Kamal Haasan’s older brother and actor Charuhasan hospitalized; daughter Suhasini terms it ‘medical staycation’
Suhasini Maniratnam took to social media to share a health update of her father and Kamal Haasan’s elder brother Charuhasan, who has been hospitalized due to age related ailments.
The 93-year-old brother and actor Charuhasan was hospitalized following ailments related to age. The news was confirmed by his daughter Suhasini Maniratnam on social media.
She revealed that Charuhasan is recovering well. Further, the actress shared a picture with her daddy dearest and wrote: “Vacation or do you call it a medical staycation for my father. He’s recovering well. With love and care from doctors nurses and daughters”
Check out Suhasini’s post below:
Charuhasan is undoubtedly one of the pioneers in Tamil cinema. Being 23 years older than his youngest brother Kamal Haasan, it was Charuhasan who was the Vikram actor’s caretaker during his early days as a child actor. He is a retired lawyer and a National Award-winning actor who has featured in more than 120 films over 45 years.
However, he has revealed in interviews that he was a cinephile, and enjoyed watching films. Eventually, in 1979, he made his debut in the Tamil film Uthiripookkal, helmed by Mahendran. Since then, the veteran actor has appeared in more than 120 films, across various languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi apart from Tamil.
The actor has also been conferred with the National Award for Best Actor as well as the Karnataka State Award for Best Actor in the year 1986. Additionally, Charuhasan has also directed two films.
Meanwhile, on the work front, the 93-year-old actor has rarely taken a break from acting since his debut in 1979. In fact, his latest release came out in June this year, named Haraa. The film, which was an action thriller flick, was helmed by Vijay Sri G.
The film featured Mohan, Anumol, Yogi Babu, Motta Rajendran, and many more in crucial roles, and was bankrolled by JM Productions Pvt. Ltd. Rashaanth Ashwin composed the music for the film. However, the film turned out to be a critical as well as a commercial failure.