaman as members.[5][20][21]
In September 2011, Sona Heiden pressed sexual assault charges against Charan after an encounter at a party.[22][23] While on bail, he counter-sued for defamation. In a deal brokered by his father, the case was withdrawn after Charan made an apology.[24] After his first marriage ended in divorce, he married again in early 2012.[25] Charan underwent a notable weight loss in late 2010.[26] In response to speculation, he stated it was in response to becoming health-conscious.[18]
Filmography
As Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hudugigagi | Kannada | ||
| 2003 | Unnai Charanadainthen | Nandha | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Naalo | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Nyabagam Varuthe | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Saroja | Jagapathi Babu | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Drohi | Venkat | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Va | Marthandan | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Vanavarayan Vallavarayan | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Rukkumani Vandi Varudhu | Tamil | Filming | |
| Vizhithiru | Tamil | Filming |
Television
| Year | Show | Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Oonjal | Vijay TV | Tamil | |
| 2002-2005 | Annamalai | Sun TV | Tamil | |
| Akka Chellellu | Telugu | |||
| 2014–present | Nenjathai Killaadhe | Zee Tamil | Tamil | As Murali |
As Producer
| Year | Film | Cast | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Unnai Charanadainthen | S. P. B. Charan, Venkat Prabhu | Samuthirakani | |
| 2005 | Mazhai | Jayam Ravi, Shriya Saran | S. Rajkumar | |
| 2007 | Chennai 600028 | Jai, Nithin Sathya, Shiva, Premji Amaren, Vijayalakshmi | Venkat Prabhu | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Film |
| 2009 | Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum | Ramakrishnan, Tharshana | Rajamohan | |
| 2010 | Naanayam | Prasanna, Sibiraj | Shakthi | |
| 2011 | Aaranya Kaandam | Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj | Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director (Won a Golden Lotus Award as the producer) Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Film |
| 2014 | Thirudan Police | Attakathi Dinesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh | Caarthick Raju | |
| 2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai | Arjun Chidambaram, Venkatesh Harinathan, Aditi Chengappa, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lakshmi, K. Bhagyaraj | Madhumitha | Filming |
As singer
List of songs sung by S. P. B. Charan.[27]
References
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- ↑ "Sri Hari and Vaibhav in Saroja .:. newkerala.com Online News". Newkerala.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- 1 2 3 "Capital Film Works – About Us | Capital Film Works – Company Profile | Capital Film Works – Official Website | Capital Film Works – Company Website". Capitalfilmworks.in. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- 1 2 "S P B Charan - Profile | Lakshman Sruthi - 100% Manual Orchestra |". Lakshman Sruthi. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://silverscreen.in/features/facing-the-music-the-sp-charan-interview/
- ↑ "A Gene To Inherit Charan Scores". Behindwoods.com. 2002-01-07. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ "Hudugigagi - film of Radhika releasing". Viggy.com. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ "Hudugigagi - new film of teen queen Radhika". Viggy.com. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ "Movie Review : Saroja". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- 1 2 P Sangeetha, TNN 29 Sep 2010, 12.00am IST (2010-09-29). "Charan elated with new looks - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Venkadesan S. "A slim & trim SP Charan back in action". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Archived 29 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Metro Plus Chennai / Cinema : Another remake". The Hindu. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ "Friday Review Hyderabad / Interview : Cricket theme goes on". The Hindu. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ ""Censor Board butchered Aaranya Kaandam" – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (7 July 2011). "Charan in dire straits?". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Always strive to make different films: S.P.B. Charan". Business Standard. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- 1 2 Sangeetha, P (29 Sep 2010). "Charan elated with new looks". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Malathi Rangarajan (2012-06-18). "Cinema draws crowds, and how!". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (2009-09-10). "On a song". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ↑ "Fresh notes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2009-06-26.
- ↑ Staff Report (24 September 2011). "Actress wants case against SPB Charan expedited". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Anita (24 September 2011). "Actress Sona slaps molestation charges against SPB Charan". One India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Lakshmi, V (22 September 2011). "Charan to apologise?". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ PriyaReddy. "" PREV NEXT "Actor And Producer Charan ties the knot again". Zimbio. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Venkadesan, S (26 June 2012). "A slim & trim SP Charan back in action". New India Express. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "S.P.B.Charan's Songs List at". Thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.