Charu Haasan

Acting

Charu Haasan

Born

1930-01-05 (96)

Place of birth

Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Charuhasan is an Indian film and television actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor and also the Karnataka Government's Best Actor Award for the Kannada movie Tabarana Kathe, directed by Girish Kasaravalli in 1987. Charuhasan is the elder brother of veteran film actor Kamal Haasan.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 7 titles

Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India poster
5.8

Despite having serious anger management issues, Surya, an Indian Army officer is a brilliant officer but when anger takes control of him he is impossible to subdue. In spite of this issue, he achieves his goal of serving the country by overcoming the hurdles.

Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India

2018

Dear Comrade poster
6.7

A hot-blooded student union leader falls for a state-level cricketer but his anger management issues and violent streak threatens to derail their love story .

Dear Comrade

2019

Dha Dha 87 poster
5.0

A happy-go-lucky guy, who falls in love in his locality, gets the shock of his life when she reveals her real identity to him.

Dha Dha 87

2019

Uthama Puthiran poster
6.3

Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncles and their henchmen follow them.

Uthama Puthiran

2010

Odu Raja Odu poster
6.5

A wife wants her husband to get her a set-top box. The husband goes out to buy it with his drug peddler friend and gets into problems that soon spiral out of control.

Odu Raja Odu

2018

Saithan poster
6.1

A software engineer starts hearing a voice inside his head that tells him to go in search of a woman named Jayalakshmi and murder her!

Saithan

2016

Kunthapura poster
NR

Structured on the point of view of three individuals, Krishnappa Narasimha Shashtri, an old Indian freedom fighter, Gowri Iyer an Indian journalist and Emma Hall, a British banker. The film is set in the 1920s of colonial India and revolves around the lives of three groups of people, the peasants from a village called Kunthapura, the freedom fighters of the princely state of Mysore and a group of archeologists commissioned to do an excavation in the village of Kunthapura

Kunthapura

2013

2000s · 8 titles

Parasuram poster
8.0

ACP Parasuram helps Siva's mother, a widow, in recouping their wealth. Brainwashed by Akash, a terrorist, Siva works against the police and the government and believes they killed his brother.

Parasuram

2003

No artwork available
NR

Yuga movie revolves around Narrain (Nasser) who a scientist and his assistant Banu (Swarnamalya) are conducting a research on comets. By chance they discover the imminent doom that will befall the people of the world due to a comet. To prevent the people from panicking they decide to hide this matter from the public. They organize a World scientists

Yuga

2006

Dhill poster
5.4

Velu's only dream is to become a police officer. One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach, Velu goes to pay the bill leaving his girlfriend Asha behind. At that moment, a police officer drinks and urinates besides Asha. Irritated, she scolds him. He attempts to rape her but is beaten up by Velu severely and receives a scar on his face. Angered by this, he seeks revenge against Velu.

Dhill

2001

No artwork available
NR

Megalai and Sangeetha, her sister, lead a happy life. However, when Megalai finds incriminating evidence against a politician, she lands in trouble.

Pon Megalai

2005

Thamizhan poster
5.8

Surya is a lawyer with right values, who tries to redress things the legal way. He falls in love with Priya. His brother-in-law Shakthivel, also an upright lawyer, is killed in the process of upholding justice. Surya's sister also meets a pitiful end at the hands of criminals. But Surya refuses to give up. His mission is to make the layman understand his legal rights and how he does so forms the crux of the story.

Thamizhan

2002

Kamaraj poster
5.8

The film is a biographical sketch of the former Chief Minister of the then Madras State and the All-India Congress Committee secretary and a respected national figure. The film starts with the young age of Kamaraj and ends with the funeral procession of the leader.

Kamaraj

2004

Oru Kalluriyin Kathai poster
4.5

After graduating, a young man and a girl, who are in love with each other, promise to meet again after five years in their college campus. When he does show up on the set day, his friends are shocked to see that he has completely changed.

Oru Kalluriyin Kathai

2005

War & Love poster
3.7

Captain Gopinath, along with Serina, the daughter of a Pakistani army general, must thwart Pakistan's plans of using a nuclear bomb against India.

War & Love

2003

1990s · 16 titles

Thalapathi poster
8.0

Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.

Thalapathi

1991

No artwork available
NR

Two criminals, Machi and Mamu, face difficulties when they decide to save and reunite Raja, one of their cellmates, with Kaveri.

Palaivana Paravaigal

1990

No artwork available
NR

Lalitha, a mischievous student, falls in love with Arun, her college professor. However, she is unaware that Arun is her mother's former lover.

Sir... I Love You

1991

Sevagan poster
4.0

Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.

Sevagan

1992

Matru Devo Bhava poster
9.0

Satyam (Nassar) is a driver and his wife Sarada (Madhavi) is a music teacher. They were both orphans brought up in the Seva Ashram (run by Charuhasan). Sarada and Satyam have four kids. Satyam, though good at heart, is addicted to liquor. Apparao (Tanikella Bharani), a toddy milk vendor, has an eye on Sarada. When Satyam discovers Apparao making advances on Sarada, he assaults him in front of everyone. Avenging the assault, Apparao kills Satyam. Sarada, who is diagnosed with cancer, wants her children to be brought up in a family atmosphere rather than in the Ashram and the children are adopted by different families.

Matru Devo Bhava

1993

Thendral Varum Theru poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thendral Varum Theru

1994

Shanti Kranti poster
8.0

An honest police officer investigates an organ trafficking racket. He soon discovers that it is operated by Daddy, a criminal, under the guise of an orphanage.

Shanti Kranti

1991

Guru poster
7.2

A few political goons, disguised as Muslims, cause trouble at the temple and kill Raghuraman's family. Later, Raghuraman joins an extremist group and decides to avenge his family's death.

