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{{Short description|Indian film producer (1937–2017)}}
{{for|the 1936 Tamil-language film|Chandrahasan (film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|image = Chandrahasan.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Chandrahasan in 2013
|name = Chandrahasan
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|03|06}}
|birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[British India]]
|birth_name =
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|3|18|1936|3|6}}
|occupation = Film producer, actor
|yearsactive = 1981–2017
|website =
|spouse = {{marriage|Geethamani |1965|2017|end=died}}
|children = 2, including [[Anu Hasan]]
|family = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]]
}}

{{Indian name|Chandrahasan|Srinivasan}}'''Chandrahasan Srinivasan''' (6 March 1936 – 18 March 2017) was an Indian film producer and actor from [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Early life==
Born to advocate Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, Chandrahasan was the second of four children. His elder brother [[Charuhasan]] and younger brother [[Kamal Haasan]] worked predominantly as actors in the film industry, while his younger sister, Nalini Raghuram, is a classical dancer.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Sunday Tribune — Books |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040125/spectrum/book8.htm |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> As a youngster, Charuhasan practised as a singer, before being readied for a career as a lawyer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece}}</ref> In contrast to Charuhasan, Chandrahasan maintained a very close relationship with his younger brother Kamal Haasan throughout his successful career as an actor.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |date=8 November 2000 |title=Movies: Kamal, as we know him |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1995, he appeared as an actor in his niece [[Suhasini Maniratnam]]'s directorial debut ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. The film featured his own daughter [[Anu Hasan]] in the title role alongside [[Arvind Swamy]] and [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19950531-suhasini-mani-ratnam-new-film-indira-zooms-in-on-caste-wars-807343-1995-05-31|title=Suhasini Mani Ratnam new film Indira zooms in on caste wars|date=31 May 1995|website=India Today}}</ref> During the 2000s, Chandrahasan took a more active role in the management of [[Raaj Kamal Films International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/15sd2.htm|title=rediff.com: Kamal Haasan's Virumaandi, finally!|website=specials.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan dead |date=19 March 2017 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> During the problems faced during the release of ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013), Charuhasan had taken a pivotal role in mediating with the opposition.
<ref name="protest">{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/id-like-to-live-the-way-my-brother-chandrahasan-did/20170320.htm |title='I'd like to live the way my brother Chandrahasan did' |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/parties-to-vishwaroopam-row-willing-to-thrash-out-issues/article4366216.ece |title=Parties to Vishwaroopam row willing to thrash out issues |last=Subramanian |first=Karthik |date=1 February 2013 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

Prior to his death, Chandrahasan completed acting in the lead role of a film titled ''Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga'' by debutant director Stephen Rangaraj. A tale of romance between two older individuals, Stephen cast Chandrahasan as he wanted someone who was known as a "respectable person" and because the romance should not be conveyed in the wrong light. The film, which featured him alongside Sheela, the mother of actor [[Vikranth]], was completed in 2017 but had a direct release in OTT platform Sony Liv in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chandrahasans-dream-came-true-before-his-demise/articleshow/57727957.cms |title=Chandrahasan's dream came true before his demise |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chandrahasan was married to Geethamani and has a son, Nirmal Hasan, who is settled in the United States. His daughter, [[Anu Hasan]], has appeared as an actress in Indian and British productions.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/04/06/stories/1306069f.htm |title=The focus is on women |last=Mahesh |first=Chitra |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2001 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Geethamani died in January 2017, aged 73. Following her death, Chandrahasan died in March 2017, aged 81.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/Mar/20/kamal-haasans-brother-chandrahasan-passes-away-due-to-cardiac-arrest-in-london-1583337.html | title=Kamal Haasan's brother Chandrahasan passes away due to cardiac arrest in London | date=31 August 2017 }}</ref>

==Death==
Following a cardiac arrest, Chandrahasan died aged 81 on 18 March 2017 in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. Following the death of his wife in January 2017, Chandrahasan had travelled to stay with his son Nirmal in the [[United States]], for a change of scenery. On his return, to avoid taking a twenty three hour journey to Chennai, he had made a brief stopover in London to visit his daughter Anu. He was staying at her residence during the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kamal-haasans-brother-chandrahasan-passes-away/article17531337.ece |title=Kamal Haasan's brother Chandrahasan passes away |last=IANS |date=19 March 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kamal-haasans-elder-brother-chandrahasan-dies-in-london/articleshow/57714437.cms |title=Kamal Haasan's elder brother Chandrahasan dies in London |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The family later held a quiet funeral upon the return of his body to Chennai, before holding a remembrance meet with film industry personalities in April 2017. Apart from family, other guests included [[Rajinikanth]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[Prakash Raj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/a-remembrance-meet-for-late-chandrahasan-imagegallery-kollywood-regjT9jjdgiha.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111710/http://www.sify.com/movies/a-remembrance-meet-for-late-chandrahasan-imagegallery-kollywood-regjT9jjdgiha.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2017|title=A remembrance meet for late Chandrahasan|website=[[Sify]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/worried-about-kamals-financial-situation-says-rajini-chandra-haasans-memorial-meet-59926 |title=Worried about Kamal's financial situation, says Rajini at Chandra Haasan's memorial meet |date=6 April 2017 |work=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> Kamal Haasan later described his brother as "a father figure".<ref name="protest" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-remembers-brother-chandrahasan-i-did-not-fulfill-half-of-his-dreams-he-saw-for-me-4576359/ |title=Kamal Haasan remembers brother Chandrahasan: I did not fulfill half of his dreams he saw for me |date=19 March 2017 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;As a producer
{{see|Raaj Kamal Films International}}

;As an actor
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|+
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col"|Role(s)
! scope="col"|Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1981
! scope="row" | ''[[Raja Paarvai]]''
| Raghu's / Chandram's father || Tamil / Telugu ||
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 1991
! scope="row" | ''[[Penn (1991 TV series)|Penn]]''
| || Tamil || Mini-series
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 1995
! scope="row" | ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''
| Minister || Tamil ||
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 2000
! scope="row" | ''[[Hey Ram]]''
| Mohan Gandhiraman || Tamil / Hindi ||
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga]]''
| Ramasamy || Tamil || Posthumous release ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fantasymsinfo.com/2021/10/appathava-aattaya-pottutanga-2021-on.html?m=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005134819/https://www.fantasymsinfo.com/2021/10/appathava-aattaya-pottutanga-2021-on.html?m=1|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 October 2021|title= Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga 2021 on SonyLIV: Release Date, Trailer, Starring and more|date=3 October 2021|access-date=5 October 2021 |work=Fantasy Movies and Series}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|1202244}}
{{Raaj Kamal Films International}}
{{Kamal Haasan}}

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[[Category:2017 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]
[[Category:Telugu film producers]]
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:1934 births]]

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