Dheena Chandra Dhas

Dheena Chandra Dhas
Born
Samuel Dhinakar Chandra Dhas

(1956-08-01) 1 August 1956 (age 70)
Madras, India
Other namesDheena, Deena Chandra Das
OccupationsActor, singer, voice over artist, dubbing artist
Years active1970s to present
RelativesDevasahayam Manohar Chandra Dhas (brother), Madhukar C. Dhas (brother), John Sudhakar Chandradhas (brother)
Musical career
OriginMadras, India
Genres
OccupationsSinger, sound engineer, voice over artist, dubbing artist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Formerly of
  • Atomic Forest
  • Magic
  • Desire
  • Commandoes
  • Hope
  • Rage
  • Culture Lynx
  • Storm
  • The 2nd Chapter
  • The Phantom Revival
  • Satin
Websitedheenavoice.com

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 1970s musician Madhukar C. Dhas.[citation needed] He lives in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.

Music

Dhas has been a part of a number of Indian bands from the 1970s to the 1990s. Over the years,[when?] he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and abroad.

Playback Singing

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

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, Cats, Tommy, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, and Witness.

Acting

His film acting career began when he was offered the role of "Raju" in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Kamal Haasan's Mumbai Xpress. He also plays the Lungiman 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

  1. ↑ Muthalaly, Shonali (10 August 2004). "Simply heavenly". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.[dead link]
  2. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (22 July 2019). "Timothy Sheader's Jesus Christ Superstar opens in London". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nandu Bhende/Theatre/Tommy". Nandu Bhende. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mumbai Express (2005) – IMDb". IMDb.
  5. ↑ "Lungiman Takes a Ride (Short 2008) – IMDb". IMDb.