Charuhasan is undoubtedly one of the known personalities in the industry. He is a well-known actor, director and also a retired lawyer who has proved his mettle in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi movies.
Charuhasan in his long career won so many awards including National Film Award for Best Actor and also the Karnataka Government's Best Actor Award. He is the elder brother of veteran film actor Kamal Haasan. Born on 5 January 1930, Charuhasan is celebrating his 90th birthday today and a family picture of him is now going viral on the internet. The picture also features Kamal Haasan and his daughter Shruti Haasan. Charuhasan practiced law from 1951 to 1981 and as a lawyer, he appeared in many high-profile cases including Immanuvel Sekaran murder case in which he represented U. Muthuramalingam Thevar. Charu Hasan who interested in films worked as Kamal Haasan's caretaker when Kamal was a child artist. Later, Charuhasan made his debut in 1979 Tamil film 'Uthiripookkal'.
He has acted in more than 120 films as a supporting actor or antagonist roles and got critically acclaimed for his films like Vedham Pudhithu, Tabarana Kathe and Thalapathi.
