Dheena Chandra Dhas

Dheena Chandra Dhas
Dheena Chandra Dhas
Born	Samuel Dhinakar Chandra Dhas; 1 August 1956 (age 68); Madras, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Dheena, Deena Chandra Das
Occupation(s)	Actor, Singer, Voice Over Artist, Dubbing Artist
Years active	1970s to present
Relatives	Devasahayam Manohar Chandra Dhas (brother), Madhukar C. Dhas (brother), John Sudhakar Chandradhas (brother)
	Musical career
Origin	Madras, India
Genres	Rock; Indian Rock; Pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer, Sound Engineer, Voice Over Artist, Dubbing Artist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Formerly of	Atomic Forest; Magic; Desire; Commandoes; Hope; Rage; Culture Lynx; Storm; The 2nd Chapter; The Phantom Revival; Satin; `
Website	dheenavoice.com

Dheena Chandra Dhas (born in Madras (now Chennai), India, on 1 August 1956) is an actor, singer, voice over artist and sound engineer. He is the youngest of 4 brothers and the younger brother of the well-known 70s musician Madhukar C. Dhas. He lives in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, and does Voice Overs in his home-studio.

Music

His musical career is varied, with over three decades of experience in radio, studio sound mixing, live concert mixing, and performing on stage. He has been a part of a number of notable Indian bands from the 70s to the 90s, notable also for having popular musicians such as A R Rahman, Sivamani, Jojo, Sudhin Prabhakar, and others among their ranks.

Bands

Over the years he has been the lead vocalist in multiple rock bands in India and Abroad.

Magic (Chennai)
Desire (Chennai)
Commandoes (Madras)
Atomic Forest (Bombay) (multiple stints)
Hope (Bombay)
Rage (Chennai)
Culture Lynx (Chennai)
Storm (Chennai)
The 2nd Chapter (Chennai)
The Phantom Revival (Bombay) and
Satin (Dubai)

He was also a childhood friend of Rahman, and played along with Rahman, Sivamani, Jojo etc.

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,^[1]^[2] Cats (the musical), Tommy,^[3] Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, and Witness.

Acting

His film acting career began when he was offered the role of "Raju"^[4] in both the Hindi and Tamil versions of Kamal Haasan's Mumbai Xpress. He also plays the Lungiman^[5] 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.

Voice, Voice Acting & Narration

Dheena's signature, a deep voice, has been used many times in the media. In addition to being the narrator in various plays over the years, he has also dubbed for a number of Indian movies, including dubbing for various British characters in the film 1921 by I. V. Sasi, and various ad jingles. He currently provides voice over services from his studio in Kodaikanal.

References

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

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[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.

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