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Sihi Kahi Chandru | |
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| Born | Chandrashekhar 1962 (age 61–62) Davanagere |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
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| Children | Hitha Chandrashekar, Khushi Chandrashekar |
Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, [1] which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor. Chandru has acted in over 500+ films and many TV soaps.
His wife Sihi Kahi Geetha and he were the main protagonists in an old Doordarshan Kannada serial titled Sihi Kahi [2] which was televised every Friday at the 7.00-7.30 slot, between 1986-87. Those being initial days of Doordarshan, the show had a large viewership and the serial was extremely popular with the Kannada audience. It was a situation-comedy (sitcom) serial in which Chandru and Geetha enacted the role of a husband and wife. Their friendship blossomed into love and later they walked down the matrimony aisle in real life on 9 November 1990. Their success in the serial gave Chandru the name "Sihi Kahi Chandru" and Geetha the name "Sihi Kahi Geetha". He is also a noted theatre personality, known for his comedy play Neenaanaadre naaneenena? [3] (Kannada : ನೀ ನಾನಾದ್ರೆ, ನಾ ನೀನೇನಾ?) (If you are me, then am I you?) an adaptation of Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors , incidentally also adapted in film a production in Hindi ( Angoor ). [4] [5]
He presents a cooking TV show, Bombat Bhojana, on Kannada TV channel Suvarna.
He has acted in many Kannada movies as a comedian and supporting actor. He is best known for his comedy scenes with Bank Janardhan and Umashree. He had a crucial cameo in the 1990 film Ganeshana Maduve (by Phani Ramachandra) as a tax inspector. The nickname of "Sihi Kahi", a phrase referring to the collocation of bittersweet in Kannada, is attributed to the diversity of roles that he has portrayed, from comedy to negative roles. His popular works include Gowri Ganesha, Putakkana Highway and Tenali Rama. As a director, Chandru has directed television serials Silli Lalli and Paapa Pandu .
In 2017, he participated in Bigg Boss Kannada 5 and got evicted on the 49th day.
In 2021, he judged a cooking reality show called Cookku with Kirikku with Chef Venkatesh Bhat.
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