Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies.
Charan Raj | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brahmananda (1958-04-27) 27 April 1958 (age 64)[1] Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Kalpana Charanraj |
| Children | 3, including Tej |
Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian film industry. Charanraj started his movie career with Kannada movie Parajitha (1982) directed by Siddalingaiah which became commercially hit cinema.[2] Charan Raj is not only an actor, but a producer, music composer and director too. He is popular for his villainy roles in Telugu film industry starting his career in Telugu with Pratighatana (1985), Indrudu Chandrudu (1989) with Kamal Haasan and 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) and Baashha (1995). His character role in Tamil 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 (2007) with Saranya Ponvannan as his pair.[3]
In 2014, Charan Raj was accused of carrying a gun at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayak Temple, Andhra Pradesh.[4]
| Year | Film | Role | 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 | 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 | Boopathy | |
| 1991 | Dharma Dorai | Rajadorai | |
| 1991 | Sirai Kathavukal | ||
| 1991 | Vaithegi Vanthachu | MLA Gounder | |
| 1992 | Pandiyan | Ashok kumar IPS | |
| 1993 | Gentleman | DIG Azhagar Nambi | |
| 1993 | Vedan | Boopathy | |
| 1993 | Manikuyil | Sundaram | |
| 1994 | 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 | Sundaram Pillai | |
| 2005 | Ji | MLA Varadharajan | |
| 2006 | Aacharya | Thiruvasagam | |
| 2007 | Nam Naadu | Sathya | |
| 2007 | Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan | ||
| 2007 | Vel | Thiagarajan | |
| 2008 | Kee Mu | Bhavani | |
| 2008 | Thotta | Prabhakar | |
| 2019 | Aghavan | ||