R. Chandru is a South Indian writer, director, and producer. He was born on 7 February 1980 in Keshavavara, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India. He is most Known for the 2008 film Taj Mahal.
Mahal. R Chandru started his film career as an assistant to director S. Narayan for the serial Bhageerathi. In the year 2008, Chandru made his debut as a director and writer in the ‘Taj Mahal’ Starring Ajay Rao and Pooja Gandhi.
Followed by the 2009 movie Prem Kahani. in the year 2010, he directed one of the blockbusters in Kannada cinema Mylar starring Shivrajkumar and Sadha.
Most of his films are musical entertainers. Likewise, he directed and produced one of the famous movies of the Kannada Film Industry Charminar in the year 2013.
After achieving considerable success in the industry, Chandru has opened a production house under the banner ‘Sri Sideshwara enterprises’ with an intention of helping budding talents.
Chandru is directing mass action entertainer Kabzaa (2023) which will be released in 2023. The movie is made with a budget of over 100 crores.
The film will be released in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, and Bengali. The movie stars Upendra and Sudeep in the lead roles, while Shriya Saran plays the female lead. The music for this film has been composed by Ravi Basru