Bhanu Chander (Madduri Venkatasatya Subramanyeswara Bhanuchander Prasad; born 2 July 1952) is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in

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and

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. He is the son of veteran music composer

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. His paternal family hails from

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and maternal family hails from

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. He was born near Madras. He is known for his association with directors like

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, ...

Balu Mahendra Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...

, B. Narsing Rao, and K. Balachander. In 1990, he starred in ''Sutradharulu'', which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.

Filmography

Telugu

Tamil

Teleserials

* 1991 ''Penn (1991 TV series), Penn'' * 1990s ''Kalloori Kalam'' * 1990s ''Sorgam'' * 2000 Micro Thodargal- Mounam Oru Bashai * 2004–2005 ''Engiruntho Vandhaal'' * 2006–2008 ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' * 2012 ''Karthigai Pengal''

References

1952 births Living people Telugu people Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Tamil male television actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-actor-stub