Dheena Chandra Dhas
Dheena Chandra Dhas | |
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| Born | Samuel Dhinakar Chandra Dhas 1 August 1956 Madras, India |
| Other names | Dheena, Deena Chandra Das |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer, Voice Over Artist, Dubbing Artist |
| Years active | 1970s to present |
| Relatives | Devasahayam Manohar Chandra Dhas (brother), Madhukar C. Dhas (brother), John Sudhakar Chandradhas (brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Madras, India |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Sound Engineer, Voice Over Artist, Dubbing Artist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
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| Website | dheenavoice |
Dheena Chandra Dhas (born in Madras, India, on 1 August 1956) is an actor, singer, voice over artist and sound engineer. He is the younger brother of the well-known 70s musician Madhukar C. Dhas.[citation needed] He lives in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Music
[edit]Dhas has been a part of a number of notable Indian bands from the 70s to the 90s. Over the years [when?] he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and abroad.
- Magic (Chennai)
- Desire (Chennai)
- Commandoes (Madras)
- Atomic Forest (Bombay)
- Hope (Bombay)
- Rage (Chennai)
- Culture Lynx (Chennai)
- Storm (Chennai)
- The 2nd Chapter (Chennai)
- The Phantom Revival (Bombay) and
- Satin (Dubai)
Playback Singing
[edit]He has performed playback singing for multiple films over the years, a few among them are Daud, Trinetrudu, Idu Saadhya. He sang "Zahreela Zahreela Pyar" for the film Daud, composed by A. R. Rahman, alongside Asha Bhonsle.
Stage Acting
[edit]He has also performed for a number of musicals in Madras and elsewhere in India, singing and acting on stage in productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas,[1][2] Cats, Tommy,[3] Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, and Witness.
Acting
[edit]His film acting career began when he was offered the role of "Raju"[4] in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Kamal Haasan's Mumbai Xpress. He also plays the Lungiman[5] in Peter Yesley's short film, Lungiman Takes a Ride.
On television, he has acted in some Tamil soap operas, Kolangal being one of them.
References
[edit]- ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (10 August 2004). "Simply heavenly". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.[dead link]
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (22 July 2019). "Timothy Sheader's Jesus Christ Superstar opens in London". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Nandu Bhende/Theatre/Tommy". Nandu Bhende. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai Express (2005) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Lungiman Takes a Ride (Short 2008) - IMDb". IMDb.
External links
[edit]- Dheena Chandra Dhas Voice Over Samples
- Dheena Chandra Dhas at IMDb
- Zahreela Zahreela Pyaar video, with Dheena, duet with Asha Bhonsle on YouTube
- Dheena Acting (in song intro) and Rap vocals in the song "Hey Papa" along with S.P.Balasubramaniam and Jojo on YouTube
- Lungiman Takes a Ride
- Credited as Narrator for Tommy
- Kolangal Episode 523 as Aarthi's Boss on YouTube