Dheena Chandra Dhas (born in Madras (now Chennai), India, on 1 August 1956) is an actor, singer, voice over artist and sound engineer. He is the youngest of 4 brothers and the younger brother of the well-known 70s musician Madhukar C. Dhas. He lives in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, and does Voice Overs in his home-studio.
His musical career is varied, with over three decades of experience in radio, studio sound mixing, live concert mixing, and performing on stage. He has been a part of a number of notable Indian bands from the 70s to the 90s, notable also for having popular musicians such as A R Rahman, Sivamani, Jojo, Sudhin Prabhakar, and others among their ranks.
Bandsedit
Over the years he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and Abroad.
He was also a childhood friend of Rahman, and played along with Rahman, Sivamani, Jojo etc.
Playback Singingedit
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.
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.
Voice, Voice Acting & Narrationedit
Dheena's signature, a deep voice, has been used many times in the media. In addition to being the narrator in various plays over the years, he has also dubbed for a number of Indian movies, including dubbing for various British characters in the film 1921 by I. V. Sasi, and various ad jingles. He currently provides voice over services from his studio in Kodaikanal.
Referencesedit
^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.
dheena, chandra, dhas, born, madras, chennai, india, august, 1956, actor, singer, voice, over, artist, sound, engineer, youngest, brothers, younger, brother, well, known, musician, madhukar, dhas, lives, kodaikanal, tamil, nadu, india, does, voice, overs, home. Dheena Chandra Dhas born in Madras now Chennai India on 1 August 1956 is an actor singer voice over artist and sound engineer He is the youngest of 4 brothers and the younger brother of the well known 70s musician Madhukar C Dhas He lives in Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu India and does Voice Overs in his home studio Dheena Chandra DhasBornSamuel Dhinakar Chandra Dhas 1956 08 01 1 August 1956 age 67 Madras IndiaNationalityIndianOther namesDheena Deena Chandra DasOccupation s Actor Singer Voice Over Artist Dubbing ArtistYears active1970s to presentRelativesDevasahayam Manohar Chandra Dhas brother Madhukar C Dhas brother John Sudhakar Chandradhas brother Musical careerOriginMadras IndiaGenresRockIndian RockPopOccupation s Singer Sound Engineer Voice Over Artist Dubbing ArtistInstrument s Vocals GuitarFormerly ofAtomic ForestMagicDesireCommandoesHopeRageCulture LynxStormThe 2nd ChapterThe Phantom RevivalSatin Websitedheenavoice wbr com Contents 1 Music 1 1 Bands 1 2 Playback Singing 2 Stage Acting 3 Acting 4 Voice Voice Acting amp Narration 5 References 6 External linksMusic editHis musical career is varied with over three decades of experience in radio studio sound mixing live concert mixing and performing on stage He has been a part of a number of notable Indian bands from the 70s to the 90s notable also for having popular musicians such as A R Rahman Sivamani Jojo Sudhin Prabhakar and others among their ranks Bands edit Over the years he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and Abroad Magic Chennai Desire Chennai Commandoes Madras Atomic Forest Bombay multiple stints Hope Bombay Rage Chennai Culture Lynx Chennai Storm Chennai The 2nd Chapter Chennai The Phantom Revival Bombay and Satin Dubai He was also a childhood friend of Rahman and played along with Rahman Sivamani Jojo etc 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 editHe 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 the musical Tommy 3 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Starlight Express and Witness Acting editHis 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 Voice Voice Acting amp Narration editDheena s signature a deep voice has been used many times in the media In addition to being the narrator in various plays over the years he has also dubbed for a number of Indian movies including dubbing for various British characters in the film 1921 by I V Sasi and various ad jingles He currently provides voice over services from his studio in Kodaikanal 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 editDheena 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 nbsp This article about an Indian singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Indian film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Indian music related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dheena Chandra Dhas amp oldid 1220347037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
