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R. Chandru

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R. Chandru
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Born
R Chandrashekar

(1980-02-07) 7 February 1980 (age 43)
Keshavavara, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India
Other namesR Chandru
Occupation(s)Writer, Director , Producer
Years active2007-present
Children3
Websitehttps://rchandrumovies.com/

Mylari Ramiah Chandru (born 7 February 1980) is an Indian film writer, director and producer who works primarily in Kannada cinema.[1] He is most Known for the 2008 film Taj Mahal.[2]

Early life

R Chandrashekar was born to M Ramaiah and Lakshmi Devamma in Keshavavara, Chikkaballapur. He developed the art of writing from his early childhood and also published a few of his stories on Kannada news papers. His early adulthood was mostly spent helping his father in agriculture.

Career

R Chandru started his film career as an assistant to director S. Narayan for a serial Bhageerathi. In the year 2008, Chandru made his debut as a director and writer in the 'Taj Mahal' Starring Ajay Rao and Pooja Gandhi. Followed by 2009 movie Prem Kahani. in the year 2010 he directed one of the blockbuster Kannada cinema Mylari[3] starring Shivrajkumar and Sadha.[4][5]

Most of his films are musical entertainers. Likewise he directed and produced one of the famous movies of Kannada Film Industry Charminar in the year 2013.[6]

After achieving considerable success in the industry, Chandru has opened a production house under the banner 'Sri Sideshwara enterprises' with an intention of helping budding talents.

Chandru is directing mass action entertainer Kabzaa[7] which will be released in 2024. The movie is made with the budget of over 100 crores. The film will be released in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali.[8] The movie stars Upendra[9] and Sudeep in the lead roles, while Shriya Saran plays the female lead. The music for this film has been composed by Ravi Basrur.

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S. Narayan

S. Narayan

S. Narayan is an Indian filmmaker, director, actor and lyricist of Kannada films. After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons. He has given many hits with Vishnuvardhan and also worked with many actors of Sandalwood. He has directed Tamil movie Jai.

Taj Mahal (2008 film)

Taj Mahal (2008 film)

Taj Mahal is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by R. Chandru and starring Ajay Rao and Pooja Gandhi. Produced by T. Shivashankar Reddy, the film is Chandru's directoral debut. The film opened on 25 July 2008, and had a 200-day run in Karanataka. Music director Abhiman Roy was awarded the Best Music Director accolade at the Karnataka State Film Awards for his film score. Taj Mahal was one of the most successful Kannada-language films of 2008. It was remade in Telugu under the same title - Taj Mahal in 2010.

Ajay Rao

Ajay Rao

Ajay Rao is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie Excuse Me.

Pooja Gandhi

Pooja Gandhi

Pooja Gandhi is an Indian actress, who mainly works in Kannada, Hindi and Tamil films. After starring in the commercially successful 2006 film Mungaru Male, she became one of the most popular and highest paid actresses in Kannada cinema and also the recipient of several awards, including an honorary doctorate. Gandhi is popularly referred to as Male Hudugi in the media and Kannada film industry. Gandhi has acted in over five languages and 50 films in a decade. The Banglore Times placed her in the list of "25 Most Desirable Women of 2012".

Prem Kahani (2009 film)

Prem Kahani (2009 film)

Prem Kahani is an Indian Kannada film directed by R. Chandru, starring Ajay Rao and Sheela. The film's music was composed by Illayaraja. The movie was released in September 2009.

Mylari

Mylari

Mylari is a 2010 Kannada film that has Shiva Rajkumar and Sadha in the lead and is directed by R. Chandru of Taj Mahal (movie) fame.

Shiva Rajkumar

Shiva Rajkumar

Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter, who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.

Sadha

Sadha

Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, also known by her stage name Sadha, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. She was introduced to the Telugu film industry by the director Teja along with Nithiin in the film Jayam (2002), for which she was awarded Best Actress – Telugu.

Charminar (2013 film)

Charminar (2013 film)

Charminar is a 2013 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed and produced by R. Chandru, featuring Prem Kumar and Meghana Gaonkar in the lead roles. The film deals with the life of a man in comparison with the famous monument Charminar in Hyderabad, that shows four important pillars including family, guru, friends and lover.

