Charle
Indian actor (born 1960)
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::summary Indian actor (born 1960) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Charle |
| image | Charlie at Maanagaram Press Meet.jpg |
| caption | Charlie at Maanagaram Press Meet |
| birth_name | Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India |
| other_names | Charlie |
| citizenship | Indian |
| education | Alagappa University., Madurai Kamaraj University, G.V.N. College, Tamil University |
| occupation | {{Flatlist |
| years_active | 1982present |
| spouse | Annie Charle |
| children | 2 |
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::callout[type=note] the Indian actor ::
| name = Charle | image = Charlie at Maanagaram Press Meet.jpg | caption = Charlie at Maanagaram Press Meet | birth_name = Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar | birth_date = | birth_place = Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India | other_names = Charlie | citizenship = Indian | education = Alagappa University., Madurai Kamaraj University, G.V.N. College, Tamil University | occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Film actor
- comedian | years_active = 1982present | spouse = Annie Charle | children = 2
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle (), is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. Charle was named after the English actor Charlie Chaplin.
Biography
Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an entertainer, and a stage artist, and started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charle and got introduced in the film Poikkal Kudhirai in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be an actor in comedy as well as character roles. He has more than 800 films to his credit and has played a vital role in many films, including films produced by National Film Development Corporation of India. He is highly talented in miming, mono acting and anchoring in stage shows and has performed in various countries.
Charle holds a Master of Arts degree from Madurai Kamaraj University and Master of Philosophy degree from Karaikkudi Alagappa University. He submitted his dissertation for M.Phil. in the title, "Contributions of Comedians in the growth of Tamil cinema – 1937 to 1967".
Charle received his Ph.D. in Tamil in the topic "Humour in Tamil Cinema" from Tamil University, Thanjavur in October 2019. His guide was Professor K Ravindran, former Head of the Drama department, Tamil University.
Awards
- Tamil Nadu State Government Award
- Film Fans Association, Chennai
- Best Comedian Award – 1994– 2 times
- Best Character Artiste Award – 1996
- Bharath Social & Cultural Academy, Chennai
- Best Comedian Award – 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001– 4 times
- Kalaimamani Award 2004
- Kalaichchigaram Award 2018
Partial filmography
Tamil films
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Other language films
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes and Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Indrudu Chandrudu | Mental Patient | Telugu | |
| 1995 | Hijack | Sulochanan a.k.a. Sulu | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Sandadi | Pavan's friend | Telugu | |
| Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policeum | Kurukkuvatti Duraichamy | Malayalam | ||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Venkayya | ||
| 2023 | Philip's | Senthil | ||
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;Television
- Balachanderin Chinnathirai
- Chutney Sambar (2024)
Dubbing artist
- Shanmuga Pandian (1999) - MS Narayana
- Chutti Chathan (2010) - Ravi Vaswani and Jagadeesh
References
References
- "Tamil Movie Actor Dr. Charle - Nettv4u".
- "இளைய தளபதி குறித்து நடிகர் சார்லி சொன்ன ரகசியம்!".
- Raman, Mohan. (1 November 2017). "What's in a name?". [[The Hindu]].
- Rangarajan, Malathi. (7 April 2006). "A comedian, and much more!".
- "I still have a long way to go, says actor Charle". [[The Hindu]].
- "Commitment hard to match". [[The Hindu]].
- "Actor VTM Charle receives PhD for thesis on humour".
- (2023-11-24). "Mukesh starrer ‘Philip’s gets a new release date!". The Times of India.
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