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{{Short description|Indian film director and actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Charan Raj
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| birth_name = Brahmananda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|04|27}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/charan-raj|title=Kollywood Movie Actor Charan Raj Biography, News, Photos, Videos|website=nettv4u|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003073258/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/charan-raj|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place =[[Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]]
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| occupation = Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive = 1983–present
| spouse = Kalpana Charanraj
| children = 3
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'''Charan Raj''' is an Indian film actor, director, film producer, and writer who primarily works in [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[Hindi]] movies.<ref>https://chiloka.com/celebrity/charanraj-belagaum</ref>

==Career==
Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian film industry. Charan Raj is not only an actor, but a producer, music composer and director too. He is popular for his villainy roles in Telugu in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'' (1989) with [[Kamal Haasan]] and ''[[Karthavyam (1990 film)|Karthavyam]]'' (1990) with [[Vijayashanti]]. He has also acted with [[Rajinikanth]] in the Hindi movie ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]'' (1991) and Tamil films like ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), ''[[Dharma Dorai]]'' (1991), ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994) and ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995). His character role in Tamil film ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (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]]''. 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 [[Suriya]]’s father in the film ''[[Vel (film)|Vel]]'' (2007) with [[Saranya Ponvannan]] as his pair.<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/charan-raj</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2014, Charan Raj was accused of carrying a gun at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayak Temple, Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/actor-charan-raj-carries-pistol-inside-temple-apologises/15566171|title=Actor Charan Raj carries pistol inside temple; apologises|date=29 August 2014|website=mid-day|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322141255/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/actor-charan-raj-carries-pistol-inside-temple-apologises/15566171|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==

===Kannada===
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*''[[Aasha (1983 film)|Aasha]]'' (1983)
*''Thaliya Bhagya'' (1984)
*''Thayiya Hone'' (1985)
*''Maruthi Mahime'' (1985)
*''[[Africadalli Sheela]]'' (1986) as Shankar
*''[[Hrudaya Pallavi]]'' (1987)
*''[[Gandhada Gudi Part 2]]'' (1994)
*''[[Samara (film)|Samara]]'' (1995)
*''[[Thavarina Thottilu]]'' (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)
*''Thirupathi'' (2006)
*''[[Mr. Theertha]]'' (2010)
*''Swayam Krushi'' (2011)
*''[[Shikari (2012 film)|Shikari]]'' (2012)
* ''Balaraju Aadi Bamardi'' (2012)
* ''Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012)
*''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013)
* ''Paisa'' (2014)
* ''[[Rathavara]]'' (2015)
* ''Preethiya Raayabhari'' (2018)
* ''Gadinaadu'' (2020)
* ''Berklee'' (2021)

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===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable sortable" class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Neethikku Thandanai]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Sakkarai Panthal'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Poovukkul Boogambam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Poovum Puyalum'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kazhugumalai Kallan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Naan Sonnathey Sattam]]'' || Kaali ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Sivapputhaali]]'' || Sadayan ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Adhu Antha Kaalam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kalicharan (1988 film)|Kalicharan]]'' || Inspector Charan ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kuttravali]]'' || ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Karunguyil Kundram]]'' || ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Sattathin Marupakkam'' || Sekhar ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Rajanadai]]'' || Tiger ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Panakkaran]]'' || Vijayakumar's Son ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Adhisaya Manithan]]'' || Scientist ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Ragangal]]'' || Sarath ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Seetha (1990 film)|Seetha]]'' || Boopathy ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Dharma Dorai]]'' || Rajadorai ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Sirai Kathavukal '' || ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Pandiyan (film)|Pandiyan]]'' || Ashok kumar IPS ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' || DIG Azhagar Nambi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Vedan]]'' || Boopathy ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Manikuyil]]'' || Sundaram ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' || Inspector ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Baashha]]'' || Anwar ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Nethaji]]'' || Charan ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Arasiyal]]'' || Marudapandi ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Annan Thangachi]]'' || Chinna Rasu || Also director — Remake of ''Tavarina Tottilu''
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Ethirum Pudhirum]]'' || Devaraj ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Palayathu Amman]]'' || Satan ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Rajakali Amman]]'' || Tantrik ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Nee Enthan Vaanam]]'' || Alex Pandian ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Arasatchi]]'' || Advocate Janakiraman ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Arul]]'' || Inspector ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Pon Megalai]]'' || Soundarapandian ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ayodhya (2005 film)|Ayodhya]]'' || Sundaram Pillai ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]'' || MLA Varadharajan ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Aacharya]]'' || Thiruvasagam ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Nam Naadu (2007 film)|Nam Naadu]]'' || Sathya ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Vel (film)|Vel]]'' ||Thiagarajan ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Kee Mu]]'' || Bhavani ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Thotta]]'' || Prabhakar ||
|-
|}

===Telugu===
;Actor
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*''[[Pratighatana]]'' (1985) as Kali
*''Kotigadu'' (1986)
*''[[Aranyakanda]]'' (1986)
*''[[America Abbayi]]'' (1987)
*''[[Donga Mogudu]]'' (1987)
*''[[Swayam Krushi]]'' (1987) as Govind
*''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'' (1987)
*''Maa Inti Katha'' (1990)
*''[[Surya IPS]]'' (1991)
*''[[Karthavyam (1990 film)|Karthavyam]]'' (1991) as Kashipati
*''[[Aashayam]]'' (1993) as Sagar
*''[[Gaayam]]'' (1993) as Mohana Krishna
*''[[Hello Brother (1994 film)|Hello Brother]]'' (1994)
*''[[Palnati Pourusham]]'' (1994)
*''Police Brothers'' (1994)
*''[[Chilakapachcha Kaapuram]]'' (1995) as Bullebbayi
*''[[Peddannayya]]'' (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]]'' (2005)
*''[[Athadu]]'' (2005) as Police Officer
*''[[Asadhyudu]]'' (2006)
*''[[Current (2009 film)|Current]]'' (2009)
*''Em Pillo Em Pillado'' (2010)
*''[[Komaram Puli]]'' (2010)
*''Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012)
*''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' (2012)
*''[[Paisa (2014 film)|Paisa]]'' (2014)
{{div col end}}

===Hindi===
*''[[Pratighaat]]'' as Kali Prasad (1987)
*''[[Kudrat Ka Kanoon]]'' (1987) as MLA Charan Das
*''[[Kahan Hai Kanoon]]'' (1989) as Raja/Gatarchaap,Smuggler
*''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]'' (1991) as Charan Raj Prasad
*''[[Parakrami (film)|Parakrami]]'' (1991) Unreleased Movie
*''[[Hafta Bandh]]'' (1991)
*''[[Police Aur Mujrim]]'' (1992) as Banarasi Das
*''[[I Love You (1992 film)|I Love You]]'' (1992) as Kishen dad
*''[[Tejasvini]]'' (1994) as Police Officer Pandey
*''[[Mafia (1996 film)|Mafia]]'' (1996) as Gawda
*''[[Husn Ke Lootere]]'' (2001) as Jairam

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

===Malayalam===
* ''[[Oliyambukal]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Lelam]]'' (1997) as John Marudhanayagam
* ''[[Red Indians (film)|Red Indians]]'' (2001) as Jacky/Jackson
* ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'' as Maniannan
* ''[[Madhura Raja]]'' as Maniannan

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Villain]] - [[Pratighatana]] (1985) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0707270}}

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