Sekar P. R. also known as Rudrapathy Sekar is a dubbing artist in the Southern Indian film industry. He has dubbed actors in the Tamil industry including Shahrukh Khan.[2][3][4] He is a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.[5]
P. R. Sekar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rudrapathy Sekar |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and Voice actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Gayathri Sekar |
| Children | Akshath Tej Vilva |
| Parent | K. P. Rudrapathy (Father)[1] Danam Rudhrapathy (Mother) |
| Awards | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist (for Actor Vignesh for the film Malarinum Melliya) |
Career edit
Sekar was born in a Tamil family. His father K. P. Rudrapathy worked under director A. P. Nagarajan.[2] Sekar started his career dubbing for child artists. He made his debut with the straight Tamil film Pavithra (1994) lending his voice to actor Ajith Kumar's character, in his second venture. His major break was with the Baahubali (franchise) lending his voice to actor Prabhas for the Amarendra Baahubali character. He also dubbed Vivek Oberoi for a film Vivegam.[3] His other major works include Kadhal Desam, Ullam Ketkumae and Payanam. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for Malarinum Melliya (2011).[5] He mainly dubs in Tamil and dubs Telugu, Hindi and English films, including the Marvel Comics Universe films Deadpool (franchise), Ant-Man and the Wasp, X-Men: (franchise) for young Charles Xavier actor James McAvoy. He dubbed actor Ram Charan's blockbuster Telugu Film Maaveeran to Tamil voice.[4]
He dubbed a TV show in Tamil Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 2 by actor Sharukh Khan, the show telecast by Vijay TV.[2] He has acted in a few Tamil films including Kodaikanal, Yennai Arindhaal, where he played police inspector and Adanga Maru.[5]
Personal life edit
Sekar is married to Gayathri and has two sons- Akshath Tej and Vilva.[2]
Filmography edit
As actor edit
| Year | Film | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kodaikanal | Nandha | |
| 2011 | Payanam | News reporter | |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Police officer | |
| 2018 | Adanga Maru | Deleted scene[6] | |
| 2020 | Seeru | Kishore |
Dubbing roles edit
Tamil films edit
Tamil dubbed films edit
Tamil dubbed TV series edit
| Year | Series | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Shahrukh Khan | |
| 2009 | Dragon Ball Z | Zordan | |
| 2011–2014 | Best of Luck Nikki | Avatar Singh |
Dubbing Director edit
Sekar has also scripted for different audiences (from other languages to Tamil). He has completed over 2000 movies, and 7000 hours of content for various movies and television
shows, both animated and live action. Shekar is known for his specialty to write for historical and mythological content like Jai Veera Hanuman (Jaya TV), Shirdi Sai Baba (Vijay TV), Ramayan (Sun TV), and Mahabharat (Doordarshan).
Films for Theatre Release edit
| Year | Film | Aired on |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Theatre Release |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | |
| Ben-Hur | ||
| The Angry Birds Movie |
Shows edit
| Series | Aired on |
|---|---|
| Kaun Banega Crorepati | Vijay TV |
| Best of Luck Nikki | Disney Channel |
| Hairy Bikers | History Channel |
| Mann Vasanai ( Balika Vadhu) | Raj TV |
| The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir | Disney Channel |
| Hong Kong Disneyland Special | Disney Channel |
| Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Chanakya | Jaya TV |
| Jai Veera Hanuman | Jaya TV |
| Shirdi Sai Baba | Vijay TV |
| Ramayan | Sun TV |
| Mahabharat | Doordarshan |
| Vishnu Puran | Doorsarshan |
| Akbar The Great | Doordarshan |
| Dekh Bhai Dekh | Doorsarshan |
| Vansh | Doorsarshan |
| Padosan | Doordarshan |
| Shaktimaan | Doorsarshan |
| Aurath | Doordarshan |
References edit
- ^ "Shah Rukh's Tamil voice".
- ^ a b c d "அமரேந்திர பாகுபலியாகிய நான் - சேகர்". cinema.vikatan. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Deadpool, the funny Tamil Guy - Sekar". cinemaexpress. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ a b Rao, Subha J (17 December 2011). "Over to the Voices". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements]. Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Adanga Maru - Moviebuff Deleted Scene 02 | Jayam Ravi | Raashi Khanna | Karthik Thangavel. YouTube.
- ^ "தமிழக அரசின் திரை விருதுகள் அறிவிப்பு" [Tamil Nadu Government announces the State Film Awards] (in Tamil). filmibeat.com. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2018.