Guru

1997

Neti Siddhartha poster
6.5

Neti Siddhartha is a 1990 Telugu action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka in the lead roles, with music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This film is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma (1975) which inturn is based on The Godfather. The film was recorded Average at the box office.

Neti Siddhartha

1990

Anjali poster
7.3

After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.

Anjali

1990

Rajavin Parvaiyile poster
7.0

Gowri, a rich man's daughter in the village, falls for Raja, an ambitious college going guy with poor family background. When Raja continues to avoid Gowri, she begins to investigate why he is not interested in her.

Rajavin Parvaiyile

1995

Veera poster
6.3

The hero falls in love with a girl and learns music for her. The girl's house is destroyed in a cyclone and the hero believes the girl is dead. He goes to the city and marries another woman. When his first love is alive and comes searching for him, fun ensues.

Veera

1994

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Velai

1998

Dadha poster
NR

A fearless, powerful man becomes the beacon of justice for the oppressed villagers against a tyrannical, corrupt landlord and his associates.

Dadha

1994

Surya IPS poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Surya IPS

1991

Ulavuthurai poster
6.5

Vasanth Periyasamy is a naval officer who uses the guise of a car driver after to protect his family. However, being the best officer, he is assigned the task of solving the mysterious murders at sea.

Ulavuthurai

1998

1980s · 25 titles

No artwork available
NR

Murali and Shakthi are in love with each other. But unfortunately, his father disapproves of their relationship and he is forced to marry another woman.

Ayiram Muthangal

1982

No artwork available
NR

Story features an affluent couple, who venture into a forest to serve the tribal groups. Unfortunately, they die leaving behind their infant daughter Sheela, who gets nurtured amongst the wild.

Kizhakku Africavil Sheela

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thendral Sudum

1989

Vikram poster
6.1

Vikram, a cop who is mourning the death of his wife, is assigned to retrieve a missile. He is aided by a highly educated engineer Preethi, who holds the knowledge to disarm the weapon, in his mission.

Vikram

1986

Vedham Pudhithu poster
7.5

Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their love is disapproved by her father but is accepted by Sankarapandi's family.

Vedham Pudhithu

1987

No artwork available
NR

An honest journalist finds a criminal who shoots a politician. His involvement in finding the truth about the case makes him lock horns with a corrupt politician.

Jamadagni

1988

Agni Sakshi poster
6.5

Aravindhan runs a dance school where he falls for his student Kannamma. However, soon after they get married, he realises that she is impossible to deal with and decides to help her.

Agni Sakshi

1982

No artwork available
7.8

A story of three young friends who are unemployed and stricken by poverty finding it hard to make ends meet. They are endowed with the never-say-die spirit and refuse to heed their parents advice to look for menial jobs. They continue to pursue their dreams no matter what comes. The shadows of these youngsters can be found abundantly in our society.

Nizhalgal

1980

No artwork available
8.0

When Baburaj, a police officer, gets injured in a deadly accident, a mysterious driver helps Sreedevi, Baburaj's wife, nurse him back to health.

Vazhiyorakazchakal

1987

No artwork available
NR

Indu and Vasanth are college mates who are madly in love until they split due to a misunderstanding. Unable to bear the separation, Vasanth resorts to black magic to woo Indu back.

Aaradhanai

1981

No artwork available
7.0

Although Albert, a Christian boy, and Radha, a Brahmin girl, hate each other, they decide to help their respective sister and brother who are in love.

Aduthathu Albert

1985

Raja Paarvai poster
7.2

Ragu is a blind violinist who leads an independent life. When Nancy learns about him, she decides to cover his inspiring story. Soon, love blossoms between the two, egged on by her grandfather.

Raja Paarvai

1981

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pasidi Moggalu

1980

Rani Theni poster
9.0

Rani Theni is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan as the protagonist. The film's hero is playback singer Deepan Chakkaravarthi, son of Trichi Loganathan, who is an ace veteran cine playback singer of yesteryear. The film's female leads are played by Rajini nivedhita, Vanitha krishnachandran. Kamalhassan plays a comedy role with no connection with the main story and interacts only in one scene with main villain Sivachandran, who plays a role of Playboy and Casanova and his character is finally killed by Heroine of the movie.

Rani Theni

1982

No artwork available
NR

A 1987 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by S. S. Neelakantan and Shoba Chandrasekhar.

Neethikku Thandanai

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rugma

1983

Paasa Paravaigal poster
9.0

Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Paasa Paravaigal

1988

No artwork available
NR

Boominathan is an honest politician who is killed in a function by Thyagu. But, he denies the charges of killing him. Boomi's son is set out to find out the real murderer.

Urimai Geetham

1988

Oru Thayin Sabhatham poster
7.0

Oru Thayin Sabhatham is a Tamil film released in 1987 directed and produced by T. Rajendar. Rajender himself appeared in the title role with Srividya, whilst the film featured an extensive cast, which also featured Rajendar's son Silambarasan, along with a bevy of supporting actors. The film released on 14 April 1987.

Oru Thayin Sabhatham

1987

Tabarana Kathe poster
7.5

Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick.

Tabarana Kathe

1986

No artwork available
9.0

Jayadevan, a popular writer, though married to Bharathi, is in love with Geetha. When he suddenly falls ill, Geetha takes care of him till his last day.

Aksharangal

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kuzhandhai Yesu

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Theerppu En Kaiyil

1984

Shubhodayam poster
8.0

Telugu movie made in 1980

Shubhodayam

1980

Adharvam poster
7.3

Anantha Padmanabhan comes from a dysfunctional family but he masters the Vedas and falls in love with a Brahmin girl. However, due to a twist of fate when his life turns into hell, he seeks revenge.

Adharvam

1989

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