Subbu Panchu

Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1969) is an Indian actor and film producer.[1] Son of noted writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayalam film Daisy, before working in the production department of his father's P. A. Art Productions.[2] He returned to acting with the television series Arasi and shot to fame following his performance in the 2010 comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran.[1] Subbu has occasionally worked as a voice actor and choreographer as well.[2]

Subbu Panchu
Born
Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam

(1969-02-16) 16 February 1969
Rayavaram, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Other namesP. Ar. Subramaniam, Panju Subbu
OccupationActor, producer, voice actor and choreographer
Years active1988-1993
2007-present
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Career

Subbu, being born as the son to writer-producer and nagarathar Panchu Arunachalam, had been in the film industry since his childhood. He made his acting debut at age 8 as a child artist in the Malayalam film Daisy, directed by Pratap Pothen, who was then his neighbour.[1][2] He was soon made by his father to work as an assistant production manager under Balagopi in his father's P. A. Art Productions for the Rajinikanth-starrer Guru Sishyan. Since Guru Sishyan, Subbu was involved in all the productions until the most recent release Maya Kannadi (2007),[1][2] with Subbu being promoted from an executive producer to the main producer.[3]

In 2002, Subbu acted in a film directed by Agathiyan, Kadhal Samrajyam, as one of its lead actors,[4] However, after the release of the soundtrack, the film was shelved and was never released. In 2008, he ventured into television and appeared in the popular television drama series Arasi on Sun TV. He was approached by its director Samuthirakani to play the antagonist's role in the film, a role which was initially supposed to last for a week only, but was extended following positive responses. His first Tamil film was Saroja (2008), in which he had a cameo appearance. Meri[1][2] Subbu returned to the big screen with M. Rajesh's comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran, in which he played a pivotal character as the brother of the character played by Arya.[5] The film became one of 2010's biggest commercial successes, which brought Subbu into the limelight and subsequently led to several more acting offers. He starred in Cloud Nine Movies' Thoonga Nagaram as a tahsildar,[5] and appeared in films including Ajith Kumar's Mankatha where he played a CBI Officer, Aanmai Thavarel, as a negative role.[1][2]

Subbu had previously also worked as a choreographer in the K. Balachander-produced Vidukadhai,[6] and as a voice actor, dubbing for actors Suman and Mukesh Tiwari in Sivaji: The Boss and Kandaswamy, respectively.[1][7]

He has also appeared in advertisements for Hamam and Lakshmi ceramics. Currently he is hosting a game show, Aayirathil Oruvan, on Zee Tamil channel.

Filmography

Films
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmRoleNotes
1988DaisyThomasMalayalam film
1992KalikaalamDancerspecial appearance in the song "Kadhal Illamal"
1993AthmaAnil
2008SarojaHimselfGuest Appearance
2010Boss Engira BhaskaranSaravanan
2011Thoonga Nagaram
Aanmai ThavaraelMr. A
MankathaKamal Ekambaram
2012KalakalappuManickam
Maalai Pozhudhin MayakathilaeyCoffee Shop Owner
2013Chennaiyil Oru NaalMurugan
SettaiCommissioner Vijayakumar
Pattathu YaanaiCollector
ThalaivaaRavi Kiran
All in All Azhagu RajaDoctorCameo appearance
Naveena Saraswathi SabathamLord Shiva
BiriyaniSubbu Mama
2014Ninaithathu YaaroHimselfGuest appearance
Vallavanukku Pullum AayudhamOne of the Land Brokers
Nimirndhu NilLawyer Arunachalam
2015Janda Pai KapirajuLawyer RajasekharTelugu film
Azhagiya PandipuramDeepika's Brother
Massu Engira MaasilamaniShanmuga Sundaram
2016Aranmanai 2Maya's elder brother
AnjalaUK
Natpadhigaram 79
Vaaliba RajaPadhmanaban
Narathan
Guhan
Unnodu KaSubash Chandrabose
Ka Ka Ka PoRishabarajan
NambiarRamachandran's elder brother
Chennai 600028 II: Second InningsChidhambaram
2017BrindavanamNagaraj
BalloonJeeva's Brother
2018Manushanaa Nee
Pyaar Prema KaadhalManager
Padithavudan Killithu VidavumMinister Duraipandi
Adanga MaruSubash's brother
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2Salim's boss
Namma Veettu PillaiArumpon's youngest paternal uncle
RK NagarInspector Nagendran
2020Ponmagal VandhalAlexander

Television
Year Title Role Language Channel
2005-2007SelviNallathambiTamilSun TV
2007-2009ArasiNallathambiTamilSun TV

Dubbing artist

Producer credits

References
  1. "Cinema Plus / Interview : Making an impression". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. "My First Break: Subbu". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 February 2011.
  3. "Friday Review Chennai / Cinema : Mirroring Cheran". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. "The Hindu : Youthful line-up". Hinduonnet.com. 5 July 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. V Lakshmi, TNN (11 April 2010). "Subbu all set to rock big screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. "1997–98 Kodambakkam babies Page: Part 2". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "Subbu dubs for Suman". IndiaGlitz. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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