Charle
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| Born | Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar 6 March 1960[1] Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Charlie |
| Education | Alagappa University., Madurai Kamaraj University, G.V.N. College, Tamil University |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle (/tʃɑːrli/), is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema.[2] He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. Charle was named after the English actor Charlie Chaplin.[3]
Biography
Charle completed his degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. During his college days, he was known for histrionics and his uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. He is an entertainer, and a stage artist, and started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in six years. He was named Charle and got introduced in the film Poikkal Kudhirai in the year 1982 by the director K. Balachander. He proved to be an actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films; he dubbed his own voice for his role in the Malayalam film Hijack (1995). He has more than 800 films to his credit and has played a vital role in many films, including films produced by National Film Development Corporation of India. He is highly talented in miming, mono acting and anchoring in stage shows and has performed in various countries.
Charle holds a Master of Arts degree from Madurai Kamaraj University and Master of Philosophy degree from Karaikkudi Alagappa University. He submitted his dissertation for M.Phil. in the title, "Contributions of Comedians in the growth of Tamil cinema – 1937 to 1967".[4][5]
Charle received his Ph.D. in Tamil in the topic "Humour in Tamil Cinema" from Tamil University, Thanjavur in October 2019. His guide was Professor K Ravindran, former Head of the Drama department, Tamil University.[6]
Awards
- Tamil Nadu State Government Award
- Film Fans Association, Chennai
- Best Comedian Award – 1994– 2 times
- Best Character Artiste Award – 1996
- Bharath Social & Cultural Academy, Chennai
- Best Comedian Award – 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001– 4 times
- Kalaimamani Award 2004
- Kalaichchigaram Award 2018
Partial filmography
Actor
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
- Television
- Balachanderin Chinnathirai
- Chutney Sambar (2024)
Dubbing artist
- Shanmuga Pandian (1999) - MS Narayana
- Chutti Chathan (2010) - Ravi Vaswani and Jagadeesh
References
- ^ "Tamil Movie Actor Dr. Charle - Nettv4u". Netty4u.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "இளைய தளபதி குறித்து நடிகர் சார்லி சொன்ன ரகசியம்!". Samayam Tamil. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Raman, Mohan (1 November 2017). "What's in a name?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "I still have a long way to go, says actor Charle". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Commitment hard to match". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Actor VTM Charle receives PhD for thesis on humour". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Mukesh starrer 'Philip's gets a new release date!". The Times of India. 24 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 September 2024.