Charuhasan

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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1930)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Charuhasan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|01|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India
| occupation = Actor, filmmaker, writer
| years_active =
| parents = {{plainlist|
* Srinivasan
* Rajalakshmi
}}
| spouse = Komalam <br>(m.1953-present)
| children = Nandhini (b.1955)<br> [[Suhasini]] (b.1961) <br>Subashini (b.1963)
| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]]
}}

'''Charuhasan''' (born 5 January 1931) 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]]<ref name=hindu2004>Subha J Rao, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20040927180840/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/08/30/stories/2004083000180100.htm Entertainment for a cause]", [[The Hindu]], 30 August 2004</ref> and the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]] for the Kannada film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]'' (1987). Charuhasan is the elder brother of veteran film actor [[Kamal Haasan]] and father of Indian actress [[Suhasini]].

== Early life ==

Charuhasan was born on 5 January 1931 to lawyer and Indian independence activist D. Srinivasan and his wife Rajalakshmi. He was the eldest son of the couple and more than twenty-four years older than his youngest brother [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref name="thehindu_20120823">{{cite news|title=Candour, Charuhasan style|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/candour-charuhasan-style/article3811342.ece|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="madrasmusings_2012">{{cite journal|title=The actor in the shadows|first=T. K. Srinivasa|last=Chari|journal=[[Madras Musings]]|url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%206/the-actor-in-the-shadows.html|volume=22|number=6|date=July 2012}}</ref>

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.<ref name="hindu">{{citation|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/28/stories/2005022800140100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307233448/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/28/stories/2005022800140100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2005|title=Metro Plus Chennai : Late bloomers|author=Prince Frederick|date = 28 February 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]| access-date=2014-07-20}}</ref> He was directly admitted to fifth grade at the age of nine. In 1949, Charuhasan joined the [[Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, Belgaum|Raja Lakhamgouda Law College]] in [[Belgaum]] and qualified as a lawyer in 1951.<ref name=hindu2004/><ref name="madrasmusings_2012" /><ref name=hindu2007>S.R. Ashok Kumar, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428084637/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/26/stories/2007042614430200.htm An advocate by profession, an actor by accident]", [[The Hindu]], 26 April 2007</ref>

Charuhasan practised law from 1951 to 1981.<ref name="madrasmusings_2012" /> As lawyer, Charuhasan appeared in many high-profile cases, even representing [[U. Muthuramalingam Thevar]] in the [[Immanuvel Devendrar|Immanuvel Sekaran]] murder case.<ref name="madrasmusings_2012" /> During this period, he was influenced by the rationalist philosophy of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]]. Periyar even referred to Charuhasan as his ''sishyan'' (disciple).<ref name="madrasmusings_2012" />

== In the film industry ==

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.<ref name="madrasmusings_2012" /> Charuhasan eventually made his debut in 1979 Tamil film [[Uthiripookkal]] directed by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]] which was based on a short story by [[Pudhumaipithan]].<ref name="madrasmusings_2012" /> 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 ''Puthiya Sangammam''.

== Personal life ==

Charuhasan is married to Komalam and has three daughters Nandhini, [[Suhasini]], and Subhasini. Suhasini is married to film director [[Maniratnam]].

==Awards==
* 1986 – [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 1987 |title=Charu Hasan gets best actor award |page=6 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
* 1992 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor]] for ''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]''

==Selected filmography==

'''Kannada'''

* ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
* ''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]''
* ''Neelambari''
* ''Durga Shakti''

'''Malayalam'''

* ''[[Vazhiyorakazchakal]]''
* ''[[Unni Vanna Divasam]]''
* ''[[Adharvam]]''
* ''[[Vachanam]]''
* ''[[Randam Varavu]]''
* ''[[Aayushkalam]]''
* ''[[Gandhari (film)|Gandhari]]''
* ''[[Kanchanam]]''
* ''[[Guru (1997 film)|Guru]]''
* ''[[War and Love]]''
* ''[[Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya]]''

'''Tamil'''

* ''[[Uthiripookkal]]''
* ''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]''
* ''[[Nizhalgal]]''
* ''[[Moondru Mugam]]''
* ''[[Rani Theni]]''
* ''[[Agni Sakshi (1982 film)|Agni Sakshi]]''
* ''[[Oorukku upadesam|Oorukku Upadesam]]'' as Justice Vedalingam
* ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]''
* ''[[Raja Mariyadhai]]''
* ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]''
* ''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]''
* ''[[Paasa Paravaigal]]''
* ''[[Thalapathi]]''
* ''[[Anbu Sangili]]''
* ''[[Nattukku Oru Nallavan]]''
* ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]''
* ''[[Thendral Varum Theru]]''
* ''[[Jai Hind]]''
* ''[[Rajavin Parvaiyile]]'' as Shanthi's father
* ''[[Kaadhale Nimmadhi]]''
* ''[[Velai]]''
* ''[[Dhill]]''
* ''[[Thamizhan]]''
* ''[[Pon Megalai]]''
* ''[[Karka Kasadara]]''
* ''[[Yuga (film)|Yuga]]''
* ''[[Uthamaputhiran (2010 film)|Uthamaputhiran]]''
* ''[[Sillunu Oru Sandhippu]]''
* ''[[Saithan]]''
* ''[[Odu Raja Odu]]''
* ''[[Dha Dha 87]]''

'''Telugu'''

* ''[[Mathru Devo Bhava]]''
* ''Subhodayam''
* ''[[Surya IPS]]''
* ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''
* ''[[Nirnayam (1991 film)|Nirnayam]]''
* ''[[Ankuram]]''
* ''Subhodayam''
* ''[[Mounam]]''
* ''[[Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India]]''
* ''[[Dear Comrade]]''
* ''[[Venky Mama]]''
* ''[[Jamadagni (film)|Jamadagni]]''
*''[[Dear Comrade]]''
*''[[Gamanam (2020 film)|Gamanam]]''

'''Director'''
*''Pudhiya Sangamam'' (1982)
*''IPC 215'' (2003)

==Books==
* His book, ''Thinking on my Feet : Charuhasan Autobiography'' published by [[Lifi Publications|LiFi Publications]] Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi under the imprint ''Biog'' has been released during the New Delhi World Book Fair, 2015.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0352031|Charu Haasan}}
* [https://www.amazon.in/Thinking-my-Feet-Charuhasan-Autobiography/dp/9382536493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424679630&sr=8-1&keywords=Thinking+on+my+Feet+%3A+Charuhasan+Autobiography Autobiography of Charuhasan]
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/27ipc.htm 27 October 1998], [[Rediff]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090910055245/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/09/stories/2009040950900400.htm 9 April 2009], [[The Hindu]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030624164644/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/09/stories/2002070900050100.htm 9 July 2002], [[The Hindu]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051126045021/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/24/stories/2005112416160700.htm Journalists' forum call to combat campaign against actresses], 24 November 2005, [[The Hindu]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090910051633/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/01/stories/2009040150070100.htm When the living was easy], 1 April 2009, [[The Hindu]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090910013317/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/26/stories/2004082600020100.htm Legal actor], 26 August 2004, [[The Hindu]]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/candour-charuhasan-style/article3811342.ece Candour, Charuhasan style], 23 August 2012, [[The Hindu]]

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