Filmography

Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
2008 Taj Mahal Yes Yes No
2009 Prem Kahaani Yes Yes No
2010 Mylari Yes Yes No
2012 Ko Ko Yes Yes No
2013 Charminar Yes Yes Yes
2014 Brahma Yes Yes No
2015 Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini Yes Yes No Telugu Remake of Charminar
2015 Male No Yes Yes
2016 Lakshmana[10] Yes Yes No Screenplay
2018 Kanaka Yes Yes Yes
2019 I Love You Yes Yes Yes [11]
2023 Kabzaa Yes Yes Yes

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Taj Mahal (2008 film)

Taj Mahal (2008 film)

Taj Mahal is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by R. Chandru and starring Ajay Rao and Pooja Gandhi. Produced by T. Shivashankar Reddy, the film is Chandru's directoral debut. The film opened on 25 July 2008, and had a 200-day run in Karanataka. Music director Abhiman Roy was awarded the Best Music Director accolade at the Karnataka State Film Awards for his film score. Taj Mahal was one of the most successful Kannada-language films of 2008. It was remade in Telugu under the same title - Taj Mahal in 2010.

Prem Kahani (2009 film)

Prem Kahani (2009 film)

Prem Kahani is an Indian Kannada film directed by R. Chandru, starring Ajay Rao and Sheela. The film's music was composed by Illayaraja. The movie was released in September 2009.

Mylari

Mylari

Mylari is a 2010 Kannada film that has Shiva Rajkumar and Sadha in the lead and is directed by R. Chandru of Taj Mahal (movie) fame.

Ko Ko

Ko Ko

Ko Ko...Koli Kothi is a 2012 Kannada romantic film genre starring Srinagar Kitty and Priyamani in the lead roles. The film is directed by R. Chandru. Ramana Gogula is the music director of the film. Bhaskar and Adhi have jointly produced the venture under Bharani films.

Charminar (2013 film)

Charminar (2013 film)

Charminar is a 2013 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed and produced by R. Chandru, featuring Prem Kumar and Meghana Gaonkar in the lead roles. The film deals with the life of a man in comparison with the famous monument Charminar in Hyderabad, that shows four important pillars including family, guru, friends and lover.

Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini

Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini

Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini is a 2015 Telugu romance film directed by R. Chandru produced by Sridhar Lagadapati. The film stars Sudheer Babu, and Nanditha Raj, with music by Hari. The film is the remake of the 2013 Kannada film Charminar, also directed by Chandru.

Telugu language

Telugu language

Telugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language by the Government of India. It is the 14th most spoken native language in the world. Modern Standard Telugu is based on the dialect of Krishna-Godavari delta region in Coastal Andhra.

Male (film)

Male (film)

Male, is a 2015 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Tejas and produced by R. Chandru under his home banner. The film stars Prem Kumar and Amulya in the lead roles. Most of the filming took place at Bangalore and Sakleshpur localities. The film is released on 7 August 2015.

Lakshmana (film)

Lakshmana (film)

Lakshmana is a 2016 Indian Kannada language action film directed and written by R. Chandru. The film stars newcomer Anoop and Meghana Raj with V. Ravichandran playing a cameo role. The soundtrack and original score is composed by Arjun Janya whilst the cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje. The film is a remake of Telugu film Athanokkade (2005) directed by Surender Reddy.

Kanaka (film)

Kanaka (film)

Kanaka is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by R. Chandru. It features Duniya Vijay, Hariprriya and Manvitha Harish in the lead roles along with P. Ravishankar, Rangayana Raghu and Sadhu Kokila in key supporting roles. The score and soundtrack for the film are by Naveen Sajju and the cinematography is by Satya Hegde.

I Love You (2019 film)

I Love You (2019 film)

I Love You is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written, directed and produced by R. Chandru. It completed 100 days in many theatres. The film features Upendra, Rachita Ram and Sonu Gowda in the lead roles. The film is the second collaboration of Upendra and director Chandru after the successful Brahma (2014).

Awards and nominations

Source: "R. Chandru", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 20th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Chandru.

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Further Reading

Kannada cinema

Upendra (actor)

Gurukiran

Dubai Babu

Mylari

Godfather (2012 film)

Harsha (director)

Charminar (2013 film)

Brahma (2014 film)

M. G. Srinivas

Taj Mahal (2008 film)

Shivam (2015 Kannada film)

Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini

V. Nagendra Prasad

Kalpana 2

I Love You (2019 film)

Taj Mahal (2010 film)

Kabzaa (2023 film)
References
  1. ^ "Sandalwood Director R Chandru". Nettv4u. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "R Chandru". Filmibeat. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ Lakshminarayana, Shruti Indira. "Review: Mylari is a good entertainer". Rediff. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Breaking through every brass gate". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Producers make a beeline on Chandru". Fimlibeat. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Charminar is a true story: R Chandru". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Show must go on, but with precautions: Kabza director R Chandru". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Upendra's Kabza: Director R Chandru has plans to helm a sequel?". PINKVILLA. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Upendra and Chandru announce a new film after 'I Love You' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ "R Chandru To Introduce Revanna's Son Anoop As 'Lakshmana'". Filmibeat. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ "I Love You's success puts Chandru on cloud nine". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links

R. Chandru at IMDb

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