S. P. B. Charan
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Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n actor, producer and a playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...

, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He turned actor with the 2000 Kannada film Hudugigagi and is probably best known for his performance in the 2008 film, Saroja
Saroja
Saroja is a 2008 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by T. Siva. It stars Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, S. P. B. Charan and Vega Tamotia in the lead roles and Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj, Nikita Thukral and Nagendran in other...

. He established a film production company called Capital Film Works, and produced several Tamil films, including the cult hit Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028 is a 2007 Tamil sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva, Jai, Premji Amaran, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik and Arun in the lead along with...

in 2007.

Career

Charan established a film production company Capital Film Works in 2002 and first produced the film Unnai Charanadainthen, in which he himself essayed the lead role alongside his friend Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...

. The film, which notably featured musical score by Charan's father, Balasubrahmanyam, received four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards are decided by a committee headed by...

. He further produced the Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...

-starrer Mazhai
Mazhai
Mazhai is a Tamil film directed by S.Rajkumar. It is a remake of the multi award-winning Telugu film Varsham starring Prabhas, Trisha and Gopichand. The remake stars Jayam Ravi, Shriya, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Venkat Prabhu and Rahul Dev...

(2005), a remake of the Telugu film Varsham
Varsham
-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:...

, which was a moderate success. His next production was Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028 is a 2007 Tamil sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva, Jai, Premji Amaran, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik and Arun in the lead along with...

(2007), considered a trend-setting film that featured 11 newcomers in the lead and became one of 2007's biggest commercial as well as critical successes. In 2011, his sixth production Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film, written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and...

released, which fetched high critical acclaim and became noted for getting 52 cuts by the regional Central Board of Film Certification
Central Board of Film Certification
The Central Board of Film Certification is a Government of India regulatory body and censorship board of India controlled by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It reviews, rates and censors motion pictures, television shows, television ads, and promotional material...

.

As Singer

Being noted singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...

's son, Charan has also worked as a playback singer with several film composers. His first song was "Deepangal Eetrum" from Devathai
Devathai
Devathai is a 1997 Tamil film written, directed and produced by Nassar. The film stars himself, Keerthi Reddy and Vineeth in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja.-Plot:...

(1997) under Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

's direction. Aside from Ilaiyaraaja, he has frequently sung for composers Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...

, A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

 and Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...

. His popular songs are "Nagila Nagila" from Alaipayuthey
Alaipayuthey
Alaipayuthey is a 2000 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Madhavan and Shalini, the film explores the tensions of married life and the maturing of love. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R...

, "Mellaga" from Varsham
Varsham
-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:...

, "Nenu Nenuga Lene" from Manmadhudu
Manmadhudu
Manmadhudu was a 2002 romantic comedy Telugu film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and has Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role. Sonali Bendre and Anshu play female leads. Akkineni Nagarjuna plays the role of a woman-hater.-Plot:...

, "I Love you Shailaja" from Mazhai, "Please Sir" from Boys,"Maaja Maaja" from Jillunu oru Kadhal, "Oru Nanban Irundhal" from Enakku 20 Unakku 18, "O Shanti" from Varanam Ayiram, "Nee Naan" from Mankatha.

As Actor

No Year Movie Role Language Notes
1 2000 Hudugigagi Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

 
2 2003 Unnai Charanadainthen Nandha Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 
3 2004 Naalo Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 
4 2007 Nyabagam Varuthe Tamil
5 2008 Saroja Jagapathi Babu Tamil
6 2010 Drohi Venkat Tamil Guest appearance
7 Va Marthandan Tamil

As Producer

No Year Film Cast Director Notes
1 2003 Unnai Charanadainthen S. P. B. Charan, Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...

 
Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani is a Tamil film actor and director. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander. His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages. He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram and...

 
2 2005 Mazhai
Mazhai
Mazhai is a Tamil film directed by S.Rajkumar. It is a remake of the multi award-winning Telugu film Varsham starring Prabhas, Trisha and Gopichand. The remake stars Jayam Ravi, Shriya, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Venkat Prabhu and Rahul Dev...

Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...

, Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...

 
S. Rajkumar 
3 2007 Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028 is a 2007 Tamil sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva, Jai, Premji Amaran, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik and Arun in the lead along with...

Jai
Jai (actor)
Jai is a Tamil film actor. He is best known for his performances and appearances in the films Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram and Engeyum Eppodhum. He is the nephew of music director Deva. Srikanth Deva is his cousin....

, Nithin Sathya
Nithin Sathya
Nithin Sathya , is a Tamil film actor from Chennai. His first notable role was in Chennai 600028 . Since then he has been cast as a villain in Satham Podathey and in supporting roles in films like Raman Thediya Seethai. He has played the lead role in Pandhayam and Muthirai .- Filmography :-...

, Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

, Premji Amaren
Premji Amaren
Premji Amaren is a Tamil playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 28, Saroja and Goa...

, Vijayalakshmi
Vijayalakshmi
Vijayalakshmi is a common feminine given name in India.Notable people named Vijayalakshmi:* Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru....

 
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...

 
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Film
Vijay Award for Best Film
The Vijay for Best Film is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:...

4 2009 Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum is a 2009 Indian Tamil drama film, directed by debutante Rajamohan, who earlier worked under renowned directors like A. Venkatesh and S. D. Vijay Milton, which stars newcomers Ramakrishnan and Thananya in lead roles. It is produced by SPB Charan under his banner...

Ramakrishnan, Tharshana Rajamohan 
5 2010 Naanayam Prasanna
Prasanna
Prasanna , is an Indian theatre director and playwright from Karnataka. He is one of the pioneers of modern Kannada theatre. He graduated from the National School of Drama . He founded Samudaya and gave a creative direction to Kannada theatre in the 1970's with other activists. Prasanna lives in...

