Subbu Panchu: Difference between revisions

Subbu, being born as the son to writer-producer [[Panchu Arunachalam]], had been in the film industry since his childhood. He made his acting debut at age 14 as a child artist in the Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'', directed by [[Pratap Pothen]], who was then his neighbour.<ref name="hindu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> 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 (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]''. Since ''Guru Sishyan'', Subbu was involved in all the productions until the most recent release ''[[Maya Kannadi]]'' (2007),<ref name="hindu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> with Subbu being promoted from an executive producer to the main producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/31/stories/2006033100590400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409062755/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/31/stories/2006033100590400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2006 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Cinema : Mirroring Cheran |date=31 March 2006 |accessdate=13 May 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

In 2002, Subbu acted in a film directed by [[Agathiyan]], ''[[Kadhal Samrajyam]]'', as one of its lead actors,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/07/05/stories/2002070501030200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017190831/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/07/05/stories/2002070501030200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=17 October 2002 |title=The Hindu : Youthful line-up |publisher=Hinduonnet.com |date=5 July 2002 |accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> 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 (India)|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 film)|Saroja]]'' (2008), in which he had a cameo appearance. Meri<ref name="hindu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> 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 (actor)|Arya]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=V Lakshmi, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-11/news-interviews/28124854_1_big-screen-boss-engira-baskaran-arya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323185912/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-11/news-interviews/28124854_1_big-screen-boss-engira-baskaran-arya |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2012 |title=Subbu all set to rock big screen |date=11 April 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> 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]],<ref name="indiatimes1"/> and appeared in films including [[Ajith Kumar]]'s ''[[Mankatha]]'' where he played a CBI Officer, Kamal Ekambaram, as a negative role.<ref name="hindu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/>

Subbu had previously also worked as a choreographer in the [[K. Balachander]]-produced ''Vidukadhai'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |title=1997–98 Kodambakkam babies Page: Part 2 |publisher=Indolink.com |date= |access-date=13 May 2013 |url-status=deadusurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724022641/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |archive-date=24 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and as a voice actor, [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] for actors [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Mukesh Tiwari]] in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'' and ''[[Kanthaswamy|Kandaswamy]]'', respectively.<ref name="hindu1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/31686.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022221028/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/31686.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2012 |title=Subbu dubs for Suman |publisherwork=IndiaGlitz |date=9 June 2007 |accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref>

He has also appeared in advertisements for [[Hamam (soap)|Hamam]] and Lakshmi ceramics. Currently he is hostinghosts a game show, ''Aayirathil Oruvan'', on [[Zee Tamil|Zee Tamil channel]].

| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[BossMundhinam Engira BhaskaranPaartheney]]'' || SaravananHimself || Guest Appearance

| ''[[Narathan]]'' || Principal ||

| rowspan="45"| 2018 || ''Manushanaa Nee'' || ||

| ''[[Kasada Thapara]]'' || [[Deputy Commissioner of Police|DCP]] Chathurvedha ||

| rowspan="23"| 2022 || ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' || NEET TrainerAlagunambi||

| 2007-2009 || ''Arasi''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2008/dec/23/a-bad-guy-with-a-difference-12675.html {{Bare URL inline|date title=AprilA bad guy with a difference 2022}}</ref> || Nallathambi || Tamil || Sun TV

* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] (''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', ''[[Rudramadevi (film)|Rudramadevi]]'', ''[[Irumbu Thirai (2018 film)|Irumbu Thirai]]'', ''[[Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven]]'', ''[[The Legend (2022 film)|The Legend]]'')