Alias | J. P. Chandrababu, Joseph Panimayadas Rodriguez Chandrababu |
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Age | 90 years |
Height | 5'7" |
Weight | 63.00 Kgs |
Occupation | Actor, Singer |
Language Worked in | Tamil |
Spouse | Shelila |
Birth Place | Tuticorin |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Religion | Christianity |
Education | Chandrababu was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and Aquinas Coll |
Parents | Jacob Pitchai, Roselin Fernando |
Favourite Actors | Mgr |
Favourite Cuisine | Indian Cuisine |
Favourite Color | White |
Joseph Panimayadas Rodriguez Chandrababu (1927–1974) was a Tamil film comedian-actor, singer and dan
Native place is Tuticorin, Tamilnadu India, but raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where Comedian Chandra Babu's father worked for a Tamil daily published there, during the British colonial days. He was a gift for Chandra Babu's parents as they prayed piously to Joesph for a healthy baby, after his birth. He did his
After Second world war, he came from Tuticorin to Chennai in search of life and career. Chandra Babu tried to become a film artist with his multi talents and he got success in his attempts. Debut movie is Thana Amaravathi (1947), but this film flopped in box office, he struggled for the next 5 to 6 years to expose his talents. He elevated himself from a normal actor to the second generation of popular Tamil film comedians. He was a great singer during his film career. His attitude along with Comedian Chandra Babu's got him to many peaks in his Tamil film career and those peaks got a lot of enemies.
Comedian Chandra Babu's best movie was Sabash Meena. He directed movie was 'Thattungal Thirakkappadum,' which was a statement for chandra bau's multi talented skills in cinematography too. Chandra Babu, known for his wits, in this movie, acted as a physically challenged person who couldn't speak. That was, allegedly his last directing venture.