, Sibiraj
Sibiraj
Sibiraj is an actor and the son of famous Tamil film actor Sathyaraj . He did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore and went to Loyola College, Chennai.- Film career :...

 
Shakthi
6 2011 Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam
Aaranya Kaandam is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film, written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and...

Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...

, Ravi Krishna
Ravi Krishna
Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Son of noted producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed 7G Rainbow Colony.-Early life:...

, Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj
Dr.Sampath Raj is an Indian film actor who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's comedy trilogy, consisting of Chennai 600028, Saroja and Goa. He has also acted in supporting roles in various other films. He is mostly...

 
Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja, 1976 born and raised in Chennai, dropped out of an undergrad in visual communications from Loyola College and started work as a freelance copywriter and photographer for a while. He directed a five part documentary on South Indian Temples ”Sthala Puranam” for Vijay TV...

 

As Singer

List of songs sung by S. P. B. Charan.
No Song Music Director Film Co-singers Notes
1 Aaja Meri soniye Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...

 
Saroja
Saroja
Saroja is a 2008 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by T. Siva. It stars Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, S. P. B. Charan and Vega Tamotia in the lead roles and Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj, Nikita Thukral and Nagendran in other...

 
Premji Amaren
Premji Amaren
Premji Amaren is a Tamil playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 28, Saroja and Goa...

, Vijay Yesudas
Vijay Yesudas
Vijay Yesudas Kattassery , commonly credited as Vijay Yesudas, is an Indian playback singer, who has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu and Telugu.-Early life:...

 
2 Adidaa Nayaandiyaa Yuvan shankar Raja Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

 
Yugendran
Yugendran
Yugendran is an Indian film actor and singer, who has sung more than 600 songs. He is also an occasional music director and host.- Personal life :...

 
3 Ayyayyo Nenju G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film...

 
Aadukalam  S. P. Balasubramaniam, Prashanthini
Prashanthini
Prashanthini is a playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of famous veteran playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan and sister of Yugendran.-Career:...

 
4 Chik Chik Chinna Deva
Deva (music director)
Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...

 
Azhagana Natkal  Sujatha
Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her...

 
5 Deepangal Pesum Ilayaraja  Devathai
Devathai
Devathai is a 1997 Tamil film written, directed and produced by Nassar. The film stars himself, Keerthi Reddy and Vineeth in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja.-Plot:...

 
Sandhya
6 Devaloga rani Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...

 
Mayavi
Mayavi
Mayavi is a Malayalam language comics strip appearing in the Indian children's weekly Balarama owned by Malayala Manorama group. The comics is written by Mohan and illustrated at first by Pradip Sathe. Artist Mohandas took over the job of drawing the series after Balarama became a biweekly...

 
Kalpana
7 Happy New year Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva is a music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of Tamil music director Deva.-Biography:...

 
Adhi Narayana
Adhi Narayana
Adhi Narayana is the upcoming Tamil film from debutant director Vettri with Meera Jasmine and Kajan. The shooting started on July 24th, 2009. The project is currently completed but still remains unreleased....

 
Preethi
8 Hey Vaada Bharani Tharagu Sadhana Sargam
9 Inithu Inithu Devi sriprasad Inithu inithu kadhal inithu sumangali
10 Jumbo yuvan shankar raja Rishi
Rishi
Rishi denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. However, according to post-Vedic tradition, the rishi is a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness. The rishis were prominent when Vedic Hinduism took shape, as far back as some three thousand years...

 
sujatha
11 Kadaloram yuvan shankar raja Kungama Poovum Konjum Puravum 
12 Kadhal Sadugudu A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

 
Alaipayuthey
Alaipayuthey
Alaipayuthey is a 2000 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Madhavan and Shalini, the film explores the tensions of married life and the maturing of love. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R...

 
13 Maja Maja a r rehman Sillunu Oru Kadhal  Shreya Ghoshal 
14 Mannile devi sriprasad Mazhai
Mazhai
Mazhai is a Tamil film directed by S.Rajkumar. It is a remake of the multi award-winning Telugu film Varsham starring Prabhas, Trisha and Gopichand. The remake stars Jayam Ravi, Shriya, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Venkat Prabhu and Rahul Dev...

 
sumangali
15 Nee Naan yuvan shankar raja Mankatha
Mankatha
Mankatha is a 2011 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali...

 
bhavatharini
16 Oh Shanthi Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...

 
Vaaranam Aayiram  clinton
17 Oru nanban A R Rehman Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 is a 2003 Tamil romantic film written and directed by Jyothi Krishna. The film stars Tarun and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, while Shriya Saran, Vivek and Manivannan play other pivotal roles. The film was also simultaneously shot and released in Telugu with a slightly...

 
Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...

 
18 Please sir a r rehman Boys  chinmayi, clinton, kunal
19 Yaro yarukkul yuvan shankar raja Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028
Chennai 600028 is a 2007 Tamil sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut. The film stars Shiva, Jai, Premji Amaran, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik and Arun in the lead along with...

 
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...

, s p b
20 vellaikodi yuvan Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles...

 
chorus
21 mellaga devi sri Varsham
Varsham
-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:...

 
Telugu
22 nenu nenuga lene Manmadhudu
Manmadhudu
Manmadhudu was a 2002 romantic comedy Telugu film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and has Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role. Sonali Bendre and Anshu play female leads. Akkineni Nagarjuna plays the role of a woman-hater.-Plot:...

 
Telugu

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