Tamil Songs Biography
Chandrababu was born to a Christian family in 1927 at Tuticorin, India.[1] His father, a freedom fighter,[1] ran a paper called Sudhandhira Veeran which, along with the family assets, was seized by the British government in 1929 when he was arrested for participating in the satyagraha movement.[citation needed] He and the family were exiled to Colombo, Sri Lanka on his release[when?], where his father worked for a Tamil newspaper. Chandrababu was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and Aquinas College prior to his family moving once more, this time to Chennai in 1943. Here they lived in Triplicane, where his father worked for the Dinamani newspaper.
Sri Lanka had a very western outlook in those times and Chandrabubu picked up on western styles of song and dance while there.[1] In these early years, Chandrababu, made acquaintances of the actors Sriram, B. R. Panthulu and, through them, T. R. Mahalingam. They appreciated his talent in singing and mimicry of Hollywood stars such as Charles Boyer.[citation needed] He made his debut with a small role in the 1947 film Dhana Amaravathi[1] but struggled thereafter to obtain parts.
In 1952 he attempted suicide by ingesting copper sulphate crystals in the canteen of Gemini Studio. He had written a suicide note explaining his reasons, which included that he had been unable to meet the director S. S. Vasan, and that his body was to be handed over to B. S. Ramaiah, the director of his only film at that date. Suicide was a criminal offence and so he was arrested. but when his case came to trial the judge asked him to prove his acting ability. Chandrababu rendered a Shakespearean monologue that so impressed the judge that he was not jailed.[1]
One of those who had assisted him in being taken to hospital at the time of his attempted suicide was Gemini Ganesan. When Vasan came to know of this episode he gave Chandrababu a small role in the 1952 film Moondru Pillaigal, the playing of which impressed Vasan so much that he predicted a successful career.[1]
Chandrababu also filmed Chinnadurai and Mohanasundaram in the same year. In Chinnadorai, produced and directed by T. R. Mahalingam, he sang the song Poda Raja Podi Nadaya, the first time that yodelling had been heard in Indian film.[citation needed] It is claimed that, as of 2009, he remained the only person capable of yodelling in south Indian cinema,.[1] Chandrababu loved western music and learned the art of yodelling by listening to singers such as Gene Autry and Hank Williams.Chandrababu was paid Rs 200 for his role in Mohanasundaram.[citation needed] At his peak he was to command over Rs 100,000, becoming the first Indian actor to do so.[1]When A. V. Meiyappan filmed Sahodari, he found that it lacked an ingredient that would ensure box office success. Chandrababu was called and after watching the film he added a comedy track for himself, wrote it and also sang the song Naan oru muttalunga, converting the film into a hit.It was Chandrababu who first spoke and popularised the Madras Baashai in films. He learned this dialect from the rickshaw pullers and street vendors near his home in Triplicane and later in Mir Sahib Pet.
Chandrababu was born to a Christian family in 1927 at Tuticorin, India.[1] His father, a freedom fighter,[1] ran a paper called Sudhandhira Veeran which, along with the family assets, was seized by the British government in 1929 when he was arrested for participating in the satyagraha movement.[citation needed] He and the family were exiled to Colombo, Sri Lanka on his release[when?], where his father worked for a Tamil newspaper. Chandrababu was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and Aquinas College prior to his family moving once more, this time to Chennai in 1943. Here they lived in Triplicane, where his father worked for the Dinamani newspaper.
Sri Lanka had a very western outlook in those times and Chandrabubu picked up on western styles of song and dance while there.[1] In these early years, Chandrababu, made acquaintances of the actors Sriram, B. R. Panthulu and, through them, T. R. Mahalingam. They appreciated his talent in singing and mimicry of Hollywood stars such as Charles Boyer.[citation needed] He made his debut with a small role in the 1947 film Dhana Amaravathi[1] but struggled thereafter to obtain parts.
In 1952 he attempted suicide by ingesting copper sulphate crystals in the canteen of Gemini Studio. He had written a suicide note explaining his reasons, which included that he had been unable to meet the director S. S. Vasan, and that his body was to be handed over to B. S. Ramaiah, the director of his only film at that date. Suicide was a criminal offence and so he was arrested. but when his case came to trial the judge asked him to prove his acting ability. Chandrababu rendered a Shakespearean monologue that so impressed the judge that he was not jailed.[1]
One of those who had assisted him in being taken to hospital at the time of his attempted suicide was Gemini Ganesan. When Vasan came to know of this episode he gave Chandrababu a small role in the 1952 film Moondru Pillaigal, the playing of which impressed Vasan so much that he predicted a successful career.[1]
Chandrababu also filmed Chinnadurai and Mohanasundaram in the same year. In Chinnadorai, produced and directed by T. R. Mahalingam, he sang the song Poda Raja Podi Nadaya, the first time that yodelling had been heard in Indian film.[citation needed] It is claimed that, as of 2009, he remained the only person capable of yodelling in south Indian cinema,.[1] Chandrababu loved western music and learned the art of yodelling by listening to singers such as Gene Autry and Hank Williams.Chandrababu was paid Rs 200 for his role in Mohanasundaram.[citation needed] At his peak he was to command over Rs 100,000, becoming the first Indian actor to do so.[1]When A. V. Meiyappan filmed Sahodari, he found that it lacked an ingredient that would ensure box office success. Chandrababu was called and after watching the film he added a comedy track for himself, wrote it and also sang the song Naan oru muttalunga, converting the film into a hit.It was Chandrababu who first spoke and popularised the Madras Baashai in films. He learned this dialect from the rickshaw pullers and street vendors near his home in Triplicane and later in Mir Sahib Pet.
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