Charan Raj

Charan Raj
Charan Raj
Born	Brahmananda; 27 April 1958 (age 66); Belgaum, Khanapur,bidi Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1984–2015
Spouse	Kalpana Charanraj
Children	Tej Raj, Eshwari, Devendra raj

Charan Raj is an Indian film actor, director, film producer, and writer who primarily works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies.^[2] Charan Raj became an instant hit for his performance as villain in the 1985 movie Pratighatana. He is also known for his performances in films like Indrudu Chandrudu, Kartavyam and Gentleman. He was also a part of Rajanikanth hits Phool Bane Angaray, Veera, Dharma Dorai and Baasha. He debuted in Kannada films as a hero. Siddalingaiah is considered to be his godfather.

Career

Charan Raj made his acting debut with Siddalingaiah's Kannada film Parajitha (1982) and made it big with Thaliya Bhagya (1984), produced by A. L. Abbaiah Naidu. He then went on to appear in several successful Kannada films. His performance as "Kali" in the movie Pratighatana brought him huge career boost and he continued to play the villain characters for almost the next six years in Telugu. Towards 1990's, Charan Raj started appearing in supporting roles. He made his directorial debut with Annan Thangachi playing the lead role, however the film was a failure and Charan Raj incurred losses as producer. He announced another project as director titled Pudhusa Irukku in 2005 however, the film was shelved.^[3]

Controversy

In 2014, Charan Raj was accused of carrying a gun at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayak Temple, Andhra Pradesh.^[4]

Partial filmography

Kannada

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 (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)
Raja Huli (2013)
Rathavara (2015)

Tamil

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Neethikku Thandanai
1988	Sakkarai Panthal
1988	Poovukkul Boogambam
1988	Poovum Puyalum
1988	Kazhugumalai Kallan
1988	Naan Sonnathey Sattam
1988	Sivapputhaali
1988	Adhu Antha Kaalam
1988	Kalicharan
1988	Kuttravali
1989	Karunguyil Kundram
1989	Sattathin Marupakkam	Sekhar
1989	Rajanadai	Tiger
1990	Panakkaran	Vijayakumar's Son
1990	Adhisaya Manithan
1990	Pudhu Pudhu Ragangal	Sarath
1990	Seetha	Boopathy
1991	Dharma Dorai	Rajadorai
1991	Sirai Kathavukal
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
2000	Palayathu Amman	Satan
2000	Rajakali Amman	Tantrik
2000	Nee Enthan Vaanam	Alex Pandian
2004	Arasatchi
2004	Arul	Inspector
2005	Pon Megalai
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

Telugu

Actor

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 (1991) as Kashipati
Aashayam (1993) as Sagar
Gaayam (1993) as Mohana Krishna
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)
Em Pillo Em Pillado (2010)
Komaram Puli (2010)
Yadartha Prema Katha (2012)
Adhinayakudu (2012)
Paisa (2014)

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 (1991) Unreleased Movie
Hafta Bandh (1991)
Police Aur Mujrim (1992) as Banarasi Das
I Love You (1992) as Kishen dad
Tejasvini (1994) as Police Officer Pandey
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 (2001) as Jacky/Jackson
Pokkiri Raja as Maniannan
Madhura Raja as Maniannan

References

^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Charan Raj Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Charanraj : Kannada Actor, Movies, Biography, Photos". chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "- Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Actor Charan Raj carries pistol inside temple; apologises". mid-day. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

External links

Charan Raj at IMDb

[1] "Kollywood Movie Actor Charan Raj Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[2] "Charanraj : Kannada Actor, Movies, Biography, Photos". chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[3] "- Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[4] "Actor Charan Raj carries pistol inside temple; apologises". mid-day. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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