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	{{~~For~~\|~~the~~ Indian ~~composer~~ and ~~singer\|Charan Raj (composer)}}~~		{{Short description\|Indian film director and actor}}
	~~{{short description\|Indian filmmaker,~~ actor}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2017}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Charan Raj		\| name = Charan Raj
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	\| occupation = Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter		\| occupation = Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| yearsactive = ~~1984–2015~~		\| yearsactive = 1983–present
	\| spouse = Kalpana Charanraj		\| spouse = Kalpana Charanraj
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| height = ~~6 ft~~		\| height =
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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>~~{{Cite web\|url=~~https://chiloka.com/celebrity/charanraj-belagaum\|title=Charanraj : Kannada Actor, Movies, Biography, Photos\|website=chiloka.com\|access-date=21 January 2017\|archive-date=2 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005016/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/charanraj-belagaum\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]]'', ''[[Karthavyam (1990 film)\|Kartavyam]]'' and ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)\|Gentleman]]''. He was also a part of [[Rajanikanth]] hits ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]'', ''[[Veera (1994 film)\|Veera]]'', ''[[Dharma Dorai]]'' and ''[[Baashha\|Baasha]]''. He debuted in Kannada films as a hero. [[Siddalingaiah]] is considered to be his godfather.		'''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==		==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~~.<ref>~~{{Cite web\|url=~~https://~~www.indiaglitz~~.com/~~in-the-directors-lane-~~tamil-~~news-15341.html\|title=- Tamil News\|website=IndiaGlitz.com\|access-date=24 March 2020\|archive-date=22 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322141253/https://www.indiaglitz.com~~/~~in-the-directors-lane-tamil-news-15341.html\|url~~-~~status=live}}~~</ref>		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==		==Controversy==
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	*''Swayam Krushi'' (2011)		*''Swayam Krushi'' (2011)
	*''[[Shikari (2012 film)\|Shikari]]'' (2012)		*''[[Shikari (2012 film)\|Shikari]]'' (2012)
			* ''Balaraju Aadi Bamardi'' (2012)
			* ''Yadartha Prema Katha'' (2012)
	*''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013)		*''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013)
			* ''Paisa'' (2014)
	* ''[[Rathavara]]'' (2015)		* ''[[Rathavara]]'' (2015)
			* ''Preethiya Raayabhari'' (2018)
			* ''Gadinaadu'' (2020)
			* ''Berklee'' (2021)

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	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kazhugumalai Kallan]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kazhugumalai Kallan]]'' \|\| \|\|
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	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Naan Sonnathey Sattam]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Naan Sonnathey Sattam]]'' \|\| Kaali \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Sivapputhaali]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Sivapputhaali]]'' \|\| Sadayan \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Adhu Antha Kaalam]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Adhu Antha Kaalam]]'' \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kalicharan (1988 film)\|Kalicharan]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kalicharan (1988 film)\|Kalicharan]]'' \|\| Inspector Charan \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kuttravali]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1988 \|\| ''[[Kuttravali]]'' \|\| \|\|
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	* ''[[Madhura 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==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
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	[[Category:1958 births]]		[[Category:1958 births]]
	[[Category:Tamil film directors]]		[[Category:Tamil film directors]]

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{{For|the Indian composer and singer|Charan Raj (composer)}}
{{short description|Indian filmmaker, actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{BLP IMDb refimprove|date=March 2010}}
{{Infobox person
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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 = 1984–2015
| spouse = Kalpana Charanraj
| children = 3
| height = 6 ft
}}
'''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>{{Cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/charanraj-belagaum|title=Charanraj : Kannada Actor, Movies, Biography, Photos|website=chiloka.com|access-date=21 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005016/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/charanraj-belagaum|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]]'', ''[[Karthavyam (1990 film)|Kartavyam]]'' and ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]''. He was also a part of [[Rajanikanth]] hits ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]'', ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'', ''[[Dharma Dorai]]'' and ''[[Baashha|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/in-the-directors-lane-tamil-news-15341.html|title=- Tamil News|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322141253/https://www.indiaglitz.com/in-the-directors-lane-tamil-news-15341.html|url-status=live}}</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===
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*''[[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)
*''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Rathavara]]'' (2015)
{{div col end}}

===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]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Sivapputhaali]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Adhu Antha Kaalam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kalicharan (1988 film)|Kalicharan]]'' || ||
|-
| 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
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*''[[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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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