Bhanu Chander

Bhanu Chander^[1] (born 31 May 1953) is an Indian actor and director known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema.

Bhanu Chander
Born	Madduri Venkatasatya Subramanyeswara Bhanuchander Prasad (1953-05-31) 31 May 1953 (age 72) Madras, Madras state, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film actor Director Screenwriter Music Composer
Years active	1978–present
Title	Black belt in Taekwondo
Parent	Master Venu

Career

He is known for his association with directors like Balu Mahendra and K. Viswanath in films such as Moodu Pani (1980), Neengal Kettavai (1984), and Nireekshana (1986) apart from acting in Chaitanya Ratham (1987). In 1990, he starred in Sutradharulu, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.^[2][3]

Personal life

He is the son of veteran music composer Master Venu. His paternal family hails from Machilipatnam and maternal family hails from Rajahmundry. He was born near Madras. His son Jayanth acted in the film Margazhi 16 (2010).^[4]

Filmography

Telugu

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Mana Voori Pandavulu
1980	Sivamethina Satyam	Lorry Driver Gopal
	Bebbuli	Shankar	[5]
1981	Adavaalu Meeku Joharulu
	Satyam Shivam
1982	Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam?
	Vamsa Gouravam	Ravi
	Tarangini...
1983	Iddaru Khiladilu
	Konte Kodallu
	Gudachari No.1	Bujji
	Mukku Pudaka
1984	Kurra Chestalu
	Daku[6]	Dilip
	Railu Dopidi	Suresh
	Swathi
	Yama Dhoothalu
	Merupu Daadi	Bhanu
1985	Intiko Rudramma[7][8]	Vijay
	Rechukka	Rechukka
	Ranarangam
	Terror	Nivas
	Punnami Ratri[9]	Sudheer
	Khooni[10]	Inspector Vijay
1986	Manchi Manasulu
	Samajamlo Sthree
	Vetagallu[11]	Raja
	Police Officer	Bhanu Prakash
	Nireekshana	Murali Krishna	Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
1987	Hantakudi Veta
	Lawyer Suhasini	Shankar
	Udayam
	Chaitanya Radham
1988	Veguchukka Pagatichukka
1989	Sutradharulu	Tirumaladasu
	Dhruva Nakshatram
1990	Alajadi
	Neti Dowrjanyam[12]	Vikram
	Udhyamam	Bhargav
1991	Aswani	Prabhakar
	Keechu Raallu
	Atiradhudu	Teja
	Stuvartpuram Dongalu
	Nayakuralu
	Ganga
1992	Gang War
	Public Rowdy
1993	Nakshatra Poratam
1994	Raithu Bharatam
	President Gari Alludu	Jagadeesh / Jaggu Dada
1995	Desa Drohulu		Also director and music composer
1997	Sindhooram	Training Officer
1999	Velugu Needalu		[13]
	Devi	Vijay's elder brother
2001	Evadra Rowdy	Sub Inspector of Police
2003	Simhadri	Aravind
	Hari Villu
	Inspector
2004	Kushi Kushigaa
	Madhyanam Hathya	Police Inspector
2006	Style	Raghava's father
2007	Dubai Seenu	Srinu's brother-in-law
	Hello Premistara
	Evadaithe Nakenti
2008	Naa Anevaadu
	Deepavali	Commissioner
	Indrajith
	Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu	Chakri's father
2009	Baanam
	Rechipo
2010	Manasara
	Bindaas
2011	Aakasame Haddu	Narayana's father
2012	Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?	Seshayya
2015	Ram Leela
2017	Mixture Potlam	Yathindra
2019	Kathanayakudu	ACP
2020	HIT: The First Case	Viswanath
2022	Kinnerasani
	Saakini Daakini	Pratap IPS
2024	RAM (Rapid Action Mission)	Jaiprakash Baradwaj "JB"
	Music Shop Murthy	Ramakrishna

Tamil

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Moodu Pani	Ravi	Uncredited
1982	Neethi Devan Mayakkam	Rajesh
	Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal
1983	Silk Silk Silk	Nirmal Kumar
1984	Neengal Kettavai	Ramu
	Theerpu En Kaiyil
1986	Murattu Karangal	Maari
1988	Veedu	Gopi
1990	Muthalaliyamma
2003	Arasu	Police Inspector Sundaramurthy
	Whistle	Police Inspector Sayyad
2004	Machi	Mohanram
2005	Vairavan	Psychiatrist Doctor
2006	Thimiru	Ganesh's uncle
2007	Thoovanam	Anu's father
	Mirugam
2010	Vilai	DCP Venkatanarayanan	Guest appearance
	Gowravargal	Bhagavan
2011	Siruthai	DGP
	Marudhavelu		Special appearance
2012	Etho Seithai Ennai	Arjun's father
2014	Marumugam
2015	Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai	Ponmanikkam
	Kanchana 2	Chandru
2017	Vilayattu Aarambam	Emcee
	Pudhu Varusham
2022	Oh My Dog	Nassar

Kannada

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Bayalu Deepa
	Goonda Mathu Police
	Karnataka Police	Prashanth
2012	Kanteerava

Television

• 1991 Penn
• 1990s Kalloori Kalam
• 1990s Sorgam
• 2000 Micro Thodargal- Mounam Oru Bashai
• 2004–2005 Engiruntho Vandhaal
• 2006–2008 Kana Kaanum Kaalangal
• 2012 Karthigai Pengal