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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.

Dheena Chandra Dhas
Birth name	Samuel Dhinakar Chandra Dhas
Also known as	Dheena, Deena Chandra Das
Born	(1956-08-01) 1 August 1956 (age 66)
Origin	Madras, India
Genres	Rock pop
Occupation(s)	Actor: Mumbai Xpress (2005), Singer, Sound Engineer, Voice Over Artist, Dubbing Artist
Formerly of	Magic Desire Commandoes The Phantom Revival Satin
Website	https://soundcloud.com/dheenavoice/

Music

His musical career is varied, with over three decades of experience in radio, studio sound mixing, live concert mixing, and performing on stage.

Bands

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

• Magic (Madras)
• Desire (Madras)
• Commandoes (Madras)
• The Phantom Revival (Bombay) and
• Satin (Dubai).

Playback Singing

He sang "Zahreela Zahreela Pyar" for the film Daud, composed by A R Rahman, alongside Asha Bhonsle. He was also a childhood friend of Rahman, and played along with Rahman, Sivamani, Jojo etc.

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

External links

• Dheena Chandra Dhas Voice Over Samples
• Dheena Chandra Dhas at IMDb
• Zahreela Zahreela Pyaar video, with Dheena, duet with Asha Bhonsle on YouTube
• Dheena Acting (in song intro) and Rap vocals in the song "Hey Papa" along with S.P.Balasubramaniam and Jojo on YouTube
• Lungiman Takes a Ride
• Credited as Narrator for Tommy
• Kolangal Episode 523 as Aarthi's Boss on YouTube

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