Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)

Chandrasekhar
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016
Preceded by M. K. Ashok
Constituency Velachery
Personal details
Born 1956 (age 6162)
Vagaikulam, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Spouse(s) Jagadeeshwari[1]
Children Sivaharshan
SivaNandhini
Residence Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Politician
Awards National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2002 Nanba Nanba

Chandrasekhar (born 1956),[2] also known as Vagai Chandrasekhar, is an Indian stage, film and television actor working in Tamil language films, known for his histrionics. He played lead or supportive roles in Tamil films of the 1980s.[3] He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film Nanba Nanba. He contested and won from Velachery constituency in State legislative assembly election 2016 from DMK party.[4]

Filmography

Actor

Television

  • Therkathi Ponnu
  • Vasantham

Dubbing artist

References

  1. http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/18215219/films--busy-was-Chandrasekhar.html
  2. "300 படங்களில் நடித்து சந்திரசேகர் சாதனை" [Chandrasekhar charts record by performing in about 300 films]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 13 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (30 November 2006). "I wanted to do only powerful roles". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. Rangarajan, Malathi (1 August 2003). "Reapers of a happy harvest". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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