Cheran

Some Lesser Known Facts About Cheran

• Does Cheran smoke?: Not Known

• Does Cheran drink alcohol?: Yes

• While Cheran was in school, he used to act in dramas.

• He started his career as an assistant director and assisted director K. S. Ravikumar’s for the film ‘Puriyadha Pudhir.’

• He has worked as an assistant/associate director for nearly eleven films.

• In 1997, he wrote and directed his first Tamil film ‘Bharathi Kannamma.’ The film received positive reviews from the critics and it was later remade in the Kannada language as ‘Usire’ (2001).

• Cheran turned actor-cum-director with the Tamil movie “Porkkaalam.” In 2004, he appeared in the lead role of “Senthil Kumar” in the Tamil Film “Autograph.” Cheran not only played the lead role in “Autograph” but was also the director, writer, and producer of the film. The movie went on to become a super hit and was screened four times in Canada at the Montreal World Film Festival.

• He also produced several Tamil films like ‘Autograph’ (2004), ‘Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu’ (2006), ‘Aadum Koothu’ (2007), ‘Muran’ (2011), and ‘JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai’ (2015).

• Cheran launched his own publishing house, ‘Cheran Noolagam’ where he published the Tamil novel ‘Porum Valiyum (War & Pain).’

• He is the founder of ‘C2H’ (Cinema2Home) organization that curb out the copyright infringement in Tamil Cinema.

• In 2019, he appeared as a contestant in the season 3 of the reality show Bigg Boss (Tamil).

• Participation in the Montreal World Film Festival was a dream come true for him.

• Cheran prefers Hogenakkal Waterfalls, India over Niagra Fall, Canada.

• He has also delivered a speech at the Washington Tamil Sangam.

• In order to prepare himself as an actor, Cheran used to stand in front of the mirror and rehearse film dialogues of Sivaji Ganesan.