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R. Chandru(I)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Best known for his directorial venture, Taj Mahal, R. Chandru is a popular writer and director in the Kannada film industry. Taj Mahal, which was Chandru's maiden directorial venture was a huge hit and it not only performed well at the box office but also earned him a sobriquet 'Taj Mahal Chandru' in the media.
BornFebruary 7, 1980
BornFebruary 7, 1980
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      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Suresh Gopi and Sreeja in Kuttapathram (1991)
    Kuttapathram
    4.7
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
    Kabzaa 2
    Kabzaa 2
    Movie
    • Writer
      Brahma (2014)
      Brahma
      4.4
      Movie
      • Writer
      • 2014
      Sudeep, Upendra, and Shivarajkumar in Kabzaa (2023)
      Kabzaa
      4.7
      Movie
      • Writer
      • 2023

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      Writer

      • Kabzaa 2
        • Writer
        • Pre-production
      • Sudeep, Upendra, and Shivarajkumar in Kabzaa (2023)
        Kabzaa
        4.7
        • writer
        • 2023
      • R. Chandru, Upendra, and Rachita Ram in I Love You (Nanne Preethse) (2019)
        I Love You (Nanne Preethse)
        4.3
        • Writer
        • 2019
      • Rajkumar and Duniya Vijay in Kanaka (2018)
        Kanaka
        7.1
        • Writer
        • 2018
      • Lakshmana (2016)
        Lakshmana
        6.7
        • writer
        • 2016
      • Male (2015)
        Male
        6.2
        • Writer
        • 2015
      • Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini (2015)
        Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini
        7.0
        • writer
        • 2015
      • Brahma (2014)
        Brahma
        4.4
        • screenplay
        • story
        • 2014
      • Charminar (2013)
        Charminar
        7.5
        • dialogue
        • screenplay (story)
        • 2013
      • Ko Ko (2012)
        Ko Ko
        5.8
        • writer
        • 2012
      • Mylari (2010)
        Mylari
        6.6
        • writer
        • 2010
      • Prem Kahani (2009)
        Prem Kahani
        4.3
        • writer
        • 2009
      • Pooja Gandhi and Ajay Rao in Taj Mahal (2008)
        Taj Mahal
        6.1
        • Writer
        • 2008
      • Suresh Gopi and Sreeja in Kuttapathram (1991)
        Kuttapathram
        4.7
        • story and screenplay
        • 1991

      Director

      • Untitled Kichcha-Sudeep/Vijayendra-Prasad Project
        • Director
        • In Production
      • Kabzaa 2
        • Director
        • Pre-production
      • Sudeep, Upendra, and Shivarajkumar in Kabzaa (2023)
        Kabzaa
        4.7
        • Director
        • 2023
      • R. Chandru, Upendra, and Rachita Ram in I Love You (Nanne Preethse) (2019)
        I Love You (Nanne Preethse)
        4.3
        • Director
        • 2019
      • Rajkumar and Duniya Vijay in Kanaka (2018)
        Kanaka
        7.1
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Lakshmana (2016)
        Lakshmana
        6.7
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini (2015)
        Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini
        7.0
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Brahma (2014)
        Brahma
        4.4
        • Director
        • 2014
      • Charminar (2013)
        Charminar
        7.5
        • Director
        • 2013
      • Ko Ko (2012)
        Ko Ko
        5.8
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2012
      • Mylari (2010)
        Mylari
        6.6
        • Director
        • 2010
      • Prem Kahani (2009)
        Prem Kahani
        4.3
        • Director
        • 2009
      • Pooja Gandhi and Ajay Rao in Taj Mahal (2008)
        Taj Mahal
        6.1
        • Director
        • 2008
      • Suresh Gopi and Sreeja in Kuttapathram (1991)
        Kuttapathram
        4.7
        • Director
        • 1991

      Producer

      • Untitled Dayal Padmanabhan/RC Studios movie
        • producer
        • In Production
      • Father
        • producer
        • Post-production
      • Untitled Kichcha-Sudeep/Vijayendra-Prasad Project
        • producer
        • In Production
      • Kabzaa 2
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • Sudeep, Upendra, and Shivarajkumar in Kabzaa (2023)
        Kabzaa
        4.7
        • producer
        • 2023
      • R. Chandru, Upendra, and Rachita Ram in I Love You (Nanne Preethse) (2019)
        I Love You (Nanne Preethse)
        4.3
        • producer
        • 2019
      • Rajkumar and Duniya Vijay in Kanaka (2018)
        Kanaka
        7.1
        • producer
        • 2018
      • Male (2015)
        Male
        6.2
        • producer
        • 2015
      • Charminar (2013)
        Charminar
        7.5
        • producer
        • 2013
      • Suresh Gopi and Sreeja in Kuttapathram (1991)
        Kuttapathram
        4.7
        • producer
        • 1991

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      • Born
        • February 7, 1980
        • Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, India

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