Bhanu Chander

{{Short description|Indian actor, director and producer (born 1952)}}

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| name = Bhanu Chander

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| birth_name = Madduri Venkatasatya Subramanyeswara Bhanuchander Prasad

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|05|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Madras, Madras state, India

| nationality = Indian

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| occupation = Film actor
Producer
Director
Screenwriter

Music Composer

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| years_active = 1978–present

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| title = Black belt in Taekwondo

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| parents = Master Venu

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Bhanu Chander{{Cite magazine |last=Piousji |date=14 December 1980 |title=Khaas Baat |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99450/page/n327/mode/2up |magazine=Sunday |volume=8 |issue=19 |page=55 |access-date=21 December 2023}} (born 31 May 1953) is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran music composer Master Venu. His paternal family hails from Machilipatnam and maternal family hails from Rajahmundry. He was born near Madras. He is known for his association with directors like K. Viswanath, Balu Mahendra, B. Narsing Rao, and K. Balachander. In 1990, he starred in Sutradharulu, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Bhanuchander-to-direct-his-son-Jayanth/articleshow/22886769.cms |title=Bhanuchander to direct his son Jayanth – The Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720195820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Bhanuchander-to-direct-his-son-Jayanth/articleshow/22886769.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/camford-students-emerge-winners-at-the-hindu-young-world-quiz/article2561047.ece |title=Camford students emerge winners at The Hindu Young World quiz – The Hindu |website=The Hindu |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308105238/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/camford-students-emerge-winners-at-the-hindu-young-world-quiz/article2561047.ece |url-status=live }}